Kerrrazy billionaire to be sidelined in takeover deal
Dr Sulaiman Al-Fahim - the perma-grinning Arab executive who stars in the UAE’s version of The Apprentice - is set to take a backseat in the Manchester City negotiations once due diligence is completed next Monday. From then on, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan and his trillion dollar family wealth will take charge:
Sheikh Mansour bin Zahed [sic] Al Nahyan, the son of the founding president of the United Arab Emirates and a senior member of the Abu Dhabi royal family, is the real power behind City’s new owners and he is planning to take an increasingly high-profile role once Ramadan finishes later this month.
It is said that the Sheikh could take a more ‘measured approach’ to running things at Eastlands, so Al-Fahim’s dream of seeing every attacking player under the sun in a sky blue shirt may never materialise.
Spoiler FYI: Political asylum seeker Dr Thaksin Shinawatra received his doctorate in criminal justice. Dr Sulaiman Al-Fahim’s PhD is nowhere near as ironic - his qualification is in Real Estate investment.
2 responses so far
1 FS // Sep 10, 2008 at 1:56 pm
The pic on the right is not of Sheikh Mansour but that of his elder brother Sheikh Muhammad.
2 Leeyiankun // Sep 10, 2008 at 2:33 pm
If you’re currently following the events in Thailand, you know there is no JUSTICE here.
Not up to international standards anyhow.
Ironic for Thaksin? No.
Just Ironic for Thailand.