Abdulrahman Abdulla Al-Ansari named as Nine Two Foundation company director: What you need to know

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The Nine Two Foundation has been registered as a company in the UK – a key step in Sheikh Jassim Al Thani’s bid for Manchester United.

Sheikh Jassim has registered his Nine Two Foundation as a UK approved company. This is a necessary step in order to proceed with the takeover of Manchester United.

Reuters report he is currently ‘negotiating exclusivity’ to win the takeover battle, with his bid currently preferred to Sir Jim Ratcliffe‘s Ineos.

Sheikh Jassim is named via Companies House as one of two company directors for the Nine Two Foundation. The other is Abdulrahman Abdulla Al-Ansari.

READ: Sheikh Jassim takeover bid: Everything on offer

Abdulrahman Abdulla Al-Ansari is Nine Two Foundation director

Abdulrahman Abdulla Al-Ansari is the second company director along with Sheikh Jassim, so what can we tell you about him?

Al-Ansari hails from Qatar, yet studied at university in the UK at the University of Leeds.

He previously worked on the Qatar Olympic Committee as legal counsel, with his most recent role working for Qatari shipping company Milaha.

Al-Ansari describes his specialities as ‘a versatile and result-oriented legal counsel and board secretary experienced in board affairs, legal affairs, corporate governance, investor relations’, via his LinkedIn page.

He lists his current role as ‘confidential’, with it beginning in May 2023.

Takeover talks ongoing

Sheikh Jassim is now considered the frontrunner for Manchester United. Reuters does speculate that Sir Jim Ratcliffe could make a new offer of his own.

Jassim has submitted five bids in total, with the most recent one submitted last week.