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The House of Maktoum (Arabic: آل مكتوم Āl Maktūm) is the ruling royal family of the Emirate of Dubai, and one of the six ruling families of the United Arab Emirates.
The Maktoum (branch of the House of Al Falasi) are the ruling family of Dubai. The Al Qasimi (also spelled Al Qassimi) families rule two of the seven emirates: Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah . The Al Nuaimi are the ruling family of Ajman .
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum ( Arabic: محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم, romanized : Muḥammad bin Rāšid Āl Maktūm; born 15 July 1949) is an Emirati politician and royal who is the current ruler of Dubai, and serves as the vice president, prime minister, and minister of defense of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). [1]
The Al Maktoum family is the ruling family of Dubai, and one of six ruling families of the United Arab Emirates. It has a long and illustrious history of serving the region since it began its reign as rulers of Dubai in 1833.
The rule of Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum bin Hasher, which began in 1912, was marked by the doubling of Dubai's population and the beginning of its emergence as a modern city. Greatly loved and respected, he succeeded in significantly enhancing Dubai's standing.
The vision of Dubai Crown Prince His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum revolves around the homeland, the citizen and the hard work to participate in the development and prosperity of the country under its wise leadership.
Sheikh Maktoum was born in 1943, at the large Al Maktoum home in the Shindagha area of Dubai, which is close to the mouth of Dubai Creek. He was the first son of Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum. His early education consisted of private tuition in mathematics, English, Arabic and Islamic studies, to prepare him for the important role that ...
Feb 16, 2021 · 16 February 2021. AFP. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is the 71-year-old billionaire ruler of Dubai and vice-president of the United Arab Emirates. In the Middle East, he is renowned for...
Jan 4, 2006 · On 4 January 2006, Sheikh Mohammed became the Ruler of Dubai following the death of his elder brother Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the then Ruler of Dubai. On 5 January, the members of the UAE Supreme Council elected Sheikh Mohammed as the Vice-President of the UAE.
Maktoum dynasty, ruling family of the emirate of Dubai of the United Arab Emirates. Part of the Āl Bū Falāsah, a constituent tribe of the Banū Yās confederation, the family was one of many to leave Abu Dhabi in 1833 to escape feuding within its ruling Nahyan family.
