Sheikh Mohammed- The Person behind the Success of Dubai
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Mohammed of simply Sheikh Mohammed is the Prime Minister and Vice President of the United Arab Emirates. He is also the emir of the Dubai emirate as well as the 1st Minister of Defense of the UAE.
Mohammed is the third son our of four of the previous ruler of Dubai and prime minister and vice president of the UAE Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum. The father is considered the visionary of Dubai who during his 32-year reign turned the city from a small trading town to what a global commercial center.
Sheikh Mohammed was born in 1949. He belongs to the Al Maktoum Dubai royal family and is descendent of the House of Al-Falasi as well as its tribal leader. His education started at eh age of four when he was studying Arabic and Islamic Studies at home. Then, he went through the Dubai education system. He received his higher education in the United Kingdom.
After the death of his father in 1990 the political power went into the hands of his older brother Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum. He made him the crown prince of the state in 1995. He was the de-facto leader of the state for at least a decade, but became the official ruler in 2006 after the death of his older brother.
Sheikn Mahammed is the visionary behind most Dubai projects that made Dubai what it is today. He oversaw the creation of the two Palm island projects as well the World Islands archipelago. He is behind the construction of the Burj Al Arab- arguably the world’s most luxurious hotel. He is also accredited for the Buj Khalifa- the tallest standing building in the world only opened recently in January 2010. While he was still crown prince he established the Dubai Holding Company which has diverse businesses in about every industry in Dubai as well as abroad. Currently, he owns almost 100% of the venture.
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