Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is the Prime Minister and Vice President of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai.

The third son of Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, he was born in Dubai in 1949 and studied there before travelling to attend the Bell Cambridge English school and the Mons Officer Cadet School before returning to Dubai to become Commander-in-Chief of the Dubai Police Force in 1968 and the UAE’s Minister of Defence in 1971. In 1995, he was appointed Crown Prince of Dubai and 2006 acceded as ruler of Dubai and the Prime Minister and Vice President of the United Arab Emirates.

Following in his father Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum’s footsteps, he is the driving force behind Dubai’s remarkable transformation into a major global city. He managed the world’s largest man made harbour, the Jebel Ali Port and Free Zone and created one of the world’s largest marine terminal operators, Dubai Ports World.