Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Sheikh Maktoum in 2002
President of the United Arab Emirates
Acting
In office
2 November 2004 – 3 November 2004
Preceded byZayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Succeeded byKhalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
2nd Vice President of the United Arab Emirates
In office
7 October 1990 – 4 January 2006
PresidentZayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Preceded byRashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum
Succeeded byMohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
1st and 3rd Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates
In office
9 December 1971 – 30 April 1979
PresidentZayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
DeputyHamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Nahyan
Preceded byPost established
Succeeded byRashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum
In office
7 October 1990 – 4 January 2006
PresidentZayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
DeputySultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Preceded byRashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum
Succeeded byMohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Deputy Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates
In office
30 April 1979 – 7 October 1990
PresidentZayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Prime MinisterRashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum
Preceded byKhalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Succeeded bySultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Ruler of Dubai
Reign7 October 1990 – 4 January 2006
PredecessorRashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum
SuccessorMohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Born15 August 1943
Dubai, Trucial States
Died4 January 2006(2006-01-04) (aged 62)
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Spouse
(m. 1971)
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HouseAl Maktoum
FatherRashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum
MotherLatifa bint Hamdan Al Nahyan
ReligionSunni Islam
Racing silks of Maktoum Al Maktoum

Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Arabic: مكتوم بن راشد آل مكتوم, romanizedMaktūm bin Rāshid Āl Maktūm; 15 August 1943 – 4 January 2006) was an Emirati royal and politician who served as the second vice president, first and third prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, and ruler of Dubai. He was prime minister from 1971 to 1979 and from 1990 to 2006. He served as the ruler of Dubai from 1990 to 2006. He was succeeded after his death by his brother Sheikh Mohammed as Ruler of Dubai.

  1. ^ ARR: Arab Report and Record. Economic Features, Limited. 1971. p. 136. Shaikh Maktoum bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the Ruler's heir, married a cousin, Alia bint Khalifa, on 12 March.
  2. ^ "Sheik rattled but not 'rolled' as bodyguards take children sheik". No. 1 May 2000. The Birmingham Post. Retrieved 17 April 2018. The drama began when the Yard received a 999 call from a nanny employed by the sheik's second wife, Sheika Bouchra Bint Mohammed Al Maktoum.
  3. ^ "Strange case of the sheikh's daughter". 10 December 2001. Archived from the original on 24 March 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Dubai's First lady sells jewel-studded painting for charity". 8 March 2000. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  5. ^ Desmond O’Neill. "HH Sheikha BOUCHRA bint Mohammed Al Maktoum at a party in London on 16th March 2000.OCC 59". Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.