* 1949 – Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Arab politician, 4th Prime Ministers of the United Arab Emirates

When Dubai's oil exports commenced in 1969, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai, was also able to use oil revenues to improve the quality of life of his people.

In January 2006, Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the prime minister of the UAE and the ruler of Dubai, died, and Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum assumed both roles.

The UAE saw comparatively little unrest, but did face one high-profile case in which five pro-democracy activists were arrested on charges of insulting President Khalifa, Vice President Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

| Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

On 31 July 2007 following Iraq victory of the Asian Cup, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE awarded the Iraq National football team 20 million Dhs, ($ 5. 2 million ) for capturing the Asian Cup for the first time in the country ’ s history.

* Dubai-owned by the ruler of the Emirate of Dubai and the Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Married to Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai and has a daughter HH Sheikha Al Jalila.

Construction of the airport was ordered by the ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, in 1959.

Among the Young Global Leaders are: Shai Agassi, Bandar bin Khalid al Faisal, Anousheh Ansari, Maria Consuelo Araujo, Lera Auerbach, Fatmir Besimi, Ian Bremmer, Sergey Brin, Tyler Brûlé, Patrick Chappatte, Olafur Eliasson, Roger Federer, Jens Martin Skibsted, Rahul Gandhi, Kenneth Griffin, Kelly Chen, Scott J. Freidheim, Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, Abdulsalam Haykal, Drue Kataoka, Silvana Koch-Mehrin, Irshad Manji, Princess Mathilde of Belgium, Greg McKeown ( author ), Aditya Mittal, Euvin Naidoo, Gavin Newsom, Mohnish Pabrai, Larry Page, Lewis Gordon Pugh, Senator Mar Roxas of the Philippines, Christopher Schläffer, Anoushka Shankar, Aaron McCormack, Premal Shah, Peter Thiel, John Mihaljevic, Jimmy Wales, Adrian David Cheok, Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, Stephan Morais, Kimmie Weeks and Niklas Zennström.

Dubai was formally established in 1833 by Sheikh Maktoum bin Buti al Maktoum when he persuaded 800 members of the Bani Yas tribe, living in what is now part of Saudi Arabia, to follow him to the Dubai Creek by the Al Abu Falasa clan of Bani Yas.

Born in Al Shindagha, Dubai to the Al Maktoum family of the Al Bu Falasah tribe, he first became Prime Minister on 9 December 1971 and served until 25 April 1979 when he was replaced by his father, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum.

Sheikh Maktoum also briefly served as acting President of the United Arab Emirates on 2 – 3 November 2004 following the death of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan until Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan was proclaimed and installed as President of the United Arab Emirates on 4 November 2004.

Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Project to Preserve Al Azhar Scripts and Publish Them Online ( the " Al-Azhar Online Project ") with the mission of eventually providing online access to the library's entire rare manuscripts collection ( comprising about seven million pages ).< ref >

Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid al Maktoum died on the morning of 4 January 2006, suffering a heart attack while lodged at Palazzo Versace Hotel located on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

He was succeeded by his brother, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum as ruler of Dubai.

* Official web page of HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Dubai International Airport will be complemented by Al Maktoum International Airport ( Dubai World Central International Airport ), a new airport that will help handle the influx of travellers well into the future.

* Al Maktoum International Airport Dubai – worlds busiest airport

# Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum ( 1943 – 2006 )

* Dubai Metro – Purple Line – express route between Dubai International Airport and Al Maktoum International Airport

After roughly a decade of de facto rulership, he became the Ruler of Dubai on January 4, 2006 upon the death of his elder brother Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

Both his predecessor ( as Prime Minister ) and his successor was his son, Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who was the Prime Minister of United Arab Emirates 1971 to 1979 and who was the Emir of Dubai from October 7, 1990, until his death on January 4, 2006.

On January 3, 1995, Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum signed two decrees that appointed Sheikh Mohammed as Crown Prince of Dubai.

* My Vision-Challenges in the Race for Excellence by Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum ( 2006 ); in Arabic ; explains the vision of Sheikh Mohammed for Dubai

* Al Maktoum Round Challenge III-( 5 )-Dubai Millennium ( 2000 ), Street Cry ( 2002 ), Grandera ( 2003 ), Electrocutionist ( 2006 ), Jalil ( 2008 )

In 2006, the festival was cancelled due to the death of Dubai's ruler, Sheikh Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

* October 2006: Seven-time Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher was presented with one of the islands by Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum on the occasion of his final Grand Prix, in Brazil.

After an extremely successful 1st season of A1GP, during which Maktoum proved it was an exciting new form of motorsport, it was announced on September 29, 2006 that he was to sell his position as Chairman & Director of A1GP.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum ( Arabic محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم ; ), also Sheikh Mohammed, ( born July 22, 1949 ), is the Prime Minister and Vice President of the United Arab Emirates ( UAE ), and constitutional monarch of Dubai.

Sheikh Maktoum is also presently the Chairman of the Dubai International Holding Company ( a private investment firm with extensive experience in natural resources, mining, traditional and renewable energy ), Al-Nasr Sports Club, and SHUAA Capital ( one of the leading independent full-service investment banks in the MENA region ).

Sheikh Maktoum ran the emirate of Dubai along with his two brothers, Sheikh Mohammed ( Crown Prince and Minister of Defense ) and Sheikh Hamdan ( Minister of Finance ) of the United Arab Emirates.

The race was created in 1996 by the Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum who owns Darley Stud & Godolphin Racing, one of the world's leading thoroughbred breeding and racing operations.

HH The Emir Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum ( 1912-October 7, 1990 ) () was the Vice-President and Prime Minister of United Arab Emirates and Emir of Dubai.

Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum was responsible for the transformation of Dubai from a small cluster of settlements near the Dubai Creek to a modern port city and commercial hub.

Gainsborough was owned by Sheikh Maktoum al Maktoum, eldest brother of Sheikh Mohammed.

He became the second jockey of Hamdan Al Maktoum in 1995, and was promoted to first jockey in 1997 following the retirement of Willie Carson.

Appointed head of customs in Dubai by Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, he became one of Sheikh Rashid's most trusted advisors and was made the first Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the United Kingdom when the UAE was founded in 1971.

The agreement was signed by Emaar Chairman Mohamed Ali Alabbar and Senator Babar Khan Ghauri, Minister for Ports & Shipping in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz.

In March 2004, United Arab Emirates Vice President and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum presented an award to Taqi Usmani in recognition of his lifetime service and achievement in Islamic finance during the annual International Islamic Finance Forum ( IIFF ) in Dubai.

The President of the DIFC is Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai.