Hamdan al maktoum personal life. It's too tough for you: the most eligible bachelor in the Arab world. Fell in love with a refugee
The most eligible groom Arab world!
Even today, in the age of space travel and universal equality, many girls still dream of fairy prince on a white horse. One can understand the dreamers, because the object of their nightly dreams is quite real. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, heir to the throne of Dubai, meets all conceivable and inconceivable requirements for an ideal groom.
A romantic and kind soul, Hamdan is handsome, smart and monstrously rich. And the 35-year-old prince is still not married and has been at the top of the list of the most eligible bachelors in the Arab world for many years now!
The man's father, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, is actually rules Dubai since 1995. It was thanks to his decisions that this city became a tourist Mecca and the pearl of the Middle East.
Hamdan loves and honors his parent. In all interviews, Al Maktoum Jr. states: “I still continue to learn from my father.”.
The sheikh himself cannot be called a representative of the golden youth. The man has nine sisters and six brothers, including the eldest, but heir to the throne It was Hamdan who became Dubai.
Since 2008, the Arab prince has taken an active part in governing the emirate, without missing a single important meeting.
Al Maktoum Jr. has his hands full: in addition to sitting on the Dubai Executive Council and managing the local investment fund Hamdan also leads the Sports Committee and coordinates the activities of the autism research center. Of course, this is far from full list organizations and events in which the prince takes part.
Hamdan copes with all his responsibilities with a bang, because he received the best education in the world. At home, the aristocrat graduated from the Dubai Government School and then went to the UK.
There he studied at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, where he once sat at his desk English prince Harry. And finally, the heir to the throne of Dubai took specialized courses at the London School of Economics.
Hard work for the good of his homeland rarely leaves the prince the opportunity to find time for a hobby. And Hamdan has a lot of them! The handsome Arab loves to travel, loves to play football and takes great photos.
But most of all the man likes horse riding. The heir to the throne of Dubai is a professional rider who has repeatedly won prizes in international competitions.
However, horses are not the only ones among the prince’s favorite animals. Like most Arab sheikhs, Hamdan adores big cats, especially tigers and lions. Moreover, the man breeds camels. Al Maktoum Jr. spent $3 million on one of the most valuable specimens!
“The passion for horse riding is in my blood”, - admits the heir to the throne. Hamdan often takes part in team competitions together with his many relatives. For example, at the 2006 Summer Asian Games, the UAE team, of which the sheikh was part, chose gold!
IN European countries, where Al Maktoum Jr. often comes to state affairs, the man usually rides a bicycle. In general, Hamdan tries to spend as much time as possible move.
The prince does not allow himself to relax, taking everything from life. Falconry, photo safaris, parachuting, scuba diving: it seems that the Arab aristocrat has tried every single type of extreme entertainment!
With all this, Hamdan cannot be called an arrogant proud person or a self-centered hedonist. The prince donates a lot to charity, communicates with disabled and sick people and is ready to help anyone who needs his advice. Al Maktoum Jr. always emphasized that the ruler must be close to his people.
Numerous fans of Hamdan are especially pleased with the evidence of subtle, romantic nature prince. In rare free moments, the man writes poems about his homeland, love and horses, which he later posts on the Internet under a pseudonym. Al Maktoum Jr. does not consider himself a great poet, but his fans are still delighted with his work!
Alas, nothing will happen to the admirers of the heir to the Dubai throne. Hamdan’s personal life is a closely guarded secret, but the prince once mentioned that engaged since birth with the heiress of another Arab ruling house.
Arranged marriages are common among aristocrats. But if European nobles often go against fate, choosing commoners as life partners, then in the East everything is much stricter.
We have previously written about the most desirable brides and grooms in the world. No wonder Hamdan is number one on this list!
Many people remembered the handsome, young and very rich crown prince from the Emirates. His photos were posted on LJ and Facebook by hundreds of thousands of users.
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And suddenly I came across this article... How sad. The elder brother of the much-hyped prince from the Emirates died.. Also handsome and an athlete..
Dubai, one of the key emirates in the UAE, is in mourning. Sheikh Rashid ibn Mohammed al-Maktoum, the eldest son of Mohammed ibn Rashid al-Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai, and concurrently the second most influential person in the United Arab Emirates, prime minister, vice president and minister of defense of the country, has died. Sheikh Rashid died of a heart attack, less than a month and a half shy of his 34th birthday. His younger brother and Crown Prince Hamdan wrote: “Today I lost my best friend and a childhood friend, dear brother Rashida. We will miss you"
However, there is also alternative version, according to which the sheikh did not die of a heart attack, but died during the fighting in Yemen. This statement was made by the Iranian Fars agency, citing statements from informed sources and eyewitness accounts. “Sheikh Rashid and several other UAE soldiers were killed as a result of artillery shelling by (supporters of the Shiite movement) Ansar Allah in the Yemeni province of Marib,” the agency notes. The same news is confirmed by eyewitnesses who participated in the fighting in this area of Yemen.
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Little is known about Rashid’s childhood and youth: Instagram did not yet exist at that time, and Arab emirs and their heirs had not yet acquired the habit of posting scenes of a rich life with geotags for public viewing.
Rashid is the eldest son of the emir from his eldest and main wife Hind bint Maktoum and, accordingly, the stepson of the emir’s second wife, the Jordanian princess Haya bint al-Hussein. The children of Mohammed and Hind, according to the memoirs of brother Rashid Hamdan, were brought up in the spirit of traditional values.
In Dubai, the heir graduated from a school for boys named after Sheikh Rashid - education there was conducted according to English model. After which his father sent Rashid to Great Britain - to the royal military academy in Sandhurst, where they traditionally send their children Arab sheikhs(the current emir of Qatar, the king of Bahrain, and the sultans of Brunei and Oman graduated from it).
Disinherited
Rashid ibn Mohammed was preparing to become his father's successor: the emir introduced him to state affairs and entrusted him with control over various economic projects. But on February 1, 2008, everything suddenly changed: crown prince Rashid's younger brother, the second son of Sheikh Mohammed, Hamdan, was appointed to Dubai. His younger brother Maktoum received the post of Deputy Ruler of Dubai. The emir's eldest son officially abdicated the throne, and moreover, there was no place for him among the leadership of the emirate.
This step, however, can only be called unexpected: diplomats and Arabic experts, long before the emir’s decree, noticed that Hamdan was increasingly appearing in front of cameras next to his father and that the emirate’s press was writing about him more and more often. What happened, why was Rashid out of work?
The publication of WikiLeaks documents brought some clarity to this issue. Among the released cables is a telegram from the US Consul General in Dubai, David Williams, in which he reports on the change in the order of succession and the reasons for it. Without disclosing his sources, Williams reported that Rashid killed one of the workers in the emir's palace, this angered the sheikh, and he revised the line of succession.
Solace in sports
The PR campaign in the emirate and around the world bore fruit: the new Crown Prince Hamdan quickly became a darling of the press. A diver and paratrooper, a falconer who keeps a menagerie of lions and white tigers, a snowboarder and a poet who writes under the pseudonym Fazza. An excellent rider, multiple winner of equestrian competitions, owner expensive cars and yachts - Hamdan ibn Mohammed willingly demonstrates all this luxury on his Instagram account. Hamdan is known as a philanthropist and philanthropist, generously distributing donations to the disabled and sick children, and also as one of the most eligible bachelors in the world. Admiring fans gave him the nickname “Aladdin.”
Against this background, his older brother Rashid looked rather pale (especially considering the difference in their capital - less than two billion dollars for Rashid versus 18 billion for Hamdan), and he does not have an Instagram account. Although it cannot be said that the press did not spoil him with their attention. Since 2005, he has consistently been included in the "20 Sexiest" list for five years in a row. Arab men", in 2010 Esquire magazine recognized him as "one of the 20 most enviable persons royal blood“, and a year later Forbes included him in the top twenty of “the most desirable royals.”
Having lost his right to the throne, Rashid ibn Mohammed focused on sports. The entire Al Maktoum family is famous for its love of horses, and Rashid is no exception. He owned the Zabeel Racing International racing corporation and won numerous competitions both in the UAE and abroad. In total he won 428 medals. Vertex sporting achievements Rashid ibn Mohammed - two gold medals at the Asian Games in Doha in 2006. From 2008 to 2010, Rashid was even president Olympic Committee UAE, but left this post, as he explained, due to lack of time.
Scandal in a noble family
Arab sheikhs try not to make their internal affairs public, but sometimes when traditional values oil emirs are faced with European realities, leaks occur. This is what happened with Rashid.
In 2011, a black employee from the staff of the British palace of Emir Olantunji Faleye appealed to the British court. He claimed that he was discriminated against on racial and religious grounds: members of the sheikh's family addressed him as "al-abd al-aswad" - "black slave", and repeatedly insulted Christianity (Faleye is an Anglican), calling him "bad, low and disgusting faith,” convincing his “black slave” to convert to Islam.
On April 30, 2013, the Netherlands will have a king on the throne for the first time in 120 years - until now the kingdom has been ruled by women. 45-year-old Prince Willem-Alexander will inherit from his mother not only the throne and title, but also a considerable fortune. Currently, Queen Beatrix ranks seventh in the ranking of the richest monarchs on the planet, compiled at the end of 2012 by the British heraldic almanac Almanach de Gotha. The amount of her fortune, depending on the principles of calculation (including or excluding real estate owned royal dynasties, family collections of antiques, etc.), ranges between $300 million and £10 billion.
1. Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain
Age: 85 years
Start of reign: 1952
Net worth: £60 billion ($94.8 billion)
Traditional wealth counting british queen does not take into account those unique objects that are perceived as state property, and gives a very modest amount of several hundred million dollars. Meanwhile, taking into account the cost Buckingham Palace, Kensington Palace, the palaces of St. James and Holyroodhouse, Windsor Castle and other properties owned by the royal family, as well as the royal collection of works of art, the British monarch ranks first in the list of the richest colleagues.
Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain visited the hospital. Queen Elizabeth in King's Lynn, Norfolk, February 5, 2013. The hospital installed a new magnetic resonance imaging scanner. © AFP PHOTO/POOL/PAUL ROGERS
2. King Saudi Arabia Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud
Age: 87 years old
Year of the beginning of the reign: 2005
Net worth: £40 billion ($63.2 billion)
The basis of the Saudi king's fortune is oil, the sale of which brings this state about $1 billion a day. In addition, Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz Al Saud owns a huge stable, which contains the best Arabian horses (the monarch is known as a passionate rider and the founder of an equestrian club in Riyadh), and a good garage, most of the cars in which are exclusive or antique.
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud meets with French President Francois Hollande at the Royal Palace in Jeddah on November 4, 2012. © AFP PHOTO/BERTRAND LANGLOIS
3. Emir of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan
Age: 64 years
Year of the beginning of the reign: 2004
Net worth: £30 billion ($47.4 billion)
Sheikh of Abu Dhabi and current president The UAE is also rich thanks to the oil produced in its country. This is not surprising: 80% oil reserves United United Arab Emirates concentrated specifically in the emirate of Abu Dhabi. In addition, Khalif receives a good income from investing own funds in various sectors of the world economy.
Emir of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the opening of a container terminal at Khalifa Port in Abu Dhabi, December 12, 2012. © REUTERS/WAM/Handout
4. King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand
Age: 84 years
Start of reign: 1946
Net worth: £28 billion ($44.24 billion)
The Thai monarch is not just one of the richest monarchs in the world, but also one of the most thrifty: he spent a considerable part of his fortune on the development and implementation of more than 3,000 projects for the development of agricultural land in the country. However, there is nothing surprising in this: the king “concurrently” heads the Royal Thai Real Estate Agency, which owns enormous tracts of land in the country. In addition, the royal collection is widely known throughout the world precious stones, which seriously affects the size of the monarch's fortune.
King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand leaves Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, December 5, 2012. © REUTERS/Kerek Wongsa
5. Emir of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum
Age: 62 years
Year of the beginning of the reign: 2006
Net worth: £25 billion ($39.5 billion)
The Emir of Dubai currently also holds the post of Prime Minister of the UAE and, like the Saudi king, is known for his horses: his stable is considered one of the largest and most expensive in the world. And of course, a considerable part of his fortune comes from the oil reserves that the emirate of Dubai boasts, as well as income from investments in various sectors of the world economy.
Emir of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum at the Dubai World Cup at the Meydan Racecourse in Dubai on March 31, 2012. © REUTERS/Caren Firouz
6. Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah
Age: 65 years
Year of the beginning of the reign: 1967
Net worth: £24 billion ($37.92 billion)
The most famous property of the Brunei Sultan (besides the oil produced in his country) is his collection of cars, which numbers from 3,000 to 6,000 cars, many of which were produced in extremely limited quantities or even in a single copy. The Sultan’s palace, Istana Nurul Iman (Palace of Light), with an area of over 200,000 square meters, is also famous. m, which contains 1,788 apartments and 257 bathrooms.
Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah (right) with his first wife Anak Saleh at the wedding of his daughter Princess Hafiza Sururul of Brunei, 32, who married civil servant Pengiran Haji Muhammad Ruzaini, 29, on September 19, 2012. © STR/AFP/GettyImages
7. Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
Age: 74 years
Year of the beginning of the reign: 1980
Net worth: £10 billion ($15.8 billion)
Traditionally, the Queen of the Netherlands' fortune is estimated at $300 million - but this does not take into account the royal share of the Royal Dutch Shell company (it is about 25%), as well as the value of the royal collections of art and jewelry. Taking into account all these riches, the total fortune of Beatrix, who recently announced her impending abdication, is 30 times larger and allows her to enter the top ten richest monarchs in the world.
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands arrived at the Theater. Beatrix in Utrecht, the Netherlands, February 1, 2013. © ROBIN UTRECHT/AFP/Getty Images
8. Emir of Kuwait Sabah al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-Sabah
Age: 82 years
Year of the beginning of the reign: 2006
Net worth: £9 billion ($14.22 billion)
Sheikh Sabah's annual "scholarship", consisting of his share of oil revenues, is $188 million, and it is these payments that form the basis of the Kuwaiti monarch's fortune. However, the emir understands well that oil resources are exhaustible, and therefore is already trying to prepare his country for life in the post-oil era by initiating economic reforms, which were based on simplifying the rules for land privatization and facilitating the conditions for attracting foreign investment.
Emir of Qatar Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani at Algerian airport. Houari Boumediena, January 7, 2013. © REUTERS/Louafi Larbi
9. Emir of Qatar Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani
Age: 60 years
Year of the beginning of the reign: 1995
Net worth: £7 billion ($11.06 billion)
The current emir of Qatar came to power by overthrowing his father, who imprudently went on vacation to Switzerland. Among his Middle Eastern colleagues, Hamad enjoys a reputation as a progressive leader: under him, Qatar was the first country in the region to grant women the right to vote. And the emir ensured the growth of his already considerable fortune by reforming the country’s oil and gas industry, creating ideal conditions to attract foreign investment from the world's largest mining companies.
10. Sultan of Oman Qaboos bin Said Albusaid
Age: 71 years old
Year of the beginning of the reign: 1970
Net worth: £6 billion ($9.48 billion)
The creator of the Sultanate of Oman, which arose after the unification of the Sultanate of Muscat and the Imamate of Oman, is the owner of another “oil” fortune. In addition, a significant portion of Qaboos's wealth comes from the building built in 1972. royal palace Qasr Al Alam overlooks Muscat's main harbour, and several yachts (including the 155-metre Al Said, named after the owner) are part of the Royal Yacht Division of the Omani Navy.
Sultan Qaboos bin Said Albusaid of Oman at the opening of a meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council in Doha, December 3, 2007. © REUTERS/Fadi Al-Assaad/Files
11. King of Bahrain Hamad ibn Isa al-Khalifa
Age: 62 years
Year of reign: 2002
Net worth: £3.5 billion ($5.53 billion)
Another passionate lover of Arabian horses in the ranking of the richest monarchs. Established by Hamad in 1977, the Amiri stable was included in the list a year later World Organization Arabian horses and today it is one of the largest and most expensive in the world. The basis of the King of Bahrain's fortune is oil, like that of his other Middle Eastern colleagues, as well as income from international investments, which are managed by a special royal fund.
King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa at a meeting of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Persian Gulf. Sakhir Palace, south of Manama, December 24, 2012. © REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed
12. Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein
Age: 67 years old
Year of the beginning of the reign: 1989
Net worth: £4 billion ($6.32 billion)
The main source of wealth for the current ruler of the small Alpine state is the family bank LGT. In addition to financial income, when calculating Hans-Adam's fortune, several 17th-century palaces in Vienna, a unique collection of works of art collected by the princely family over 400 years, as well as over 20,000 hectares of land were taken into account.
Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein at the Monaco Day celebrations at the Prince's Palace in Monaco, November 19, 2012. © Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images
13. Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg
Age: 56 years old
Year of reign: 2000
Net worth: £3 billion ($4.74 billion)
Unlike Middle Eastern monarchs, who built their fortunes on oil, their European counterparts do not boast an equally highly profitable source of savings. So the Duke of Luxembourg Henri, nephew of the reigning King of Belgium Albert II, controls his fortune, which consists of bank deposits, gold reserves and real estate, as well as shares of various industrial companies. It is noteworthy that Henri spends part of his income on defense wildlife, first of all - the unique Galapagos Islands.
Grand Duke of Luxembourg Henri and Marie-Therese Mestre ( Grand Duchess Marie-Therese) enter the Notre-Dame de Luxembourg Cathedral before the wedding ceremony of Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg and Belgian Countess Stéphanie de Lannoy. October 20, 2012, Luxembourg. © Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images
14. Prince Albert II of Monaco
Age: 53 years
Year of the beginning of the reign: 2005
Net worth: £2.5 billion ($3.95 billion)
The collection of works of art collected by the princely family is the basis of the fortune of the ruling prince of Monaco. In addition to her, he owns an expensive collection of antique cars and a stamp collection and receives significant income from the casino in Monte Carlo.
Prince Albert II of Monaco at a party in West Hollywood in California, February 26, 2012. © Craig Barritt/Getty Images for TWC
15. Imam of the Ismaili-Nizaris Aga Khan IV
Age: 75 years old
Year of the beginning of the reign: 1957
Net worth: £2 billion ($3.16 billion)
Imam Aga Khan is the head of a huge community of Nizari Ismailis (an offshoot of the Ismaili branch of Shia Islam) living in India, Oman, Syria, Tajikistan and Zanzibar. Despite the fact that the Nizaris do not have their own state, their current head is equivalent to the monarch: since 1957, he has held the title “His Highness”, bestowed on him by Queen Elizabeth II. Aga Khan IV is the owner of a herd of purebred Arabian horses numbering 900 heads, which, coupled with a share in one of the British horse auction houses, provides him with an annual income of $300 million. To this must be added income from managing several hotels and airlines, as well as investments in the tourism business in Sardinia (it was through the efforts of the Aga Khan that the Emerald Coast of the island has turned into a fashionable recreation area since the 1960s) and shares of the largest industrial companies.
Nizari Ismaili Imam Aga Khan IV attends the Prix de Diane horse riding race, Chantilly, France, June 17, 2012. © THOMAS SAMSON/AFP/GettyImages
Officially, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Commander-in-Chief of the UAE Armed Forces.
In fact, the Emir of Abu Dhabi, the President of the UAE.
Third son of Sheikh Zayed. An interesting point is that she and Khalifa are half-brothers. Khalifa was born to his first wife, Hassa bint Mohammed ibn Khalifa. Sheikh Mohammed ibn Zayed was born to his third wife, Fatima bint Mubarak Al-Ketbi.
Sheikhin Fatima bint-Mubarak Al-Ketbi had only 6 sons: Muhammad, Hamdan, Hazza, Tanun, Mansur and Abdula. They are called “Bani Fatima” or “sons of Fatima”, they form the most influential bloc in the Al-Nahyan family.
Fatima's sons have always been influential; some political scientists even assign them a leading role in the changes in Abu Dhabi that have occurred since 2004. They received full power only in 2014, when Sheikh Khalifa suffered a stroke. Now it’s difficult to say whether the vector of their internal and foreign policy. Let's wait and see.
Mohammed ibn Zayed studied at school in Al Ain, then in Abu Dhabi. Entered Sandhurst Academy (UK) in 1979. Trained in military skills of helicopter piloting, driving armored vehicles, and parachute jumping. After returning from England, passed military training in Sharjah, became an officer in the UAE Armed Forces.
He was an officer in the Amiri Guards (an elite unit), a pilot in the UAE Air Force, and eventually became the Commander-in-Chief of the UAE Armed Forces.
In 2003, he was proclaimed the second Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi. After his father's death on November 2, 2004, he became crown prince. Since December 2004, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, member of the Supreme Petroleum Council.
For now, world leaders and political scientists are keeping an eye on Sheikh Mohammed. He is known to believe that the UAE should play a much larger role in world politics. Loves falconry, like my father. He is interested in poetry and writes poetry himself in the Nabati style.
Sheikhin Fatima bint Mubarak Al-Ketbi
Third wife of Sheikh Zayed, mother of six of his sons, including Crown Prince Mohammed (de facto ruler of Abu Dhabi and President of the UAE).
This woman played a major role in UAE politics during the reign of her husband Sheikh Zayed, and remains very influential to this day. She is called “Mother of the Nation”.
The exact date of her birth is unknown. She was probably born in the mid-40s in . In the 60s she married Zaid Al-Nahyan, becoming his third wife.
In 1973, she founded the Abu Dhabi Women's Awakening Society, the first women's public organization in the UAE. In 1975 she created and headed Main Union UAE women. The main area of interest of these organizations was education, because at that time girls in the UAE did not study at all. In 2004, Fatima contributed to the appointment of the first female minister.
Now she still heads the Main Women's Union, the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, the Family Development Foundation and several other organizations. And this despite old age! Naturally, Fatima has a gigantic influence on the policies of Sheikh Mohammed and the affairs of Bani Fatima.
Dubai
The Emirate of Dubai is ruled by the Al Muktoum family.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Muktum
Ruling Emir (officially since January 4, 2006, actually since January 3, 1995), Prime Minister and Vice President of the UAE since February 11, 2006.
Sheikh Mohammed is called “The Architect of Modern Dubai”. It's very versatile educated person and now the most famous leader in the UAE.
Mohammed became the third son of the ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Rashid ibn Saeed Al-Muktum. His mother Lafita was the daughter of the ruler of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Hamadan ibn Zayed Al Nahyan. As a child, Muhammad received both secular and traditional Islamic education. In 1966 (at the age of 18) he studied in the UK at the Mons Cadet Corps and in Italy to become a pilot.
In 1968, Mohammed attended his father's meeting with Sheikh Zayed at Argub al-Sedira, where the rulers of Dubai and Abu Dhabi agreed on the imminent creation of the UAE. After the formation of the UAE, he was Minister of Defense and head of the Dubai Police.
On October 7, 1990, Muhammad's father and ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Rashid ibn Said, died. Power passed to the eldest son, Sheikh Muktum ibn Rashid, who was very fond of equestrian sports and was an excellent athlete, but was not drawn to politics and management.
On January 4, 1995, Muktum ibn Rashid appoints Mohammed as crown prince and, in fact, transfers power to him in the emirate of Dubai. On January 4, 2006, Muktum ibn Rashid died of a heart attack, Mohammed ibn Rashid became the official ruler of Dubai.
The list of achievements of Muhammad ibn Rashid is enormous. He diversified the economy of Dubai, now oil revenues account for only 4% of the emirate’s GDP, Dubai has become a shopping “mecca”, second only to London, the largest trading and financial center.
With his support or on his initiative, the following were created: Emirates airline, artificial islands Palm and World, the world's largest artificial harbor Jebel Ali, Dubai Internet City zone and hundreds of other projects.
He became famous for his raids on enterprises, where he personally checked whether employees were in their places and fired those who were absent. Sheikh Mohammed ibn Rashid is famous for his intolerance of corruption; during his rule, hundreds of officials convicted of bribery and using their position for personal gain were sent to prison.
Now (note: the article was updated in the fall of 2019) he is already 70 years old, but he is full of energy and is successfully implementing his Dubai development plan until 2021. He recently took part in the Arab Strategic Forum, and you can't tell he's 70.
Everyone knows that the ruler of the Emirate of Dubai and Vice President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid bin Said al Maktoum, has many children and wives.
Sheikh Mohammed
Nobody except the Sheikh probably knows the exact number. I will not risk stating any numbers. More than 20 officially recognized children - that's for sure. Two for everyone famous wives: Sheikha Hind al Maktoum - main wife, the mother of twelve children, whom no one photographed, and the youngest - Princess Haya of Jordan, mother of two, whom we all know well.
Prince Hamdan, the second son of Sheikh Mohammed and Hind, has been declared the official heir to the emirate. For some reason, the eldest son Rashid was removed from inheritance, whether he was rude to his dad, or loves women too much, it is not known. However, it turned out that this is not entirely true.
There is very little information on the Internet. But the Maktoum family members themselves are extremely active in social networks, almost all the sheikh’s children have their own accounts, which they constantly update. Many echo each other. Actually, it was only thanks to this that we managed to find out something.
It is known for certain that Muhammad’s first-born daughter, Sheikha Manal, was born in 1977. Presumably from his Lebanese wife. She is happily married, she has children, a million photos with all her relatives on the Internet. But this is not about her.
In 1979, the Sheikh married his 17-year-old cousin and, at the same time, second cousin, Sheikha Hind al Maktoum.
Lyrical digression: it is unknown when she received the title of main/senior wife, but she is definitely not the first (these are different concepts).
On Arab forums, Dubai residents themselves (mostly women, of course) explain that since a child has the title of sheikh or sheikh, this means that Sheikh Mohammed definitely took the child’s mother as his wife, even if he later quickly divorced. I suspect this is some kind of law in the Emirates, because a Muslim does not have to get married in order to officially recognize the child. Maybe it’s just the sheikh status for the child. Don't know . Just in case, I will call everyone wives.
So, before Hind there was a Lebanese wife, Manal's mother.
In March 1980, Sheikha Maitha was born to a sheikh from a Moroccan wife, you have seen her many times, this is the same famous athlete. And she participates always and everywhere, and carried the UAE flag at the Olympics in London, and won a lot of things.
At the time of Mayta's birth, Sheikha Hind was already pregnant with her first child and gave birth to her daughter Hessa in November 1980. Everything is fine with her too, married, children, everything is fine.
But the sheikh still does not have a son. And, at the moment when Hind was wearing Hessa, the sheikh starts a relationship with, as rumors say, a German girl. In any case, the girl was of the Northern European type. And in March 1981 she gave birth to a boy.
The long-awaited son of his Arab father turned out to be unusual. They named him Marwan. One of the traditional names in the Maktoum clan. Sheikh Marwan bin Mohammed bin Rashid bin Saeed al Maktoum. Which literally means "Sheikh Marwan, son of Muhammad, son of Rashid, son of Said of the Maktoum family." The name is also the pedigree. The sheikh recognized the boy because his name is on all the lists of the sheikh's official children.
In August 1981, the Sheikh's Moroccan wife gave birth to a second daughter, Shamsa. And only in November 1981 Hind gave birth to a son, Rashid. So he is the second son of Sheikh Mohammed, and not the first, as they write everywhere.
There are no photographs of Marwan on my father’s website. The other seven sons are there, but Marwan is not. I think this is due to the fact that he is not an Arab, although he is a Muslim. And also with his appearance. It's very different from everyone else.
I would like to draw your attention to the fact that many people confuse the son of a sheikh with the son of his second cousin, they are almost full namesakes, the name is only different in the fourth generation. And they rarely write until the fourth. So, the man in the photo below is not the same Marwan! This is easy to check on his page, where the man constantly posts photos of his real father and brothers.
Also Marwan, also a sheikh, but a second cousin, not the son of a ruler.
Currently, Marwan al Maktoum lives in London. He is married to Dalal al Marzougi, a girl from a very old and wealthy Sultanic family that ruled for a thousand years just across the bay from Dubai, now Iran. My wife has been a development director at a large oil company for many years.
They have two sons, Muhammad and Rashid (in honor of their father and grandfather). These are the first grandchildren of Sheikh Mohammed in the male line!! The other sons have no children yet, only daughters.
Marwan served in the Dubai Army. Happens periodically in the emirate. He communicates with relatives. Sorry, there are not enough photos. None with father adult photo I didn't find it.
Sheikh Marwan is a head taller and larger than all his relatives. He's blond with blue eyes! 
Marwan with grandfather Rashid, cousin and dad
with dad Mohammed
In the army. 1990.
with Hamdan
Khalid bin Maktoum with his cousin Sheikh Marwan.
In Mecca in 2013 
11/10/14 Sheikh Marwan and his eldest son Mohammed
