Sheikh Sheikh (pronounced or ; ar, شيخ ' , mostly pronounced , plural ' )—also transliterated sheekh, sheyikh, shaykh, shayk, shekh, shaik and Shaikh, shak—is an honorific title in the Arabic language. It commonly designates a chief of a ...

Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum ( ar, مكتوم بن راشد آل مكتوم, Maktūm bin Rāshid Āl Maktūm; 15 August 1943 – 4 January 2006) was an Emirati politician who served as the vice president and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as well as the

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. He was initially prime minister of the UAE from 1971 to 1979. He later served as the country's vice president and prime minister, and as ruler of Dubai, from 1990 to 2006. Maktoum was well regarded with being one of the key people in creating the UAE in 1971. He started the project of Dubai when he suddenly suffered a heart attack and was succeeded by his brother Mohammed, the current ruler of Dubai.

Early life

He was born in 1943 in

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to the Al Maktoum family of the Al Bu Falasah tribe.

Political career

His father Sheikh

Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum ( ar, ٱلـشَّـيْـخ رَاشِـد بِـن سَـعِـيْـد آل مَـكْـتُـوْم, Ash-Shaykh Rāshid bin Sa`īd Āl Maktūm; 11 June 1912 – 7 October 1990) was the vice president ...

became the

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upon the death of his own father, Sheikh

Saeed bin Maktoum bin Hasher Al Maktoum Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum bin Hasher Al Maktoum (1878 – 9 September 1958) ( ar, سعيد بن مكتوم آل مكتوم) was the longest-serving Ruler of Dubai, from 1912 until his death in 1958. He presided over Dubai during the end of the pear ...

(Saeed II), in 1958. Sheikh Maktoum was Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates first from the country's independence on 2 December 1971 until 25 April 1979, when he was replaced by his father, who had been Vice President since 1971. Following his father's death on 7 October 1990, he resumed his position as Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, and also took over as Ruler of Dubai and Vice President of the United Arab Emirates. He served in all three positions until his death on 4 January 2006. Sheikh Maktoum also briefly served as

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of the

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on 2–3 November 2004 between the death of Sheikh

Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan ( ar, زَايِد بِن سُلْطَان آل نَهْيَان, Zāyed bin Sulṭān Āl Nahyān; 6 May 1918 – 2 November 2004) was an Emirati politician, statesman, and philanthropist who served as ...

and the proclamation and installation of his son Sheikh

Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan ( ar,  خليفة بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان‎; 7 September 1948 – 13 May 2022) was the second president of the United Arab Emirates and the ruler of Abu Dhabi, serving f ...

as President of the United Arab Emirates on 4 November 2004. 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. Internationally, he was also known as co-owner (with his brothers) of Dubai's

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, which competes in major horse races around the world.

Death

Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid al Maktoum died on the morning of 4 January 2006, suffering a

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while staying at Palazzo Versace Hotel in

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. He was succeeded by his brother, Sheikh

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum ( ar, محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم, links=no; ; born 15 July 1949) is the Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, vice president, prime minister, and minister of defence of the United Arab Emir ...

, as ruler of Dubai. His body was brought back from Australia and buried in Dubai.

Personal life

Sheikha

Alia bint Khalifa Al Maktoum Sheikha Alia bint Khalifa bin Saeed Al Maktoum is the widow of Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum. They were married from 12 March 1971 until his death in 2006. Sheikha Alia, like other members of the Maktoum family, is involved in horse racin ...

was Al Maktoum's wife until his death in 2006. They were married on 12 March 1971. Sheikha Alia, like other members of the

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, is involved in

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. One of Al Maktoum's daughters with Alia bint Khalifa bin Saeed Al Maktoum, is Lateefa bint Maktoum Al Maktoum (born 11 February 1985). She has kept her life very private after her kidnapping following her wedding into the Al Nahyan family. Sheikha Lateefa bint Maktoum is the founder of the art center Tashkeel Dubai. Sheikha Alia's other children are Sheikha Hessa, Sheikha Maitha, Sheikh Saeed and Sheikh Rashid (1979-2002). Sheikha Bouchra bint Mohammed was Al Maktoum's second wife and had three sons named Sheikh Mohammed, Hamdan and Zayed with him. She was a hobbyist painter and a horse racing enthusiast.

Ancestry

References

Notes

External links

Official web page of HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al MaktoumObituary: Sheikh Maktoum

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