Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Has Passed Away
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, shared news of his passing on his official Twitter account Wednesday morning
Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and the UAE’s minister of finance and industry has passed away at the age of 75.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, shared news of his passing via Twitter earlier this morning.
إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون … رحمك الله يا أخي وسندي ورفيق دربي.. وأحسن مثواك .. وضعت رحالك عند رب كريم رحيم عظيم .. pic.twitter.com/xAw3rXIwoj
— HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) March 24, 2021
“We belong to God and to Him we shall return … May God have mercy on you, my brother, my support and my companion,” Sheikh Mohammed tweeted.
Born on December 25, 1945 Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum was the second son of Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, the late ruler of Dubai. He held the position of minister of finance and industry of the United Arab Emirates since December 1971.
According to Arabian Business his “..formal schooling began in Dubai, at Al Madrasah Al-Ahlia, where he studied mathematics, English, basic sciences, Arabic and Islamic studies, before going to further his education at the Bell School of Languages in Cambridge between 1967 and 1968. He was Minister of Finance of the UAE since 1971. He presided over several high-level government entities such as Dubai Municipality, Al Maktoum Foundation, Dubai Aluminum (DUBAL) and Dubai Natural Gas Company Limited, Dubai World Trade Centre, among others.”
A graduate of the Bell School of Languages in Cambridge, he had a keen interest in thoroughbred horse racing and was patron of the Dubai Arabian Horse Championship.
Lead Image Courtesy of Twitter/@HHShkMohd
