Rashid bin Mohammed Al Maktoum

Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Arabic: الشيخ راشد بن محمد آل مكتوم‎, styled HH Sheikh Rashid; 12 November 1981 – 18 September 2015) was the oldest son of United Arab Emirates vice president, prime minister and ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum.[1] At the age of 33 he died of a heart attack on 18 September 2015.[2]

Rashid bin Mohammed Al Maktoum
Member of the house of Al-Falasi Sheikh
Born	12 November 1981 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Died	18 September 2015 (aged 33) Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Burial	Bur Dubai's Umm Hurair cemetery
Issue	Mohammed bin Rashid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Father	Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Mother	Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum

Styles of Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed Al Maktoum
Reference style	His Highness
Spoken style	Your Highness

Biography

Sheikh Rashid was one of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum's many children.[3] He was born on 12 November 1981.[4] Rashid was educated in Dubai at the Rashid School for Boys. He then attended Sandhurst Military Academy in the United Kingdom and graduated in 2002.[1]

Sheikh Rashid was overlooked from the position of Crown Prince of Dubai. In a confidential memo sent from the U.S. consulate in Dubai back to Washington – published by WikiLeaks – acting consul general David Williams wrote: "It is alleged that Rashid killed an assistant in the Ruler's office, thereby forfeiting his opportunity to be heir."[3] His father Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum appointed his younger brother Hamdan Crown Prince of Dubai in 2008.[4] The official explanation being that the current incumbent Hamdan was simply better suited to the job.

In January 2006 Sheikh Rashid was appointed President of the UAE Olympic Committee. However, in 2010 he resigned from his position on account of his overloaded work schedule.

Sheikh Rashid was a principal partner or owner in the following listed companies:

• Noor Investment Group, Principal Partner
• Noor Bank, Principal Partner
• United Holdings Group Dubai, Owner
• Zabeel Racing International, Owner[4]
• Dubai Holding Company, Principal Partner

Sport

Sheikh Rashid was a well-known sports figure in the UAE. He participated in a number of International and local Equestrian Endurance competitions winning a number of laurels. His greatest achievement was winning two gold medals in the 2006 Asian Games 120 km Endurance individual mixed as well as 120 km Endurance Team Mixed events. He owned Zabeel Racing, the Dubai stables where his horses were trained. Sheikh Rashid led the individual owners list an unprecedented five times with over 428 wins. Sheikh Rashid was also a football fan; his favourite club was Manchester United.[4]

Awards and honors

Sheikh Rashid won two gold medals riding in endurance races at the Asian Olympics in 2006. His personal net worth, as estimated by Forbes in 2010, was approximately $1.9 billion US dollars.

Death

On the morning of 18 September 2015, Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed died of a heart attack at the age of 33 according to the United Arab Emirates state news agency WAM.[5][6][7][8][9][10] A three-day mourning period was declared in Dubai upon his death and the United Arab Emirates flags were flown at half mast[11] Funeral prayers were held after Maghrib prayers at Zabeel Mosque. His burial was held on 19 September 2015 in Bur Dubai's Umm Hurair cemetery.[12]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Rashid bin Mohammed Al Maktoum

16. Sheikh Maktoum bin Hasher Al Maktoum 8. Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum Al Maktoum 4. Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum 18. Sheikh Al Murr 9. Sheikha Hessa bint Al Murr 2. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum 20. Sheikh Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan 10. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan 5. Sheikha Latifa bint Hamdan Al Nahyan 22. Sheikh Obaid bin Mejren 11. Sheikha Shamsa bint Obaid bin Mejren 1. Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed Al Maktoum 24. Sheikh Maktoum bin Hasher Al Maktoum (= 16) 12. Sheikh Juma bin Maktoum Al Maktoum 6. Sheikh Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum 3. Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum Al Maktoum 28. Sheikh Maktoum bin Hasher Al Maktoum (= 16) 14. Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum Al Maktoum (= 8) 7. Sheikha Shaikha bint Saeed Al Maktoum

References

1. "Life and times of late Rashid bin Mohammed [1981-2015]". Emirates 247. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
2. "Shaikh Rashid Bin Mohammad dies of heart attack". Gulf News. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
3. "DUBAI DESIGNATES CROWN PRINCE AND DEPUTY RULER". WikiLeaks. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
4. Alexander Sehmer (24 September 2015). "Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed profile: the Dubai royal kept out of the public spotlight". Independent. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
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6. "Mysterious death of party boy 'prince'".</ dead at 33.|url=http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2015/09/19/Dubai-declares-three-day-mourning-over-death-of-ruler-s-son.html%7Cpublisher=Al Arabiya|date=19 September 2015|accessdate=3 October 2015}}
7. "Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum dies of heart attack". Emirates 24/7. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
8. "Rashid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum passes away". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015.
9. "Yemen Media Claims Dubai Prince Killed By Terrorists Not Heart Attack – OpEd". Eurasia Review. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
10. "Yemeni forces killed son of Dubai ruler in Ma'rib". abna24. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
11. "Mourning declared following the death of HH Rashid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum". GCC Daily. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015.
12. Report, Staff (19 September 2015). "Shaikh Rashid Bin Mohammad dies of heart attack". Gulf News. Retrieved 28 July 2016.