Shaikh

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum is an Emirati businessman and politician who is worth a net of $14 billion. He is Vice President and the Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates as well as the ruler of the Emirate of Dubai. Sheikh Mohammed is the owner of 99.67% of Dubai Holding and the guy responsible for those cool palm islands that have been created by humans located in the Persian Gulf.Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum was born on July 15, 1949, in Dubai. The United Arab Emirates was not yet a reality at the time when he was born. He is a part of the Al Maktoum family, Dubai's rulers. They are also descendants of the House of Al-Falasi. His maternal grandfather is the former ruler of Abu Dhabi. Sheikh Mohammed is the third son of Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum (out of a total of four sons) and Sheikha Latifa bint Hamdan Al Nahyan.Sheikh Mohammed was educated in Dubai until 1966, when he and his cousin emigrated to the United Kingdom to attend the Bell Educational Trust's English Language School. Then, he studied and was trained in the military at the Mons Officer Cadet School in Aldershot (now an integral part of Sandhurst).