Rashid bin Mohammed Al Maktoum
| Rashid bin Mohammed Al Maktoum | |||||
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12 November 1981 Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
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| Died | 19 September 2015 (aged 33) Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
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| Burial | Bur Dubai's Umm Hurair cemetery | ||||
| Issue | Mohammed | ||||
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| Father | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | ||||
| Mother | Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum | ||||
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| Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum الشيخ راشد بن محمد آل مكتوم |
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Styles of Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed Al Maktoum |
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| Reference style | His Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Highness |
| Alternative style | Sir |
Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Arabic: الشيخ راشد بن محمد آل مكتوم, styled HH Sheikh Rashid; 12 November 1981 – 19 September 2015) was the 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. At the age of 33, he died, according to the official report, of a heart attack on 18 September 2015. Has a son named Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
Sheikh Rashid was one of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum's many children. He was born on 12 November 1981. 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.
On 1 February 2008, Rashid was stripped of the title of ″Crown Prince of Dubai″. His father Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum appointed his younger brother Hamdan Crown Prince of Dubai. Quite why this should have happened remained unclear, with the official explanation being that the current incumbent Hamdan was simply better suited to the job. That, however, was not the explanation bandied about in the upper echelons of Emirati society at the time or among the diplomatic community. The reason for the change in succession was revealed in a confidential memo sent from the US consulate in Dubai back to Washington. In the leaked diplomatic cable – published by – 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.″
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:
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