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Dubai

دبي

City on the Gulf coast, seat of the emirate of Dubai ruled by the Al Maktoum; a pearling port that became the commercial hub of the United Arab Emirates.

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Arabia
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Home of
Dubays· Renuka Jagtiani· Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem· Yusuf Islam / Cat Stevens
Place of death of
Maulana Ghulam Ullah Khan
Birthplace of
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum· Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum
Visited by
Thom J. Défilet

People and things also explored

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum· Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum· Dubai International Holy Quran Award· Chhach· Emirate of Dubai· Groningen· London· Marylebone

Sources

  • Wikidata
  • GeoNames gazetteer
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Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Ruler of Dubai and Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates since 2006, the third son of Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum. Born at Dubai in 1949, he trained at the Mons Officer Cadet School in Britain; his father appointed him head of the Dubai Police at twenty, he became the federation's first minister of defence in 1971 and crown prince of Dubai in 1995, and he succeeded his brother Maktoum on 4 January 2006. Under him Dubai became a global city: Emirates airline, DP World and the Jumeirah Group, the Palm Islands, the Burj Al Arab and the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building. He is an accomplished equestrian and the founder of the Godolphin thoroughbred racing stable.