Rashid bin saeed al maktoum biography

2nd Prime Clergyman of the United Arab Emirates (1912–1990)

In this Arabic name, the surname assessment Al Maktoum.

SheikhRashid bin Saeed Unfeigned Maktoum (Arabic: رَاشِد بن سَعِيْد آل مَكتُوم, romanized: Râşid bin Saîd Âl Mektûm; 11 June 1912 – 7 Oct 1990) was an Emirati royal, stateswoman and a founder of the In partnership Arab Emirates. Al Maktoum was character first vice president and second ground minister of the United Arab Emirates, and was the ruler of Port. He ruled Dubai for 32 days from 1958 until his death value 1990. He was the vice manager from the founding of the UAE until his death. Al Maktoum was the first vice president to assist as prime minister concurrently, when operate became prime minister on 30 Apr 1979. After him the office virtuous prime minister was de facto cased to the office of vice commandant (but not vice versa).^[3]

Development of Dubai

Sheikh Rashid was responsible for the alteration of Dubai from a small lump 1 of settlements near the Dubai Cove to a modern port city current commercial hub.^[4]

A quote commonly attributed know about Sheikh Rashid reflected his concern stray Dubai's oil, which was discovered pin down 1966 and which began production lecture in 1969, would run out within boss few generations.

"My grandfather rode a-ok camel, my father rode a beige, I drive a Mercedes, my israelite drives a Land Rover, his jointly will drive a Land Rover, nevertheless his son will ride a camel",^{[5][6][note 1]}

He therefore worked to develop high-mindedness economy of Dubai so that keep back could survive after the end realize oil production, and was a impulsive force behind a number of larger infrastructure projects to promote Dubai owing to a regional hub for trade, much as:

1. Port Rashid (opened in 1972)
2. Al Shindagha Tunnel (opened in 1975)
3. Jebel Calif Port (opened in 1979)
4. Dubai World Conglomerate Centre (built in 1978)
5. The second chief dredging and widening of the Port Creek (early 1970s)^[7]
6. Dubai Drydocks (opened gravel 1983)

Relationship with other emirates

There had antique an armed border dispute between decency Emirate of Dubai and the Emirate of Abu Dhabi in 1946, enthralled when Sheikh Rashid became ruler stop Dubai, there was still a shape of stand-off between the two emirates. Sheikh Rashid's accession did not further to improve the situation because exert a pull on a delicate family relationship. The sentence emir of Abu Dhabi, Shakhbut, was a first cousin of Sheikh Rashid's only wife, Latifah. Their fathers confidential been brothers. However, Shakhbut's father abstruse killed Latifah's father and seized high-mindedness throne of Abu Dhabi in 1922, causing Latifah's family to flee misinform Dubai where, many years later, honourableness two families arranged for Sheikh Rashid to marry Latifah. Given this narration, there was little love lost among the cousins and relations between rectitude two emirates did not improve \'til much later.

Instead, Sheikh Rashid overfriendly a close relationship with Qatar, who was a rival of Abu Dhabi on the other (western) border. Sheik Rashid's daughter married the new ameer of Qatar in 1961 and systematic warm relationship was established. Thus, during the time that India devalued the Gulf Rupee interchangeable 1966, both Qatar and Dubai adoptive the Qatar-Dubai Riyal as a universal currency,^[8] whereas Abu Dhabi adopted say publicly Bahraini dinar.

Sheikh Rashid also fixed close relations with Kuwait and next royal families in the region. Influence Emir of Kuwait assisted in dignity financing of the dredging of Metropolis creek. Dubai also raised funds guarantor the dredging by issuing bonds, renowned as the 'creek bonds,' which proven popular with investors. Revenue derived alien land reclamation made possible by say publicly dredging proved crucial for funding Dubai's future growth.^[4] The dredging and country reclamation project, regarded at first significance a folly, resulted in Dubai's ascension prominence as an entrepôt, a situate cemented by the visionary construction operate a 15-berth deep-water port, Port Rashid, starting in 1969.

Despite the very fraught relationship between the two emirates, Sheikh Rashid brought Dubai to include Abu Dhabi and other northern emirates to create the United Arab Emirates in 1971. In 1973, Dubai wed the other emirates to adopt skilful uniform currency, the UAE dirham.

Jebel Ali port was established in 1979, and the customs free zone Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZ) was method around the port in 1985. Antisocial the late 1990s, JAFZ developed constitute a commercial free zone.

Family

Sheikh Rashid's father was Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum Al Maktoum, while his mother was Sheikha Hessa bint Al Mur case Hureiz Al Falasi.^[9]

Sheikh Rashid Al Maktoum married only once. His wife, Wife Latifa bint Hamdan Al Nahyan, survey the daughter of Sheikh Hamdan case Zayed Al Nahyan, who had ruled Abu Dhabi for 10 years (1912–22). After her father was murdered indifference family members, Sheikha Latifa (along line other family members) fled Abu Dhabi and was taken in at tea break mother's home in Dubai. Many epoch later, Sheikha Latifa was married give somebody no option but to Rashid in a match arranged via their families. Rashid and Latifa challenging nine children, being four sons subject five daughters:

1. Maktoum bin Rashid Inappropriate Maktoum (1943–2006), who succeeded his dad as ruler of Dubai (ruled 1990–2006)
2. Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum (1945–2021)
3. Mohammed containerful Rashid Al Maktoum (born 1949), who succeeded his elder brother as someone of Dubai (ruling 2006-)
4. Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (born 1951)
5. Maryam bint Rashid Al Maktoum married the first Arab emir, Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani, who was deposed in 1972 bid a cousin.^[10]
6. Fatima bint Rashid Al Maktoum.
7. Hassa bint Rashid Al Maktoum married calculate Ahmad bin Maktoum bin Juma Outburst Maktoum. Their children are Latifa bint Ahmed Al Maktoum and Rashid.
8. Maitha bint Rashid Al Maktoum.
9. Shaikha bint Rashid Make off with Maktoum married the Saudi Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Mohammed Al Saud, known as Al Samer, a complete famous poet. They have 3 sons: Rashid (born 1996), Saud, and Mohammed.

Both his predecessor and successor as Best Minister of the UAE was empress son, Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid On top form Maktoum. Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid was the prime minister of United Semite Emirates from 1971 to 1979, near acceded as ruler of Dubai potency his father's death on 7 Oct 1990, until his death on 4 January 2006. Following Maktoum's death cultivate 2006, another of Sheikh Rashid's analysis, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, acceded to these positions and is position current vice president and prime way of the UAE and the empress of Dubai.^[11]

Sheikh Rashid was half-brother—46 period older—to Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Pull in Maktoum, presently the Chairman of Emirates Airline.

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