Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum
| Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum | |||||
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Crown Prince of Dubai Sheikh | |||||
 Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum in Summit on the Global Agenda | |||||
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14 November 1982 Dubai, United Arab Emirates | ||||
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| House | House of Al-Falasi | ||||
| Father | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | ||||
| Mother | Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum | ||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||
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Competitor for  United Arab Emirates | ||
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.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2010 Kentucky | Team endurance |
| | 2014 Normandy | Individual endurance |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2010 Kentucky | Individual endurance |
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Arabic حمدان بن محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم) (born 14 November 1982) is the Crown Prince of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He is popularly known as Fazza (فزاع), the name under which he publishes his poetry.[1]
Early life and education
Hamdan Bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is the son of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum's and His mother is Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum, the senior wife of Mohammed. He is the second son of their 12 children and the third of his father's 23 children.Hamdan's elder full brother was Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed.[2]
Hamdan Bin Mohammed al Maktoum was educated in Dubai at the Rashid School For Boys and then at the Dubai School of Government.[3] He continued his studies in the UK where he graduated from Sandhurst and later attended the London School of Economics.[4][5] In his interview with Vision he described how Sandhurst taught him the importance of self-discipline, commitment, virtue, responsibility, endurance, understanding, teamwork, friendship and the benefits of hard work.[6]
Roles and positions
Hamdan Bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum was appointed as the chairman of the Dubai executive council in September 2006.[5] On 1 February 2008, he was named as the hereditary prince of Dubai. As the new hereditary prince, he appointed new key personal and financial advisors such as a global economist and a hedge fund tycoon from HN Capital LLP.[5] In July 2009, he was appointed supreme president of the newly founded Hamdan bin Mohammed e-university.[7] He is also the head of the Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid establishment for young entrepreneurs, and sits on the Dubai sports council and the Dubai autism centre.[4] He was part of the Dubai World Expo 2020 delegation when Dubai was awarded the rights to host the event.[8] He also went to the top floor of the Burj Khalifa to wave the UAE flag, a few days after the World Expo 2020 win.[9] He is also the founder of the Hamdan International Photography Award, which was launched in 2011.[10]
Personal life
Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum is also a horse rider, diver where he dives in Fujairah,[4] and a semi-professional skydiver. He is known for his poems, which are mainly romantic, patriotic and about his family. He publishes his poems under the name Faz'za (فزاع). He also enjoys camels, cars and traveling . His family plays a major role in the Godolphin stables.
Titles, styles and honours
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HH The Emir Sheikh
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| Reference style | His Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Highness |
| Alternative style | Sir |
- Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum (14 November 1982 – 4 January 2006).
- His Excellency Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum (4 January 2006 - 1 February 2008).
- His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai (1 February 2008 – present).
Honours
Foreign honours
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Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit (Kingdom of Spain, 23/05/2008).[11]
Ancestry
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References
- ↑ Daily Mail. 10 June 2015. Gilded life of the boy who delighted the Queen at the Derby
- ↑ Davidson, Christopher M. (29 November 2009). "A tale of two desert dynasties". The Telegraph. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- ↑ "Crown Prince Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum". royalista.com/. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Profile: Shaikh Hamdan bin Mohammad Al Maktoum". Gulf News. 1 February 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2008.
- 1 2 3 "Shaikh Hamdan appointed Dubai's Crown Prince". Gulf News. 1 February 2008. Retrieved 9 February 2008.
- ↑ Vision.ae
- ↑ "Hamdan bin Mohammed e-University" (PDF). Almojtama (22): 6. July 2009. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- ↑ Vision.ae Vision.ae
- ↑ Khaleej Times
- ↑ "Hamdan International Photography Award". artdubai.ae. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ↑ Boletín Oficial del Estado
External links
- Official Website - Arabic & English
- The 20 Hottest Young Royals - Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Forbes
- Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum on Twitter
- Sheihk Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum on Instagram