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Ahmed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Lieutenant General Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (; born 12 July 1950) is the Deputy Chairman of Dubai Police & Public Security, Group Chairman of A.R.M. Holding and Dubai Real Estate Centre and Chairman of the Al Wasl FC club located in Dubai. He is the fourth and youngest son of the late ruler, Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum (1912–1990) and the youngest brother of the Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, and Ruler of Dubai Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Education and early career Sheikh Ahmed graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, joined the Central Military Command in Dubai and became its Commander in Chief, developing it into one of the leading military bases in the United Arab Emirates. Business interests Sheikh Ahmed's business interests include the Dubai Real Estate Centre (DREC) established in 1991 with more than 3200 units across the residential, commercial, retail and industrial real estate segments in Dubai under its mana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheikh
Sheikh ( , , , , ''shuyūkh'' ) is an honorific title in the Arabic language, literally meaning "elder (administrative title), elder". It commonly designates a tribal chief or a Muslim ulama, scholar. Though this title generally refers to men, there are also a small number of female sheikhs in history. The title ''Syeikha'' or ''Sheikha'' generally refers to women. In some countries, it is given as a surname to those of great knowledge in religious affairs, by a prestigious religious leader from a silsila, chain of Sufi scholars. The word is mentioned in the Qur'an in three places: verse 72 of Hud (surah), Hud, 78 of Yusuf (surah), Yusuf, and 23 of al-Qasas. A royal family member of the United Arab Emirates and some other Arab countries, also has this title, since the ruler of each emirate is also the sheikh of their tribe. Etymology and meaning The word in Arabic stems from a Semitic root, triliteral root connected with aging: , ''shīn-yā'-khā. The title carries the me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zayed Bin Khalifa Al Nahyan
Sheikh Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan (; 1835 – 18 May 1909), also known as Zayed the Great or Zayed the First was the Sheikh of Abu Dhabi from 1855 to his death in 1909. He was the grandfather and namesake of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Zayed bin Sultan, founder of the United Arab Emirates. Biography He was born in the emirate of Abu Dhabi sometime around 1835 or 1840. He lived much of his early life with the Bedouin of Abu Dhabi. He was made Ruler of Abu Dhabi after the deposition of his cousin, Sheikh Saeed bin Tahnun Al Nahyan, Saeed bin Tahnun, in 1855. He ruled for 54 years, until his death in 1909. He had a wife called Maitha Almansoori. Early in his rule, Zayed guided Abu Dhabi through a series of conflicts with the Emirate of Sharjah. In 1868, during an armed clash with Sharjah's forces, he advanced ahead of his troops and challenged the Ruler of Sharjah (emirate), Sharjah, Khalid bin Sultan Al Qasimi (ruler), Sheikh Khalid bin Sultan Al Qasimi, to single combat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sons Of Monarchs
A son is a male offspring; a boy or a man in relation to his parents. The female counterpart is a daughter. From a biological perspective, a son constitutes a first degree relative. Social issues In pre-industrial societies and some current countries with agriculture-based economies, a higher value was, and still is, assigned to sons rather than daughters, giving males higher social status, because males were physically stronger, and could perform farming tasks more effectively. In China, a one-child policy was in effect until 2015 in order to address rapid population growth. Official birth records showed a rise in the level of male births since the policy was brought into law. This was attributed to a number of factors, including the illegal practice of sex-selective abortion and widespread under-reporting of female births. In patrilineal societies, sons will customarily inherit an estate before daughters. In some cultures, the eldest son has special privileges. For exa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Dubai
This is a list of notable people from Dubai, United Arab Emirates. A * Mohammed bin Ali Al Abbar * Dr. Ali Al Numairy * Ahlam (singer), Ahlam *Juma al Majid *Adnan Khan *Ahmad Mohammad Hasher Al Maktoum *Maitha bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum *Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum *Mohammad Al Murr *Nasser Hassan Al-Shaikh *Khalid Albudoor *Nujoom AlGhanem *Ali Rashid Lootah *Suhail Galadari *Alia bint Khalifa bin Saeed al Maktoum *Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum B * Kehkashan Basu * Adi Bitar * Brigita Brezovac * Ahmad Bin Byat C * Carl and the Reda Mafia, musical group E * Esther Eden F * Fahad Alhashmi * Adham Faramawy G * Saeed Mohammad Al Gandi * Mohammad Al Gaz * Mohammed Al Gergawi * Hayla Ghazal * Wael Ghonim * Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair * Abdulla Al Ghurair * Saif Ahmad Al Ghurair H * Diana Haddad *Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum *Mohammed Saeed Harib *Princess Haya bint Al Hussein J * Ed Jones (racing driver), Ed Jones K * Abdulla Al Kamali * Mohammed Khalfan Bin Kharbash L * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maktoum Family
Maktoum or maktoom, also known as katem, is a traditional Arabic unpitched percussion instrument. It is similar to a large round bass drum The bass drum is a large drum that produces a note of low definite or indefinite pitch. The instrument is typically cylindrical, with the drum's diameter usually greater than its depth, with a struck head at both ends of the cylinder. The head ..., it is played while held between knees. References Arabic musical instruments Hand drums Drums Unpitched percussion instruments {{Membranophone-instrument-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emirati Racehorse Owners And Breeders
Emirati may refer to: *pertaining to the country of United Arab Emirates *the people of the United Arab Emirates, see Emiratis The Emiratis (; ) are the Citizenship, citizen population of the United Arab Emirates. Within the UAE itself, their number is approximately 1.15 million. Formerly known as the Trucial States, the UAE is made up of Emirates of the United Arab E ... * Emirati culture {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
Purpose: Because living persons may suffer personal harm from inappropriate information, we should watch their articles carefully. By adding an article to this category, it marks them with a notice about sources whenever someone tries to edit them, to remind them of WP:BLP (biographies of living persons) policy that these articles must maintain a neutral point of view, maintain factual accuracy, and be properly sourced. Recent changes to these articles are listed on Special:RecentChangesLinked/Living people. Organization: This category should not be sub-categorized. Entries are generally sorted by family name In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give .... Maintenance: Individuals of advanced age (over 90), for whom there has been no new documentation in the last ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1956 Births
Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, are killed for trespassing by the Waorani people of Ecuador, shortly after making contact with them. * January 16 – Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser vows to reconquer Palestine (region), Palestine. * January 25–January 26, 26 – Finnish troops reoccupy Porkkala, after Soviet Union, Soviet troops vacate its military base. Civilians can return February 4. * January 26 – The 1956 Winter Olympics open in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. February * February 2 – Austria and Israel establish diplomatic Austria–Israel relations, relations. * February 11 – British Espionage, spies Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean (spy), Donald Maclean resurface in the Soviet Union, after being missing for 5 years. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hushur Bin Maktoum
Hasher bin Maktoum bin Butti Al Maktoum () acceded to become the Ruler of Dubai in 1859, following the unexpected death by natural causes of his uncle, Sheikh Saeed bin Butti. Rule Still young at the time of his accession, Hasher ruled over a period of economic prosperity and growth for Dubai. The maritime truce made with the British created an environment where coastal trade could flourish. The diversity of that trade included a lively market for slaves from Africa and elsewhere, and the British, contrary to their original intentions in establishing treaty relations with the Trucial Rulers, found themselves becoming more involved with the activities of the coastal communities. In 1847, they promulgated a treaty for the suppression of the slave trade, which was signed by Hasher and the other Trucial Rulers in 1856. Under Hasher's rule, the disparate economies of the districts around the core settlement of Dubai were brought together, particularly those of Bur Dubai, Deira, Hamriya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maktoum Bin Hushur
Sheikh Maktoum bin Hasher Al Maktoum was the Ruler of Dubai from April 1894–February 1906. The fifth Maktoum Ruler since the establishment of the dynasty in 1833. Maktoum's short but 'liberal and enlightened' reign was to transform the coastal port. He was responsible for the establishment of the trading community of Dubai, encouraging disaffected merchants from Lingeh to bring their businesses to Dubai after the Persian government had introduced unpopular taxes. Accession Maktoum bin Hasher came to power following the death of his uncle, Sheikh Rashid bin Maktoum, who had entered into the 'Exclusive Agreement' of 1892 with the British. The latest in a number of treaties signed since the General Maritime Treaty of 1820, which bound the Trucial Sheikhs to maintain peace at sea, the Exclusive Agreement bound Dubai and its other signatories to protectorate status, including an undertaking not to "cede, sell, mortgage or otherwise give for occupation any part territory, except ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
