Lieutenant General
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Sheikh
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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
Al Wasl Football Club () is an Emirati professional football club based in Zabeel, Dubai that competes in the UAE Pro League.
The club plays its home games at Zabeel Stadium. Al-Wasl is amongst the most successful teams in the UAE, winning e ...
club located in Dubai.
He is the fourth and youngest son of the late ruler,
Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum
Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum (; 11 June 1912 – 7 October 1990) was an Emirati royal, politician and a founder of the United Arab Emirates. Al Maktoum was the first vice president and second prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, a ...
(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
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (; born 15 July 1949) is an Emirati politician and royal who is the current ruler of Dubai, and serves as the Vice President of the United Arab Emirates, vice president and Prime Minister of the United Arab ...
.
Education and early career
Sheikh Ahmed graduated from the
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
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, 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 management and operation.
In 2019, Sheikh Ahmed consolidated his assets under A.R.M. Holding, one of the biggest investment companies in Dubai mandated with supporting the Emirate of Dubai's growth. The conglomerate holds in addition to Dubai Real Estate Centre, Huna and Hive Coliv and equity stakes in private and publicly listed companies in a variety of sectors globally including Education, F&B, Real Estate, Banking, Telecommunications and Hospitality.
Sportsmanship
Sheikh Ahmed founded in 1960
Al Wasl Sports Club, which he also chairs, and one of the most popular football clubs in the UAE, Al Wasl Football Club. Both clubs are the recipients of numerous titles and have a sizeable following.
He is one of the main figures responsible for the creation and launch of Dubai International Marine Club and was its first chairman in 1988. The club is the first in the Middle East and Africa to be a member in UIM.
Horsemanship
Sheikh Ahmed is an avid horseman and created the Jebel Ali Racecourse to promote horse racing in the UAE and launched Al Adiyat and Dubai Horse Racing Centre in support of the industry. He and his team helped develop the handicapping system and other rules of racing.
He claimed his first win in 1982 when his first horse, Wassl, won the Irish 2000 Guineas and the Craven Stakes.
Other horses owned by Sheikh Ahmed have won the 1000 Guineas, Irish Oaks, Irish St Lager, Dewhurst Stakes, Gold Cup, Dubai Golden Shaheen, UAE 2000 Guineas, Italian Derby, Prince of Wales Stakes, Coral
Eclipse Stakes
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Pretty Polly stakes and
in Australia.
Mtoto
Mtoto (1 April 1983 – 24 May 2011) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse. In a career which lasted from 1985 until 1988, he ran ten times and won seven races. He showed some promise as three-year-old in 1986, but emerged as a top-class horse in ...
, Sheikh Ahmed's most celebrated stallion, won seven out of ten races throughout his racing career that lasted between 1985 and 1988, most notable of which were the
in 1988.
Ancestry
References
{{portalbar, Biography, United Arab Emirates
1956 births
Living people
Emirati politicians
Emirati racehorse owners and breeders
Ahmed Rashid
Ahmed Rashid (Urdu:; born 1948 in Rawalpindi) is a Pakistani journalist and best-selling foreign policy author of several books about Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia.
Life and career
Rashid was born in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. He attende ...
Al Wasl F.C.
People from Dubai
Sons of monarchs
Children of prime ministers of the United Arab Emirates
Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst