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Manal Bint Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (; born 12 November 1977) is an Emirati politician and member of the ruling family of Dubai. She is the eldest child of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai, and is the second wife of Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the younger brother of the president of the United Arab Emirates and the ruler of Abu Dhabi, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Personal life and education Sheikha Manal is the eldest child of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, current Ruler of Dubai, and his former wife Sheikha Randa bint Mohammed Al-Banna. She is the half sister of Crown Prince Hamdan. Sheikha Manal graduated with a bachelor's degree in Interior Design and a master's degree in marketing from the American University of Dubai. She married Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi on 2 May 2005. They have five children: *Fatima bint Mansour Al Nahyan (born 9 June 2006) *Mohammed bin Mansour Al Nahyan (born 4 December 2007) *Hamdan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dubai
Dubai (Help:IPA/English, /duːˈbaɪ/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''doo-BYE''; Modern Standard Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic: ; Emirati Arabic, Emirati Arabic: , Romanization of Arabic, romanized: Help:IPA/English, /diˈbej/) is the List of cities in the United Arab Emirates#Major cities, most populous city in the United Arab Emirates and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai. It is located on a Dubai Creek, creek on the south-eastern coast of the Persian Gulf, Persian Gulf. As of 2025, the city population stands at 4 million, 92% of whom are Expatriates in the United Arab Emirates, expatriates. The wider urban area includes Sharjah and has a population of 5 million people as of 2023,https://www.demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf while the Dubai–Sharjah–Ajman metropolitan area counts 6 million inhabitants. Founded in the early 18th century as a Cultured pearl, pearling and fishing settlement, Dubai became a regional trade hub in the 20th century after declaring itself a f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emirates News Agency
Emirates News Agency (), also known as WAM (), is the official news agency of the United Arab Emirates. History and profile The WAM was established in November 1976. It started an Arabic service on 18 June 1977, and an English service was established by Peter Hellyer in December 1978. It is headquartered in Abu Dhabi and is part of the National Media Council. In addition to its national offices, it has international offices in Cairo, Beirut, Washington, Sanaa, Brussels and Islamabad. It is a member of the Gulf Cooperation Council news agencies, the Federation of Arab News Agencies (FANA), the International Islamic News Agency, the Non-Aligned News Agencies Pool and of the Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA). The agency has cooperation and news exchange agreements with various news agencies, including the Sudan News Agency, Bernama (Malaysia), Xinhua (China), the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), Petra (Jordan), the Indonesian News Agency, and the Saba News Agency ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emirati Princesses
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Emirati may refer to: *pertaining to the country of United Arab Emirates *the people of the United Arab Emirates, see Emiratis *Emirati culture The culture of the United Arab Emirates is part of the culture of Eastern Arabia. [...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] |
Emirati Muslims
Islam is the official religion of the United Arab Emirates. Of the total population, 76.9% are Muslims as of a 2010 estimate by the Pew Research Center. Although no official statistics are available for the breakdown between Sunni and Shia Muslims among noncitizen residents, media estimates suggest less than 20 percent of the noncitizen Muslim population are Shia. History The arrival of envoys from the Islamic prophet Muhammad in 632 heralded the conversion of the region to Islam. After prophet Muhammad's death, one of the major battles of the Ridda Wars was fought at Dibba, to the east coast of the present-day Emirates. The defeat of the non-Muslims, including Laqit bin Malik Al-Azdi, in this battle resulted in the triumph of Islam in the Arabian Peninsula. The Bani Yas, which today form the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and Emirate of Dubai, traditionally adhere to the Sunni Maliki school of Islamic jurisprudence from the Uyunid dynasty, who spread the Maliki school by the comma ... [...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] |
1977 Births
Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). * January 17 – 49 marines from the and are killed as a result of a collision in Barcelona harbour, Spain. * January 18 ** Scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious Legionnaires' disease. ** Australia's worst railway disaster at Granville, a suburb of Sydney, leaves 83 people dead. ** SFR Yugoslavia Prime minister Džemal Bijedić, his wife and 6 others are killed in a plane crash in Bosnia and Herzegovina. * January 19 – An Ejército del Aire CASA C-207C Azor (registration T.7-15) plane crashes into the side of a mountain near Chiva, on approach to Valencia Airport in Spain, killing all 11 people on board. * January 23 – Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of India ... [...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] |
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] |
Maktoum Bin Hasher Al Maktoum
Sheikh Maktoum bin Hasher Al Maktoum was the Ruler of Dubai from April 1894–February 1906. The fifth Al Maktoum, 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 Bandar Lengeh, 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 Empire, British. The latest in a number of treaties signed since the General Maritime Treaty of 1820, which bound the Trucial States, 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 o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saeed Bin Maktoum Bin Hasher Al Maktoum
Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum bin Hasher Al Maktoum (1878 – 9 September 1958) () was the longest-serving Ruler of Dubai, from 1912 until his death in 1958. He presided over Dubai during the end of the pearling boom and through the long and difficult recession that followed the collapse of the pearling market, transforming Dubai into an active trading hub which developed new markets and economic opportunities. Despite continuing a long tradition of liberal, trade-minded rulers, he faced pressure from a number of leading figures in Dubai to reform the governance of the town and was eventually forced to quell what became an active rebellion against his rule. In later life he ceded many of the responsibilities for driving Dubai's economic growth to his son, Rashid. Background Saeed bin Maktoum was the son of Maktoum bin Hasher, who ruled Dubai from 1894 to 1906. Following Maktoum's death, his cousin Butti bin Suhail Al Maktoum ruled for six years, before his own death in 1912. Age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, and was the ruler of Dubai. He ruled Dubai for 32 years from 1958 until his death in 1990. He was the vice president from the founding of the UAE until his death. Al Maktoum was the first vice president to serve as prime minister concurrently, when he became prime minister on 30 April 1979. After him the office of prime minister was '' de facto'' tied to the office of vice president (but not vice versa). Development of Dubai Sheikh Rashid was responsible for the transformation of Dubai from a small cluster of settlements near the Dubai Creek to a modern port city and commercial hub. A quote commonly attributed to Sheikh Rashid reflected his concern that Dubai's oil, which was discovered in 1966 and which began production in 1969, would ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
