Shaikh Mohammed

 Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum is an Emirati businessman and politician who is worth a net of 14 billion dollars. He is the Vice President and the Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, as and the ruler of the Emirate of Dubai. Sheikh Mohammed, the owner of 99.67% Dubai Holding, is responsible for the creation of man-made palm trees-covered islands that are located in the Persian Gulf. He was born in Dubai on July 15th, 1949. At the time of his birth the United Arab Emirates had not been created as of yet. He is a member of the Al Maktoum family, Dubai's rulers, who are also descendants of the Al-Falasi House. His maternal grandfather is the former the ruler of Abu Dhabi. Sheikh Mohammed is the third child of Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum (outside of a total four sons) and Sheikha Latifa Bint Hamdan Al Nahyan. Sheikh Mohammed attended school in Dubai from 1966 until 1966, when he and his cousin moved to England to take part in the Bell Educational Trust English Language School. He then studied and was trained in the military at the Mons Officer Cadet School in Aldershot (now an integral part of Sandhurst).