A young Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid. The Ruler of Dubai was born in Sheikh Saeed Al Maktoum House in Al Shindagha on July 15, 1949.
Dubai in 1950. Al Fahidi Fort in Bur Dubai can be seen in the foreground, with Deira in the middle-right on the other side of the creek. Al Shindagha (left) and Al Ras (right) are in the background across the creek again from Deira.
A 19-year-old Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, pictured at Mons Officer Cadet School - a British military training establishment that closed in 1972, transferring its responsibilities to Sandhurst.
Fishermen dock in Dubai harbour in 1960.
Pictured in the 1970s, Sheikh Mohammed was at the centre of efforts to build the UAE up following unification.
Dubai Creek in 1976. By then, Dubai was becoming one of the Arab world's most developed and important commercial centres.
Sheikh Rashid, Ruler of Dubai, with his son, a 28-year-old Sheikh Mohammed, in 1977.
An aerial view of Dubai's Trade Centre and Sheikh Zayed Road in 1978.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, aged 34, in Lexington, Kentucky.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid walks among spectators in the royal enclosure at Royal Ascot in Berkshire, UK, in 1985.
Dubai's corniche alongside the creek, with hotels and office buildings to the right, pictured in 1984.
Sheikh Zayed, the Founding Father, and Sheikh Mohammed watch the final race of the annual camel festival at Nad Al Sheba in Dubai in April 1996.
Aerial view of the luxury Burj Al Arab and Jumeirah Beach hotels in Dubai taken in 1999.
Sheikh Mohammed takes a break during a 100-kilometre horse race in Cairo in May 2000. Sheikh Mohammed won with a riding time of five hours and 34 minutes.
Dubai's coastline, near the creek, in January 2004.
Sheikh Mohammed and Britain's Queen Elizabeth II greet hundreds of spectators at Emirates Palace after they unveiled a commemorative plaque to celebrate the commencement of construction of the Zayed National Museum in November 2010.
Sheikh Mohammed witnesses the installation of the final piece of the facade at the Museum of the Future in Dubai.
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, and Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid witness the arrival of the Hope probe in orbit around Mars from the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre in Dubai in July 2020.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed open Al Wasl Plaza at the Expo 2020 site in Dubai.
Dubai. The Museum of the Future, currently under construction, can be seen on Sheikh Zayed Road.
