• Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed, son of the Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashed, pictured in September 2008. AFP
    Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed, son of the Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashed, pictured in September 2008. AFP
  • Sheikh Ahmed with Andy Roddickafter his final ATP match against Spain's Feliciano Lopez at the Dubai Tennis championships on March 8, 2008. AFP
    Sheikh Ahmed with Andy Roddickafter his final ATP match against Spain's Feliciano Lopez at the Dubai Tennis championships on March 8, 2008. AFP
  • Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez (left) receives his trophy from Sheikh Ahmed after winning the Dubai Desert Classic golf championship on February 7, 2010. AFP
    Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez (left) receives his trophy from Sheikh Ahmed after winning the Dubai Desert Classic golf championship on February 7, 2010. AFP
  • Gianni Infantino, President of FIFA, is given an award by Sheikh Ahmed during the Dubai International Sports Conference at Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai on December 28, 2017. Christopher Pike / The National
    Gianni Infantino, President of FIFA, is given an award by Sheikh Ahmed during the Dubai International Sports Conference at Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai on December 28, 2017. Christopher Pike / The National
  • Ethiopian athletics legend Haile Gebrselassie holds his trophy as Sheikh Ahmed looks on after the former won the Dubai Marathon 2008. AFP
    Ethiopian athletics legend Haile Gebrselassie holds his trophy as Sheikh Ahmed looks on after the former won the Dubai Marathon 2008. AFP
  • Sheikh Ahmed awards the best Quran reader to US Huzafi Saiq at the Dubai International Holy Quran Award (DIHQA), an annual event consisting of readings from the Quran on June 5, 2018, in Dubai. AFP
    Sheikh Ahmed awards the best Quran reader to US Huzafi Saiq at the Dubai International Holy Quran Award (DIHQA), an annual event consisting of readings from the Quran on June 5, 2018, in Dubai. AFP

Government

Dubai royal grooms: Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed

Sheikh Ahmed is the chairman of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation

Haneen Dajani
Haneen Dajani
UAE

May 17, 2019

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Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed, 32, is the chairman of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation, and the National Olympic Committee.

He is the son of Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, and got married to Sheikha Midya bint Dalmouj Al Maktoum on Wednesday.

He was married during a religious ceremony alongside his elder brothers, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed, and Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohamed, who were also wedded to royal cousins.

Like his father, Sheikh Ahmed is a published poet, and often recites his poetry at public functions.

His poems include Azzam, May God bless you Dubai, and the State of Arabs.

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