• Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed, the Deputy Ruler of Dubai, watches on during the 2014 Dubai Desert Classic. Warren Little / Getty Images
    Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed, the Deputy Ruler of Dubai, watches on during the 2014 Dubai Desert Classic. Warren Little / Getty Images
  • Sheikh Maktoum with Fifa President Gianni Infantino at the 11th Dubai International Sports Conference in December, 2016. Tom Dulat / Getty Images
    Sheikh Maktoum with Fifa President Gianni Infantino at the 11th Dubai International Sports Conference in December, 2016. Tom Dulat / Getty Images
  • Sheikh Maktoum attends the 11th Dubai International Sports Conference. Tom Dulat / Getty Images
    Sheikh Maktoum attends the 11th Dubai International Sports Conference. Tom Dulat / Getty Images
  • Sheikh Maktoum supports Shabab Al Ahli FC. Here he presents the club with the league trophy after winning the Arabian Gulf league in 2014 Warren Little / Getty Images
    Sheikh Maktoum supports Shabab Al Ahli FC. Here he presents the club with the league trophy after winning the Arabian Gulf league in 2014 Warren Little / Getty Images
  • Sheikh Maktoum is also a patron of the arts. Here he inaugurates Jameel Arts Centre in November 2018. Dubai Media Office / Wam
    Sheikh Maktoum is also a patron of the arts. Here he inaugurates Jameel Arts Centre in November 2018. Dubai Media Office / Wam
  • Sheikh Maktoum tours Jameel Arts Centre in 2018. Media Office / Wam
    Sheikh Maktoum tours Jameel Arts Centre in 2018. Media Office / Wam
  • Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, offers his condolences to the Al Habtoor family in 2018. WAM
    Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, offers his condolences to the Al Habtoor family in 2018. WAM
  • Sheikh Maktoum accompanies Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid at tje Dubai Design District. Wam
    Sheikh Maktoum accompanies Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid at tje Dubai Design District. Wam
  • Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed inspects a timeline for Route 2020. Wam
    Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed inspects a timeline for Route 2020. Wam

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Dubai royal weddings: Who Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed is

Deputy Ruler of Dubai one of the emirate's royal grooms

Haneen Dajani
Haneen Dajani
UAE

May 17, 2019

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Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed has been the deputy ruler of Dubai since February 2008, when his elder brother Hamdan was made Crown Prince.

The 35-year-old is also the chairman of Dubai Media Incorporated, and the Dubai Technology and Media Free Zone Authority (TECOM Investments).

Sheikh Maktoum has personally accompanied the UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed on a number of conferences and official visits.

He studied at Rashid Private School in Dubai, and graduated from the American University in Dubai (AUD) in 2005, where he finished a bachelor’s degree in business administration.

He also enrolled in a number of training courses at Harvard University and Dubai School of Government.

Sheikh Maktoum was married on Wednesday to Sheikha Maryam bint Butti Al Maktoum. His brothers Sheikh Hamdan and Sheikh Ahmed were also wed to royal cousins on the same day.

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