Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum

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Sheikh Hamdan

Crown Prince of Dubai

Member of the house of Al-Falasi

Sheikh Hamdan in Summit on the Global Agenda in 2009

Crown Prince of Dubai

Proclamation 1 February 2008 – present

Born 14 November 1982 (age 37)

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Spouse
Shaikha bint Saeed bin Thani Al
Maktoum (m. 2019)

Full name

Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al

Maktoum

House Al Falasi
 Father Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Mother Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum

Religion Sunni Islam

Medal record

Representing   United Arab Emirates

Equestrian

World Equestrian Games

2010 Kentucky Team endurance

2014 Normandy Individual endurance

2010 Kentucky Individual endurance

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Arabic  ‫حمدان بن‬

‫( )محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم‬born 14 November 1982) is the Crown Prince of
Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He is popularly known as Fazza (Arabic: ‫)فزاع‬,
the name under which he publishes his poetry, and which means "the one
who helps" in Arabic.[1]

Contents

 1Early life and education

 2Roles and positions
 3Personal life
 4Titles, styles and honours
 5Honours
o 5.1Foreign honours
 6References
 7External links

Early life and education

Hamdan Bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is the son of
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum
bin Juma Al Maktoum, the senior wife of Mohammed. He is the second son of
their 12 children and the fourth of his father's children. Hamdan's elder full
brother was Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed.[2]
Hamdan Bin Mohammed al Maktoum was educated in Dubai at the Rashid
School For Boys, and then at the Dubai School of Government.[3] He continued
his studies in the United Kingdom where he graduated from Sandhurst in
2001,[4] and later attended the London School of Economics.[5][6] In his interview
with Vision he described how Sandhurst taught him the importance of self-
discipline, commitment, virtue, responsibility, endurance, understanding,
teamwork, friendship and the benefits of hard work. [7]

Roles and positions

Hamdan was appointed as the chairman of the Dubai executive council in
September 2006.[6] On 1 February 2008, he was named as the Crown Prince
of Dubai. As the new hereditary prince, he appointed new key personal and
financial advisors such as a global economist and a hedge fund tycoon from
HN Capital LLP.[6] He is also the head of the Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid
Establishment for young entrepreneurs, and sits on the Dubai sports council
and the Dubai autism centre.[5]
He was part of the Dubai World Expo 2020 delegation when Dubai was
awarded the rights to host the event. [8] He also went to the top floor of the Burj
Khalifa to wave the UAE flag, a few days after the World Expo 2020 win. [9] He
is also the founder of the Hamdan International Photography Award, which
was launched in 2011.[10]

Personal life
The Crown Prince's Instagram account has more than 9.6 million followers as
of February,2020; he posts pictures that showcase his hobbies, which include
animals, poetry, sports, photography and adventures. [11]
Hamdan Al Maktoum is a licensed and a well cultivated equestrian, a sky
diver and a scuba diver. He dives in Fujairah.[5] He is known for his romantic
and patriotic poems in Arabic. He publishes his poems under the
name Fazza (‫)فزاع‬. He rides for Godolphin stables. He is also a member of
the Royal Ascot.[12]
Sheikh Hamdan won a gold medal at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian
Games™ 2014 in Normandy (FRA), team gold in 2012 and a bronze medal in
2010. He led a team of five UAE riders at Championships in Samorín on 17
September 2016.[13][14]
On May 15, 2019, Sheikh Hamdan married his cousin Sheikha Shaikha Bint
Saeed Bin Thani Al Maktoum.[15][16][17][18][19]