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Mohammad Bin Rashid selected as personality of the year
His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has been selected as personality of the year in the second edition of the (Mahaba) Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) Love Festival.
- WAM
- Published: 19:02 April 27, 2008
- Image Credit: WAM
- Shaikh Maktoum receives the Personality of the Year Award from Shaikh Hamed on behalf of Shaikh Mohammad.
Abu Dhabi: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has been selected as personality of the year in the second edition of the (Mahaba) Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) Love Festival.
Shaikh Mohammad was selected for his valuable contribution, of which the last was the decree to set up the landmark Prophet Mohammad museum to educate people about the life of the prophet and how he changed the course of history.
At a ceremony held at Raha Beach hotel in Abu Dhabi on Friday, Shaikh Hamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chief of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince's Court and Chairman of the Higher Corporation, Specialised Economic Zones, presented the award to Shaikh Maktoum Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Dubai Ruler, who received the award on behalf of Shaikh Mohammad.
Present at the event were Shaikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Reem Al Hashemi, Minister of State, Syrian Culture Minister, other high-ranking officials, clerics and artists.
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