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Shaikh Mohammad wins Khalifa book award
His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, won the Shaikh Khalifa UAE Book Award for his My Vision - Challenges in the Race for Excellence, it was announced on Monday.
- By Samir Salama, Associate Editor
- Published: 00:41 April 1, 2008
- Shaikh Hamdan receives the award on behalf of Shaikh Mohammad from Dr Jamal Al Suwaidi, of the Emirates Centre for Strategic Studies and Research in Abu Dhabi.
- Image Credit: WAM
Abu Dhabi: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, won the Shaikh Khalifa UAE Book Award for his My Vision - Challenges in the Race for Excellence, it was announced on Monday.
The award was presented to Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, by Dr Jamal Sanad Al Suwaidi, director-general of the Emirates Centre for Strategic Studies and Research, on the sidelines of its annual conference.
The award was given in its first edition to Shaikh Mohammad for his book - a unique account of the exceptional development of Dubai and the vision behind the outstanding accomplishments, that included transforming the UAE and Dubai from their role as a regional powerhouse to their new and advanced role as international economic and financial centres, according to the award's citation.
The citation added that the award was given in appreciation of the role the book plays in enriching the culture of development and responsibility towards achieving a better future for the Arab man.
Described by reviewers as one of the most important books published in the Middle East in the past 50 years, the book is primarily about development, as four of the five sections carry the word 'development' in their titles.
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