Dubai: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai surpassed four million Twitter followers on Thursday.
The benchmark did not go unnoticed by Shaikh Mohammad, who took to Twitter to make the announcement and thank his followers.
“My number of Twitter followers reached 4 mln today. My total following exceeds 8 mln including Facebook, Instagram and Google+,” he Tweeted.
My number of Twitter followers reached 4 mln today. My total following exceeds 8 mln including Facebook, Instagram and Google+— HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) May 14, 2015
In 2014, Shaikh Mohammad was ranked amoung the top 10 state leaders who use Twitter to engage their citizens by the Burson-Marsteller's "Twiplomacy" study.
He also said that social media are tools for innovation, knowledge creation, development and social cooperation.
I am honored by every individual who connects with me online, and grateful for the ideas that these connections created— HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) May 14, 2015
Social media are tools for innovation and knowledge creation. They fuel our drive towards development,& inspire us towards cooperation.— HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) May 14, 2015
We shall always focus on using social media channels for the good of mankind, for collaboration, enlightenment, & as a source of information— HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) May 14, 2015