Dubai: A chance encounter with families in the desert by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai led to his sharing pictures on Friday of the meeting on his Instagram account.

Two pictures of Shaikh Mohammad enjoying quality time with the families drew more than 23,000 likes on the social media account.

Mohammad poses for pictures with some of the children. (Instagram)

“Today, I came across families enjoying the weekend in the desert with their children,” Shaikh Mohammed wrote on his account.

It’s certainly not the first time Shaikh Mohammad has posted pictures from his visits across the desert which tend to surprise those he meets.

Mohammad speaks to the children after coming across them in a chance desert encounter. (Instagram)

In March, Shaikh Mohammad met employees of a Chinese company who were “having a brainstorming sessions under a ghaf tree,” he wrote at the time.

With millions of followers on Twitter and Instagram, Shaikh Mohammad is an active user of social media and one of the most-followed world leaders.