10 facts about Shaikh Rashid

1. Shaikh Rashid Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum was the eldest son of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai and Her Highness Shaikha Hind Bint Maktoum Bin Juma Al Maktoum.

 

2. He was born on November 12, 1981.

 

3. Shaikh Rashid completed his schooling at the Rashid School for Boys in Nad Al Sheba in Dubai and graduated from Britain's Sandhurst Military Academy in 2001.

 

4. Dubai Cares was Shaikh Rashid’s brainchild when it was launched in 2007. 

 

5. He was a sports enthusiast and used to play football for Dubai Football Club, of which he was also president.

 

6. His favourite football team was Manchester United.

 

7. Shaikh Rashid owned many race horses and was a keen rider. He took part in many equestrian endurance races winning several, including the 120km Pyramids International Endurance Championship at the Giza pyramids in Egypt. He also won the individual gold in the 2001 edition held in Perugia, Italy. He shared the top spot in the FEI Emirates Endurance Worldwide Ranking in 2003. He also won the individual gold in the 120-km endurance ride at the 15th Asian Games held in Doha in 2006.

 

8. He owned Zabeel Stables in Dubai. 

 

9. With his champion stable of horses, he won the UAE Owner's Championship consecutively from 2000-2005.

 

10. He was the brother of Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai.