1912–1990
Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Arabic: راشد بن سعيد آل مكتوم
Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum · 阿联酋
1912–1990, Ruler of Dubai (1958–1990) and Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, one of the UAE's founding fathers.
He succeeded as Ruler of Dubai in 1958, leading the transformation of Dubai from a small trading settlement on Dubai Creek into a modern port city and regional trading hub, promoting during his reign infrastructure such as Port Rashid (opened 1972), Jebel Ali Port (1979), and the Dubai World Trade Centre (completed 1978); from 1971 he served as Vice President of the UAE, and from 1979 also as Prime Minister, until his death in Dubai in 1990.
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Born in Dubai, died in Dubai.
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"Father of modern Dubai"; his development thinking — that "oil will eventually run out and the city must stand on trade" — laid Dubai's post-oil urban positioning.