Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum حمدان بن محمد آل مكتوم | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Sheikh | |||||||||||||||||||||
Deputy Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates | |||||||||||||||||||||
Assumed office 14 July 2024 Serving with 4 other people | |||||||||||||||||||||
President | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | ||||||||||||||||||||
Prime Minister | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | ||||||||||||||||||||
Minister of Defence[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Assumed office 14 July 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||
President | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | ||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | ||||||||||||||||||||
Crown Prince of Dubai | |||||||||||||||||||||
Assumed office 1 February 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Monarch | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | ||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Rashid bin Mohammed Al Maktoum | ||||||||||||||||||||
Deputy Ruler of Dubai | |||||||||||||||||||||
In office 4 January 2006 – 1 February 2008 Serving with Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum | |||||||||||||||||||||
Monarch | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | ||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum | ||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Maktoum bin Mohammed Al Maktoum | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum 14 November 1982 Dubai, UAE | ||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Sheikha Shaikha bint Saeed bin Thani Al Maktoum (m. 2019- | ||||||||||||||||||||
Issue | Sheikh Rashid bin Hamdan Al Maktoum
Sheikha Shaikha bint Hamdan Al Maktoum Sheikh Mohammed Bin Hamdan Al Maktoum | ||||||||||||||||||||
House | Al Maktoum | ||||||||||||||||||||
Father | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mother | Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sports career | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Arabic: حمدان بن محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم, romanized: Ḥamdān bin Muḥammad bin Rāšid Āl Maktūm; born 14 November 1982) is an Emirati royal and politician who has been the Crown Prince of Dubai since 2008. He is the Minister of Defence of the UAE since 14 July 2024. He served as deputy ruler of Dubai from 2006 to 2008. He is popularly known as Fazza (Arabic: فزاع), the name under which he publishes his poetry, which means "the one who helps" in Arabic.[2] As an equestrian, Maktoum is a multiple world champion at the World Equestrian Games.[3][4]