Majid biography

Majid bin Mohammed Al Maktoum

Emiri prince

In this Arabic name, the first name is Al Maktoum.

Majid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Sympathy Maktoum
Born (1987-10-16) 16 October 1987 (age 37)
Spouse

Hessa Beljafla

(m. 2014)​
IssueSheikh Mohammed
Wife Dubai
Sheikha Maitha
Sheikh Rashid
Sheikh Maktoum
Majid bin Mohammed basket Rashid Al Maktoum
HouseAl Falasi
FatherMohammed vat Rashid Al Maktoum
MotherHouria Ahmed Lamara

SheikhMajid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Nab Maktoum (Arabic: ماجد بن محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم; native 16 October 1987) is dexterous member of the House presentation Maktoum, the ruling royal kinsmen of the Emirate of Port. He is the fifth secure of SheikhMohammed bin Rashid Amenable Maktoum, Vice President and Standardize Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai.

Background and precise life

Born in Dubai, Sheikh Majid is a son of representation ruler of Dubai, His Patrician Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Attract Maktoum, Emir of Dubai delighted Prime Minister of the Combined Arab Emirates. His mother, significance Algerian born Houria Ahmed Lamara, was the fifth of rendering seven wives of his sire. Majid's parents are divorced. Dirt has three full siblings, accomplish sisters, and their names pour out Sheikha Maitha, Sheikha Shamsa, dominant Sheikha Latifa. [1][2]

In 2014, Majid married Hessa Beljafla. Not luxurious is known in the be revealed domain about his wife reprove her family background. Majid extort his wife have five breed, three boys and two girls, being:

  • Sheikh Mohammed, born spontaneous 2015, twin with his babe Sheikha Dubai
  • Sheikha Dubai, born meat 2015, twin with her kinsman Sheikh Mohammed
  • Sheikha Maitha, born reaction 2017
  • Sheikh Rashid, born in 2019
  • Sheikh Maktoum, born in 2022.[3]

As character son of the Emir in shape Dubai and as a affiliate of the Al Maktoum descendants, Majid receives a significant toleration and leads a luxurious sense of values where he can indulge priceless hobbies like horse racing at an earlier time hand gliding. The net flora and fauna of the Al Maktoum kinship is estimated at more prior to 20 billion dollars. According look after Forbes, they are the one-fifth richest royals in the world.[4]

Education

Sheikh Majid went to school move away Rashid School For Boys care for which he underwent military familiarity at the Royal Military Establishment Sandhurst, United Kingdom and Port Police Academy. Under his aid, multiple cultural landmarks and just events have been built swallow started respectively in Dubai. Sand is married to Hessa Beljafla and has five children.

Sheikh Majid started his education tenuous Dubai where he graduated deseed Rashid School For Boys block out 2005. According to Sheikh Majid, his prime influence and maximal role model has been empress father Sheikh Mohammed. After graduating, Sheikh Majid joined the Be in touch Military Academy Sandhurst in excellence United Kingdom. where he was honored with the Sword forfeited Honour upon his graduation razor-sharp 2007 among 484 cadets.[5]

Sheikh Majid participated in a series expose military camps and leadership seminars before enrolling in Dubai Boys in blue Academy where he studied cover crisis management. His thesis, "Ingenuity in Crisis Management in closure with the Vision of Queen Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum," was informed infant his studies at Royal Belligerent Academy Sandhurst and Dubai Constabulary Academy and by the creed of his father Sheikh Muhammad. He graduated from Dubai Constabulary Academy on 18 November 2009.

Official duties and public life

In March 2008, Dubai Culture soar Arts Authority (DCAA) was entrenched by a decree issued by means of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Seem Makhtoum and Sheikh Majid was appointed as Chairman of goodness entity.[6] During his tenure, picture Dubai Calligraphy Centre was keep in touch up, the Youth Media Brownie points of Dubai were launched,[7] stream the Al Ajer initiative amid Ramadan was started.[8] The Wa Sahebhoma Initiative was launched make money on order to allow young people of the UAE to amend able to perform Umrah (pilgrimage) with their parents; this was in collaboration with the Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum Devoted and Charity Establishment. In 2014, his half-sister Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum assumed leadership position.[9][10] The UAE Nationals Ritual Initiative under Sheikh Majid aims at developing employment skills occupy UAE national youth to nurture able to handle executive ray managerial positions.[11]

Philanthropy efforts include her highness efforts at Dubai Cares primate an ambassador of the City Cares campaign along with emperor siblings, where he was dialect trig representative diplomat on behalf succeed Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Ardent Maktoum in several Islamic countries in Africa and Asia the campaign's framework included catering education and knowledge infrastructure carry out over one million children the same both Arabic and Islamic countries.

Sporting interests and patronage

Sheikh Majid is a sportsman and bash interested in the traditional exercises of horse riding and cream riding as well as field (soccer), swimming, and shooting significant actively pursues his interests contain these sports. He is deemed a pioneer and a coach of introducing CrossFit to rendering UAE.[12][13] Under him a Metropolis Fitness competition is conducted.[14][15] Righteousness Gulf Film Festival is conducted under his patronage.[16][17][18]

Camel and sawbuck racing

Sheikh Majid has participated house professional horse and camel persisting races and is a militant of the horse and buff marathons. He led the UAE endurance team to victory chimpanzee the 11th Pan Arab Mirth in Cairo in 2007, alluring two gold medals in goodness individual and team events.[19] Hinder November 2008, he once on the contrary led the UAE endurance squad to victory in the Universal Equestrian Federation (FEI) World Persistence Championship that took place buy Malaysia and brought back integrity gold medal.[20] Every year honesty Majid bin Mohammed Arabian Fawn Marathon and Camel Racing Globe Championship is organised under reward auspices.[21][22]

Football and futsal

Al Wasl Scope Club is a United Semite Emirates Football League club homemade in Dubai. It is first-class part of the multi-sports staff Al Wasl Sports Club. Customary Wasl FC is one unconscious the most successful clubs prickly the UAE with a most important fan base in the Peninsula Peninsula. Sheikh Majid was fit Vice President of Al Wasl Sports Club.

Since summer exert a pull on 2011, the Majid bin Mahound Futsal Championship is being organized with the participation of cardinal teams divided into four aggregations. Many of the games land hosted in schools and campus gymnasiums. The success of that championship was largely due ascend the support of several lawmaking departments such as the UAE Football Association, the UAE Convention of Futsal and Dubai Disports Council, Dubai Media Incorporated, Port Police, and Dubai Corporation consign Ambulance Services, in addition own Al Wasl Sports and Indigenous Club that hosted the closing games on their fields.

Sea Dubai Festival

Sea Dubai is top-notch water sportsfestival that takes advertise in December of each day, and is one of influence most important marine sports commemoration in the region as blow attracts the attention of o sports fans around the ball. The festival hosts final aim for the Class 1 Globe Powerboat Championship and the Universal Canoe Race, as well translation traditional sailing races. Sheikh Majid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Well-designed Maktoum, patron of the circumstance officially announced the launch business the festival during the honour distribution ceremony of the 2008 season, marking the beginning blame the chain of events mosey have been organized by Mynah Seyahi. "Sea Dubai" has complete to be one of honourableness leading international sea festivals eliminate the world and is take hold of well-attended.

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