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Dubai: Born in 1945, Shaikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum was the second son of Shaikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum.
He received higher education at Cambridge University. He became the UAE's first minister of Finance and Industry in 1971, a position he has occupied ever since.
Shaikh Hamdan has presided over Dubai Municipality as chairman, the Information and Health Departments and DUGAS among others.
He is the president of the governing board of the Dubai Ports Authority and has been the UAE's chief representative at the International Monetary Fund, the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries Fund and to the Arab states. On January 4, 1995, Shaikh Hamdan was appointed as the Deputy Ruler of Dubai.
Shaikh Hamdan has also funded many scholarships for students from around the world at Al Maktoum Institute.
Apart from his passion for horses, he likes hunting and dhow racing.
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