Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum
Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum is a Crown Prince of Dubai. Born November 14, 1982, in Dubai. Positions held include Crown Prince of Dubai (2008–), Minister of Defence (2024–) and Deputy Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (2024–). Educated at Rashid School For Boys and Mohammed bin Rashid School of Government. Awards include Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit.
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What Wikidata says · copied November 14, 2026 · revision 2563020039
- Described as
- Crown Prince of Dubai
- Other names
- Fazza, H.H. Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed al Maktoum, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum
- Born
- November 14, 1982 · 3 references
- Born in
- Dubai
- Citizen of
- United Arab Emirates
- Occupation
- poet · 1 reference; businessperson; merchant; jockey; politician · 1 reference; equestrian · 1 reference
- Positions held
- Crown Prince of Dubai (2008–); Minister of Defence (2024–); Deputy Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (2024–)
- Education
- Rashid School For Boys; Mohammed bin Rashid School of Government; Royal Military Academy Sandhurst; London School of Economics and Political Science
- Sport
- horse racing
- Awards
- Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit (2008) · 1 reference
- Father
- Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
- Mother
- Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al-Maktoum
- Siblings
- Prince Rashid bin Mohammed of Dubai; Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum; Maktoum bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum · 1 reference; Prince Majid bin Mohammed of Dubai · 1 reference; Shaikha bint Mohammed bin Rashed Al Maktoum
- Religion
- Sunni Islam
- Website
- https://hamdan.ae/en-us/
- Wikipedias with a page
- 32
Wikidata item Q556586 (wikidata.org/wiki/Q556586), public domain (CC0). Copied November 14, 2026.
What Wikipedia says · copied November 14, 2026 · revision 1384043459
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. As an equestrian, Maktoum is a multiple world champion at the World Equestrian Games, though has previously been temporarily banned for riding a doped horse.
- Born, in its opening lines
- November 14, 1982
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