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Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum
Crown Prince of Dubai (born 1982)
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 2024.2
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Born Nov 14, 1982.1
About
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.
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Early life and education
- Date not recordedLondon School of Economics and Political Science3
- Date not recordedMohammed bin Rashid School of Government3
- Date not recordedRoyal Military Academy Sandhurst3
- Date not recordedRashid School For Boys3
Hamdan bin Mohammed is the son of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum, the senior wife of Mohammed. He is the second male child of their twelve children and he is the third son of his father. Hamdan's elder full brother was Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed.
Hamdan bin Mohammed was educated in Dubai at the Rashid School For Boys and then at the Dubai School of Government. He continued his studies in the United Kingdom, where he graduated from Sandhurst in 2001; he later attended the London School of Economics.
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Career
Occupation: politician, poet, merchant, jockey, equestrian, businessperson.5
Personal life
The Crown Prince's Instagram account has more than 17 million followers, as of April 2025. He posts pictures that showcase his hobbies, which include animals, poetry, sports, photography, and adventures.
Hamdan Al Maktoum is an equestrian, skydiver and scuba diver. He dives in Fujairah. He is known for his romantic and patriotic poems in Arabic. He publishes his poems under the pen name of Fazza (فزاع).
On 15 May 2019, Sheikh Hamdan married his cousin Sheikha Shaikha bint Saeed bin Thani Al Maktoum, on the same day that his brothers Maktoum and Ahmed also married. On 6 June 2019, he and his brothers celebrated the royal wedding together at the Dubai World Trade Center. On 21 May 2021, it was announced that Sheikh Hamdan had welcomed twins, a son named Rashid and a daughter named Shaikha. On 25 February 2023, Sheikh Hamdan welcomed another son, named Mohammed. On 22 March 2025, he welcomed his second daughter, Hind.
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Awards
- 2008Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit8
Planes and yachts
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