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What Sheikh Mohammed Thinks About Dubai: His Vision in His Own Words
What does HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum actually think about Dubai? Not the Dubai of brochures — his Dubai, the one he…
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His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai: his vision, announcements and the Dubai he built.
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Government Excellence: Why Dubai’s Departments Compete to Serve You
Here is a small miracle of daily life in Dubai that residents rarely notice: government services behave as…
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Sheikh Mohammed’s Dubai Through the Decades: 1970s to 2020s
Stand anywhere in Dubai and you are looking at the work of one lifetime. HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin…
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The Next 50 Years: Sheikh Mohammed and the UAE Centennial 2071
The United Arab Emirates was founded in 1971. It turns one hundred in 2071 — and HH Sheikh…
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Why Dubai Never Sleeps on a Deadline: The Sheikh Mohammed Work Ethic
Ask anyone who has worked in Dubai’s government about its most famous characteristic and the answer arrives quickly:…
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Sheikh Mohammed and Education: Building a Knowledge City
Every other pillar of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s Dubai rests on this one: learning. The…
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The Al Maktoum Family: Ruling Dubai Since 1833
In 1833, a branch of the Bani Yas tribe settled at the mouth of Dubai Creek and founded…
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Dubai Before the Boom: The Creek Sheikh Mohammed Grew Up On
Close your eyes and erase the skyline. What remains is the Dubai that HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid…
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Leadership Lessons From My Vision: What Business Can Learn From Sheikh Mohammed
Business books by rulers are rare. Rulers whose books repay study by actual executives are rarer. HH Sheikh…
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The Visitor Economy: How Sheikh Mohammed Turned Tourists Into a Pillar
Cities usually treat tourists as a bonus. HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum treated them as a…
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Announcements by Tweet: The Ruler Who Speaks Directly to the World
When Dubai has something enormous to announce — an economic agenda, a new strategy, a national initiative —…
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A Father’s Lessons: What Sheikh Rashid Taught His Son
Every architect of Dubai’s rise stands in a shadow: that of Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Ruler…
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The Majlis: How Sheikh Mohammed Listens to His People
Long before opinion polls and feedback apps, the Gulf had a technology for listening: the majlis — the…
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Crisis Leadership: How Sheikh Mohammed Steered Dubai Through 2009 and COVID
Twice in his reign, the world’s economy broke — and twice, the test of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin…
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From Pearl Boats to Global Ports: Sheikh Mohammed and the Sea
Before Dubai sold a single barrel’s worth of skyline, it sold the sea. The city’s first wealth came…
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Open Skies: The Aviation Strategy Behind the World’s Busiest Airport
Dubai International is the busiest international airport on the planet, and Emirates is among the world’s largest airlines.…
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One Million Arab Coders: Sheikh Mohammed’s Bet on the Region’s Youth
In 2017, HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum placed a bet on a million young people he…
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The Green Vision: The Solar Park That Bears Sheikh Mohammed’s Name
South of Dubai, panel by panel, one of the largest solar parks on Earth is spreading across the…
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A Minister for Happiness: Why Sheikh Mohammed Rewired His Cabinet
Cabinet reshuffles usually add ministries for money, security or industry. In 2016, HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al…
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Tolerance as Policy: The Values Sheikh Mohammed Built Into Government
Tolerance is usually a sentiment. Under HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, it became a ministry. In…
