Talk:Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Facebook Page

Should the fact that he himself opened his own public facebook page with his personal family pictures uploaded be in this article? He also asked the public through facebookfor their opinions on matters, like whether schools should start during ramadan or after eid. It's pretty awesome for a state leader, dont you think? :P Source is here: http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Government/10329559.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.246.160.46 (talk) 05:31, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

'Hello, I am from Niger Republic, a muslim country and working for a christian organization. it is really disconcerting how they are trying to evangilize people around here. they take advantage of our poverty and the lack of employment, promising youngster jobs and descent situation provided they convert to christianity. Nonetheless, I am not condemning them; rather I condemn other rich muslims countries; I am dismeyed how much indifferent they are to our poverty and to widespread islam. why do they not invest in our poor muslims countries like christian non governmental organization in order to increase the al umma of the prophet, Mohamed (PBBUPH), ther seal of the prophets? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Assidiq1969 (talk • contribs) 21:50, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

Liverpool Takeover

This part of the article is uncited as well as being grammatically, erm, flawed. The sort of statements made in this section really can't stand without being cited. Epeeist smudge 10:49, 1 June 2007 (UTC). The "reasons" cited for why DIC didn't end up investing in Liverpool were ridiculous. Someone has made them up. The real reasons where that they were looking at Liverpool primarily as a business and DIC are well known for their ruthless streak when it comes to business.

Removal of Hon Title

I'm not entirely sure of the Wiki policy here, but I'm very surprized to see that the "Sheikh" has been removed from the name in the opening paragraph. He is almost universally known as Sheikh Mohammed and a quick check of british royalty and aristoccracy (hereditory and otherwise) seem to include their titles. If Wiki poloicy does demand the deletion of the title, I'm tempted to suggest it is either bad policy or mis-applied.Epeeist smudge 15:43, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

Picture ?

Shouldnt this page include a picture perhaps? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.233.195.131 (talk) 21:37, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

this one is good: http://www.dubaicup.ae/images/sheikh-mohammed.jpg --Englishazadipedia 22:04, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

POV

"Sheikh Mohammed enjoys a vast and enviable popularity , with both expatriates and Emiratis.His charity programmes as well as his good natured behaviour and respect to elders and his genorusity is well known."

This sentence doesn't belong in this article. I don't think his popularity can be substantiated with appropriate citations. It's not as if gallup pollers roamed around in Dubai asking people if they liked Sheikh Mohammed. AreJay (talk) 21:17, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

I agree. I was "bold" and removed it. I also removed {{POV}}. If that was for something other than the Popularity section, please bring it back. Leitmanp (talk | contributions) 01:57, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

Lufthansa Flight 181

Didn't Sheikh Mohammed play the role of chief negotiator with the Palestinian hijackers of Lufthansa Flight 181 when they landed at Dubai? Does anyone have information? 9591353082 (talk) 02:43, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

He did not play the role of chief negotiator, but was involved. There was an article in Time in 1977 about the incident. You can read it here. Sheikh Mohammed is mentioned in the fourth paragraph. Leitmanp (talk | contributions) 04:24, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

slavery accusations ???

what about this? "Dubai's ruler has been accused of enslaving thousands of young children for camel races in a class-action lawsuit filed in the US". am i crazy, or this should be in the article?? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5346430.stm —Preceding unsigned comment added by 200.55.124.210 (talk) 02:20, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

I don't think this should be in the article, its like we are saying "George bush is accused by many many war crimes in Iraq", i think theses kind of sentences should be removed. NoPity2 02:42, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

Shouldn't he be referred to as Sheikh?

Shouldn't his title "Sheikh" be referred to him? Its like everyone know him as Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashed Al Maktoum NoPity2 2:50, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

"Sheikh" is a title and not a part of his name. It is like calling someone "Sir", "President" or "King." While there are some instances (historically) where that was a part of the name, it does not apply here. Actually, everyone (in Dubai) knows him as "Sheikh Mohammed", and not "Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum." Anyway, "sheikh" is not a part of his name and therefore should not be included in the title. Leitmanp (talk | contributions) 00:54, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

Oh i understand, but a quick visit to ruler of Ajman Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi is referred to Sheikh. And i think many of the other Emirates rulers are also referred to as "Sheikh", and added to their names. If their names are not supposed to include "Sheikh", then i think someone needs to change the other royal families names such as ruler of Ajman .. NoPity2 16:24, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

I just moved Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi to Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi. Let me know if there are others that have the honorific title (sheikh or sheikha) in the articles' titles. Thanks. Leitmanp (talk | contributions) 19:37, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

Found another one, Ruler of Fujairah Shaikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi. Oh BTW, is it ok to include the title "Sheikh" in the opening paragraph and the rest of the title? —Preceding unsigned comment added by NoPity2 (talk • contribs) 05:06, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

I think including "Sheikh" or "Sheikha" in the opening paragraph is okay. Leitmanp (talk | contributions) 18:13, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

Mothers of his 19 children???

Who are the mothers of all 19 of his children? Pretty basic fact to include in an encyclopedic article. Evidently, Hind Bint Maktoum Bin Juma Al Maktoum is the mother of 14 of them. And Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein is the mother of another. 19 - 14 - 1 = 4, so there are 4 children unaccounted for. Who was/were their mother(s)? —Preceding unsigned comment added by DBrnstn (talk • contribs) 20:17, 14 December 2008 (UTC)

Birth date

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Arabic محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم; Muḥammad bin Rāshid al Maktūm), also Sheikh Mohammed, (born July 15, 1949), is the Prime Minister and Vice President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and the Ruler of Dubai.

as per the introduction birth date is showing as 1949 but below picture birth date is mentioned as 1942 please correct this —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tabrez.goilkar (talk • contribs) 15:36, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

comment about affection for one child

The last part of this sentence was added recently with no reference: "Sheikh Mohammed has 19 officially acknowledged children: eight sons and eleven daughters of whom Mohammed Sharn Abdur-Rahman he cherishes most."

With no supporting ref, I think it should be removed, esp. since it is hurtful to the other children. I plan to do so unless someone objects with supporting data. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Karen Anne (talk • contribs) 13:06, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

Quite right, removed as unsourced personal gossip. JohnCD (talk) 13:15, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

Section on Controversies

I don't think that a newspaper printing a photo of him in error then immediately apologising counts as a "controversy". It's pretty trivial stuff with no reflection on him (maybe on the paper). Insteadofworking (talk) 00:55, 30 October 2010 (UTC)

Need Reliable Sourcing

I have absolutely confirmed this through listening to the audio. It's very clear who she is referring to. It is controversial, but clear in the audio based on her description of him and what he owns. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 141.161.133.130 (talk) 20:48, 11 February 2011 (UTC)

Can somebody help me confirm this. It has been posted by an IP user and goes against BOLP as well as highly controversial. I have removed this until some respected user gives another good reliable source to this. Thanks. Sarmadhassan (talk) 06:32, 3 February 2011 (UTC)

In a February 2011 interview porn actress [[Kacey Jordan|Kacey Jordan]] revealed that she was paid $35,000 by Sheikh Mohammed for an 8 day sex romp at the [[Burj Al Arab|Burj Al Arab]] in [[Dubai|Dubai]]. Kacey said the Sheik kept a lot of girls over there, dormed 3-4 girls in each hotel room, kept them on call with an 8pm curfew, and made them take tests and do English crosswords so he could prove he was smarter than the girls. Jordan also admitted Sheikh Mohammed preferred 'aggressive sex', forcing her to 'gag' and placing her in headlocks.

None of the two sources used actually mention the name "Sheikh Mohammed", it says a prince. I am wondering on what grounds is it assumed that the prince refers to this Sheikh Mohammad? --Theotherguy1 (talk) 04:08, 5 February 2011 (UTC)

In her interview with Howard Stern Kacey Jordan revealed that the Sheik was the owner of the Burj Al Arab and Emirates Airways. That person is either Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum or Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, depending on how they would describe "owner" of either of the airline or hotel. scooteristi (talk) 06:24, 6 February 2011 (UTC)