The Ruler Of Dubai Died In Australia Today
 

Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai and one of the most influential men in horse-racing, has died today while on a visit to Australia's Gold Coast. He was 62.

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Police in Queensland said that Sheikh Maktoum was staying at the exclusive Palazzo Versace hotel with a retinue of 33 people when he died. It is understood that he was on a private visit to attend yearling horserace sales.

Emergency security clearance was granted to allow the emir's personal Boeing 747 to fly his body home from Brisbane as quickly as possible, in compliance with strict Muslim customs on the burial of the dead.

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That was the one progressive thinking leader in the middle east.. If I'm thinking of the right guy.. He's the one that was building all those funky shaped islands over there wasn't he?

Yep thats him..

Nope that's his Son :2 cents:

Isn't Dubai Michael Jackson's new residence? :(

His horse Jeune which won the 1994 Melbourne Cup also died today :(

The Melbourne Cup is like one of the biggest horse races in the world

might be his son aswell, but they had it on the news that he was wanting to build more floating Hotels and Floating Casinos :thumbsup

wow, that guy did alot for that area of the world. RIP.

That's a huge loss for the arab states. He put the middle east on the map as a real tourist destination.

Yes that's his son, he's the one that is in charge of the developement of Dubai.
A lot of that shit is being build by Dutch companies, I just saw a big docu on
Dubai.....fucking amazing! :thumbsup

that's very sad news. may the man's soul rest in peace

What are his contribution on horse racing--was he racing before or does he own a ranch complete with high breed horses?