Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم, born 15 July 1949), known as Emir Mohammed, is the current Emir of the Trucial States. He has been the Emir since 1990, on the death of his father and renunciation of his elder brothers as heirs prior. Since his accession, he has undertaken major reforms in the government, launching the Trucial Vision 2021 project in 2010 to improve democracy and rights in the nation. Among his other accomplishments has been expanding and enlarging developments in the cities as well as clamping down on corruption.

Emir Mohammed married a cousin, Hind Al Maktoum in 1979 (1962-1999), who is the mother of his two sons (and heir) and two daughters. Hind died in a car accident in 1999. In 2004 he married Princess Haya of Jordan and they have two children.

The Emir is one of the wealthiest persons in the world, with his family's wealth at around $15 billion (3.86 billion rials).