The Sheikh and the merchants give one the impression they are not dissatisfied with present blessings and that they view the future hopefully."[16]. [12], Sheikh Saeed bin Dalmouk bin Juma Al Maktoum, Shaikha bint Saeed bin Thani bin Juma Al Maktoum, Maryam bint Butti bin Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktaum, Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, United Arab Emirates national football team, "Hind Bint Maktoum: Mohammed Bin Rashid's benevolence paints smile on the lips of the deprived", "UAE Sheikh Ahmad Bin Juma Al Maktoum … The increasing activities of Petroleum Development (Trucial Coast), which had secured a number of exploratory concessions in the area, meant increased economic activity and Dubai acted to accommodate the infrastructure required to take the opportunity. This led to growing tensions and rising discontent among some of the more influential families of the town. [10], In January, 2013, Sheikha Hind, donated three planes to airlift the United Arab Emirates national football team’s fans from Manama in Bahrain to Dubai following UAE's 1-0 victory over Kuwait in the semi-final of the 2013 Gulf Cup of Nations. The Majlis wasn't only concerned with practical matters, however, but also sought to limit the Ruler's financial standing and call for political reform. The Sheikh Saeed Al Maktoum House’s visiting hours are from 8 AM to 8:30 PM, and 3 PM to 8:30 PM on Fridays. Following Maktoum's death, his cousin Butti bin Suhail Al Maktoum ruled for eight years, before his own death in 1912. [2], Sheikha Hind is the paternal granddaughter of Juma bin Maktoum Al Maktoum, brother of Emir Saeed II of Dubai, grandfather of the current Sheikh. Familie. The influx of inexpensive, high quality pearls to world markets took place alongside the economic blight of the Great Depression. He presided over Dubai during the end of the pearling boom and through the long and difficult recession that followed the collapse of the pearling market, transforming Dubai into an active trading hub which developed new markets and economic opp… The pearling industry was lucrative and trade was based on a lively re-export market, particularly to surrounding Arab sheikhdoms and Persia. Sheikha Hind is de kleindochter van vaders kant van Juma bin Maktoum Al Maktoum, broer van Emir Saeed II van Dubai, grootvader van de huidige sjeik.Ze is ook de nicht van sjeik Ahmad Bin Juma Al Maktoum die in 2009 stierf. Crown Prince of Dubai from 2006 to 2008. The Sheikh Saeed Al Maktoum House tickets cost INR 60 for adults and INR 20 for children. In later life he ceded many of the responsibilities for driving Dubai's economic growth to his son, Rashid. By 1950, the British Residency was clearly at a loss to explain the source of Dubai's wealth, which had by now grown to be considerable: "Dubai, in contrast with the moribund Sharjah eleven miles away, is a flourishing town... there is already a business-like air around the place, thanks to the Post Office, the bank, a branch of Messrs Gray, Mackenzie and the offices of Petroleum Development (Trucial Coast) Limited... to judge by the prosperous appearance of the bazaar and by the lively atmosphere of the whole town, its income, for a miniature port of perhaps eight to ten thousand inhabitants must even today be considerable. See all 16 Sheikh Saeed al-Maktoum's House tours on Tripadvisor Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum (Arabic: أحمد بن سعيد آل مكتوم ; born 1 December 1958) is president of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, CEO and founder of the Emirates Group, chairman of Dubai World, and Noor Takaful insurance company. [18] By now Sheikh Saeed was elderly and infirm and the British were urging Sheikh Rashid to take over from his father, which he refused to do. Sheikha Hind is the paternal granddaughter of Juma bin Maktoum Al Maktoum, brother of Emir Saeed II of Dubai, grandfather of the current Sheikh. In 1954, Sir William Halcrow and Partners were brought in to survey the Creek and then the Overseas Ast Company carried out the dredging operation.