Daijiworld Media Network
Dubai, Sep 19 : Shaikh Rashid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (34), son of Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, died of a heart attack on Saturday morning.
Prayers will be held at Zabeel mosque this evening, followed by funeral at Umm Harir cemetery in Bur Dubai.
Al Dewan, Dubai Ruler’s Court, has declared three days mourning in Dubai, beginning today.
“We belong to Allah and to Him we shall return,” the Dubai Ruler Court said as it mourned Shaikh Rashid’s demise.
Shaikh Rashid was the eldest son of Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
Flags will fly half-mast at all government institutions in the emirate.