Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum dies of heart attack

Wam, September 19, 2015

Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, son of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, died on Saturday morning of a heart attack.

The Court of the Ruler of Dubai declared three days of mourning in Dubai from Saturday, and flags will be at half-mast at government departments and institutions.

President Sheikh Khalifa expressed his heartfelt condolences and solace to Sheikh Mohammed, according to the state news agency, Wam.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, also mourned the death of Sheikh Rashid and expressed condolences to Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid and Al Maktoum family.

Prayers will be held at Zabeel mosque on Saturday evening and he will then be buried in Umm Harir cemetery in Bur Dubai.

“God bless the deceased young man ... We belong to Allah and to Him we shall return,” the court said.

The court said work at Dubai government entities would continue as usual, according to the Dubai Media Office. Dubai’s Knowledge and Human Development Authority, which regulates the emirate’s private schools, has said schools will remain open.

Sheikh Rashid was born in November 1981.