23 March, 2009

R.I.P. - Sheikh Ahmed bin Juma Al Maktoum

Here's the news in Arabic:WAM

And in English: Emirates Business 24/7

25 comments:

  1. who is he????

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  2. Okay, I'll ask...who was he, how high up, and how long should we expect the mourning period to last?

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  3. How was he related to Sheikh Maktoum?

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  4. My deepest condolences to the people of UAE on this sad day. May his soul rest in peace.

    Can anyone tell me who he is related too?

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  5. Are we getting any days off work?

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  6. Shaikh Ahmad Bin Juma Al Maktoum daughter Shaikha Rodha Bint Ahmad Bin Jumaa is married to Shaikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Minister of Finance and Deputy Ruler of Dubai.May his soul rest in peace.

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  7. private sector none, goverment might get up to 3 days off
    he was relative of sheikh mohammed dubai president
    may Allah give him beautifull jennah

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  8. who is he...what was his position in the uae?

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  9. Father in law

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  10. our condolences, may his soul rest in peace...

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  11. So he's the father-in-law of Sheikh Mohammad's brother.

    (May his soul rest in peace).

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  12. So "Sheikh Ahmed bin Juma Al-Maktoum" is "Sheikh Mohammed's" (Ruler of Dubai) father in law?

    I dont get it.. How are they both 'Al-Maktoums' if they are in-laws?

    :S

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  13. May his soul rest in peace.

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  14. may his soul rest in peace.

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  15. Are schools going to be closed?

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  16. Are the schools in dubai being off tommorow since he died?

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  17. Sheikh Ahmad Bin Juma Al Maktoum was born in 1936, and has several children.

    His daughter Sheikha Rodha Bint Ahmad Bin Juma is married to Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Minister of Finance and Deputy Ruler of Dubai.

    His niece, Sheikha Hind Bint Maktoum Bin Juma Al Maktoum, is the wife of Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
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  18. He was the brother of sheikh mohammeds father in law - or you can say, he was the uncle of sheikh mohammeds first wife Hint.
    Sheikha Hint Sheikh Mohammeds first wife - is the sister of Hasher Maktoum Juma Maktoum.

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  19. I am very sad on hearing this news.Let his soul rest in peace.I will pray for him.

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  20. It is very sad. I was his personal Nurse for more than a year. And I took care of him like my own father. I treated him like my own family. I pray that he finds peace after a long fight for life. May God bless his soul. Sheikh Ahmed, Baba, I will surely miss you. from: Nurse CGB

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  21. may god give them jenat ferdous amin

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  22. hassan majdoub15 July, 2009 22:01

    sheikh Ahmad, who would have known you more than your 1965 cambridge friend, you have taken a part of me with you. yourt favourite sentence in english was ( how sorry i am) you corrupted it into arabic hassaryeam... heavens themselves blase forth on the death of a prince.. rest in peace

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  23. I need to have a small bio about HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Maktoum Bin Jumaa Al Maktoum... I dont know who he is? can someone help me please......

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  24. Can someone help me to know more about HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Maktoum Bin Jumaa Al Maktoum.. I tried to google him but I couldnt find much!!! Please help me .....

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