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Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum

1912–1990 · 20th century

Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum was ruler of Dubai from 1958 to 1990 and the main builder of the modern city. He dredged Dubai Creek, opened an airport in 1960 and used the oil revenue that followed the offshore discoveries of 1966 to build Port Rashid and the Jebel Ali port. He was a founder of the United Arab Emirates and its vice-president and prime minister.

Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum
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