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Ruler of Dubai dies while in Australia - Boston.com (870 words) |
 | Sheik Maktoum, 62, who was ruler of Dubai and vice president and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, died early Wednesday while visiting Australia, the president's office in Abu Dhabi said in a statement. |
| DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --Sheik Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the emir of Dubai and one of the world's foremost owners and breeders of thoroughbred horses, died Wednesday in Australia. |
| Sheik Maktoum, also prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, was succeeded by his younger brother, Crown Prince Sheik Mohammed, the defense minister of the UAE, a federation of seven Gulf states. |
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Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (158 words) |
| Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum (born 1946) is the current Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and the emir of Dubai. |
| He first became Prime Minister on 9 December 1971 and served until 25 April 1979 when he was replaced by his father Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum. |
| Sheikh Maktoum runs the emirate of Dubai along with his two brothers, Sheikh Mohammed (Crown Prince and Minister of Defence) and Sheikh Hamdan (Minister of Finance) of the United Arab Emirates. |
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