Photos: 33-year-old son of Dubai ruler dies of heart attack
The eldest son of the Prime Minister of Dubai has died of heart attack.
Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, 33, died on Saturday morning, reports say.
A three-day mourning period has been announced in the UAE in honour of the late sheik who graduated from Britain’s Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst in 2002.
The deceased was the eldest son of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who is the ruler of Dubai and also the Vice-President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates.
“Today, I lost a best friend and a childhood companion, my dear brother Rashid,” said his brother Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai.
“You will be missed,” he said.
