Dubai’s deputy ruler Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid dies

Sheikh Hamdan, also UAE’s finance minister, had been been unwell for months.

The deputy ruler of the emirate of Dubai, Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has died at the age of 75. Sheikh Hamdan, also the UAE’s finance minister, was the brother of the current ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Sheikh Hamdan had been unwell for a few months.