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In this year, in which we celebrate eighteen years since His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, may God protect him, assumed the reins of government in the Emirate of Dubai, and in view of his remarkable experience in leadership, which arouses interest The world, we need to pause for contemplation, to read His Highness’s lessons in leadership and vision.

The first thing we stop at here is the personal, special touch, which comes from the vision of His Highness himself, and his convictions stemming from his formation and experience in life and leadership, which spread in Emirati society as a general societal characteristic, and contributed to the formation of the national identity.

When talking about this personal touch, one can only stop at the motivational force that directed the people of the Emirates to motivate themselves by emphasizing the number “one.” As well as the concepts of intelligence, innovation, thinking outside the box, anticipating and creating the future, and many other concepts that opened spaces for the people of the Emirates to interact with life, and strive to build their homeland, support their country, and belong to their homeland.

In this context, it must be pointed out that leadership thought does not proceed alone, self-sufficient, but rather finds its strength from the personal touch of the leader, which builds close relationships with the people of one society. This is what distinguished His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President of the UAE, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, may God protect him, whose leadership thought is accompanied by a strong personal touch, felt by citizens and residents, and each of them considers that His Highness’s signals are an assignment. Direct personal to him.

Vision and programme

It must be said that the eighteen years of the career of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President of the UAE, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, may God protect him, all came to express a pre-determined vision, and proceeded according to a specific thought and tight, disciplined planning. On the clock, you anticipate the future, plan for it, and face the challenges of reality by thinking outside the box.

This is one of the features of His Highness’s approach of anticipating and preparing for the future with strategic plans, and organizing steps according to an action program. Therefore, His Highness began his reign as Vice President of the State, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, by issuing the book “My Vision” (2006), in which he outlines his vision of leadership and life. This book came under the subtitle “Challenges in the Race for Excellence,” a title that carries basic vocabulary in His Highness’s thought, namely: “challenges” and “opportunities,” the two concepts closely adjacent, just as the “dilemma” is related to “the solution”.

In this book, “The Vision,” His Highness presents his outlook on life and leadership tasks, and in its context, he sees that one of the most important characteristics of a competent leader is his ability to identify challenges, and then he does not look far away, but rather reflects on those challenges and turns them into promising opportunities.

On the other hand, His Highness presents the model of a leader who follows the programmatic principle, as he presented his era with a vision that is a program of action. At the same time, this book represents an introduction and clarification of the personality of the leader himself, and his vision.

Here, you can review the parts of the book, which is 220 pages long. It is divided into five parts bearing the following titles: “Dubai,” “The Vision,” “Sheikh Mohammed’s Environment,” “Sheikh Mohammed’s Vision,” “The Race for Excellence,” and “What Distinguishes Us.” About others?”, “Has Dubai achieved excellence?”, “The right decision”, “The difficult decision”, “The implementer”, “The best staff”, “All the best in the era of youth”, “Women”, “E-government”, “Fast Shoppers”, “The First Forerunners: Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan”, “Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed”, “Sheikh Mohammed Al-Insani”, “Sheikh Mohammed Al-Arabi”.

Anyone who has lived in Dubai for the past two decades will undoubtedly realize that the titles of this book are a work program that has meticulously found its way into practice on the ground. Any reader can also verify that the values ​​that His Highness called for in his early book, “My Vision,” have become established values ​​in Emirati society, and a guiding light for youth and new generations.

School of dedication

Another prominent and visible feature of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s school of leadership is dedication. Rather, dedication shows a clear result in every detail, and one can see this in all the fields that attracted the attention of His Highness, from poetry to equestrianism, from military concerns to political activity, and from leadership to types of administration.

His Highness was a partner in the effort to establish the Union State, and a guardian and protector of the Union. He assumed this role with all ability, and recorded his name with exceptional effort and a prominent role in several stations. This is what made him enjoy, from his early youth, the appreciation and trust of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, may God have mercy on him. Thus, the “founding father” was one of the sources of experience and knowledge in His Highness’s leadership school.

Attending the scene of the founding of the Union State in itself represents an exceptional experience, with all its great meanings and a unique experience. Here, it can be said that “establishment,” “building,” and preserving achievements will remain basic vocabulary in the experience of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, which is a series of innovation, establishment, creation, and maximizing achievements.

On the other hand, one feels in His Highness’s Leadership School the profound impact of the late Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, and his inspiring experience in building the Dubai model, especially in the field of building new and modern economic sectors and equipping them with appropriate infrastructure.

Philosophy of government

His Highness devotes the twelfth chapter of his book “My Story” to talking about the lessons he received from his late father, the late Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, and presents them under the title: “Three Lessons at the Beginning of Rashid’s Rule.”

These three lessons, which are mentioned, are what have become basic principles in His Highness’s leadership school, the first of which is: “Man does not stop learning,” and the second is, making leaders, as he says: “The most important characteristic of a successful ruler is to surround himself with strong leaders, and we are looking for Always about them, but when we do not find them, we are the leaders. “Our responsibility is to create leaders.” The third lesson is “economy first.”

Anyone who follows His Highness’s leadership biography can find these principles in his initiatives, decisions, and approach at the three levels of his positions, as Vice President of the State, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai.

It can also be said that these three principles had the greatest contribution to the contribution made by His Highness to the history and advancement of the state, and to strengthening its status and position as a pioneering experience and a modern model in dealing with challenges and transforming them into promising and rewarding opportunities.

It should be noted here that His Highness translated every experience and expertise into an idea and principle. As such, his experience with the “Founding Father” and “Father Rashid” was translated into a way of life and a philosophy of governance.

Therefore, His Highness concludes this twelfth chapter of his book “My Story” by saying: “Three pieces of advice from a wise man and teacher, which have become a way of life for me, and a philosophy of governing with my people.”

Passion: Dubai

His Highness’s passion and leadership thought revolve around the “center” and “core”: the center is the United Arab Emirates, the state of the union. And the essence: Dubai.

His Highness’s experience was characterized by his concern for the Union State, adherence to the principles of the founding fathers, and pride in the lives and roles of “Zayed” and “Rashid” in establishing this unique union and the model of successful, cohesive unity.

In this context, Dubai, whose name is associated with his, embodies the highest and most successful ideas. It is as if the emirate is a book written by his pen, which is passionate about success and excellence. As if it was his dream that he sought to build brick by brick.

It is noteworthy that His Highness explicitly expressed this passion in his book “My Story”, which relates to Dubai, in clear words, linking it to what he is most dear to. He says: “My father, horses, and Dubai, are my first memories of my childhood. My father, horses and Dubai are my memories that will remain with me until the end.”

He goes on to explain: “Horses combine pride, compassion, tenderness, and strength at the same time. And so is my father, and so is Dubai.”

Yes, Dubai is memory, and Dubai is passion!

Expert grandfather

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum pays close attention to his grandfather, the late Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum, may God have mercy on him. He is even one of the first people he talks about in his book “My Story,” and whom he remembers very fondly.

Whoever reads the tenth chapter of the aforementioned book. The chapter entitled: “The Kindest Man I Have Known in My Life,” recognizes that the late Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum, may God have mercy on him, is one of the wellsprings of His Highness’s experience.

In this context, it is possible to remember the late father Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, his impact, his principles and his three lessons, which are not complete without the essential lessons of the late Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum. These are lessons related to economics.

His Highness recalls the story of his late grandfather, Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum, and says: “Sheikh Saeed was known for his broad-heartedness, and he dealt with adversity with wisdom, patience, and poise.”

He added: “During the era of Sheikh Saeed, Dubai went through many crises, and each time it was like the legendary phoenix: the more it turned into ashes, the stronger and more alive it rose.”

After that, His Highness recalls the crises that grandfather Sheikh Saeed experienced, contemplating how he faced them. These crises include the Great Depression, the collapse of the pearl market, the smallpox epidemic in the 1940s, and others.

He has always harnessed all resources and capabilities to ensure that people and simple workers working in sectors of the economy remain able to live, work and live in dignity, and to ensure their immunity against the epidemic.

Social care was a central idea in his vision, which he cared for, nurtured, and developed its fields.

It takes a long time to contemplate His Highness’s thoughts about his grandfather, Sheikh Saeed, but we know in reality that His Highness, in his thought and approach, embodies that rare human thought, which led Dubai in the darkest global circumstances.

A man of challenges

During eighteen years of rule, His Highness enriched the human experience in leadership and administration, and created a unique model that is admired by the world. He was Secretary-Governor of the State of the Union, and Prime Minister of a government praised for its wisdom, good management, and ability to keep pace with the times and achieve leadership in the long-distance race.

If one talks about a man of challenges, who can turn everything he experiences into rewarding opportunities, then the talk is certainly about His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

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