Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum presents United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan with the Zayed International Prize for the Environment in Dubai on February 6, 2006. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid took up the mantle of Ruler of Dubai a month before this picture was taken. AFP
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan is welcomed by Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan upon his return to the UAE from a trip abroad on September 5, 1995. National Archives
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum of Dubai (left) in the Parade Ring on Day 2 of Royal Ascot week at Ascot racecourse in Ascot, England in June 1995:. Getty Images
Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum watching the final race of the Annual Camel Festival at Nad Al Sheba, Dubai, 10th April 1996. WAM
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid listens to Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed during the closing ceremony for the Equestrian World Endurance Championship in Abu Dhabi. AFP
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid talks with trainer Bob Baffert, ahead of the 1999 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, KY. AFP
Former South Africa president Nelson Mandela and Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum attend the Emirates International Forum conference on economic development in Dubai 28 February 2000. AFP
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, then Crown Prince of Dubai, presents the International Zayed Prize for the Environment to former US president Jimmy Carter in Dubai on April 22 2001. AFP
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, inspects the excavations at Saruq Al Hadid, which he sighted from a helicopter in 2002. WAM
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid and his son Sheikh Hamdan take part in the Horses Capacity and Endurance Championship in Kuwait City, in 2003. AFP
Princess Haya, King Abdullah II's half-sister, signs her wedding register to Dubai's then Crown Prince and Defence Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid at Baraka Palace in Amman, Jordan, Saturday April 10, 2004. AP
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, then UAE Minster of Defence and Crown Prince of Dubai, meets with golf legend Tiger Woods after the 2004 Dubai Desert Classic played on the Majilis Course at the Emirates Golf Club. Getty Images
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum presents United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan with the Zayed International Prize for the Environment in Dubai on February 6, 2006. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid took up the mantle of Ruler of Dubai a month before this picture was taken. AFP
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan is welcomed by Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan upon his return to the UAE from a trip abroad on September 5, 1995. National Archives
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum of Dubai (left) in the Parade Ring on Day 2 of Royal Ascot week at Ascot racecourse in Ascot, England in June 1995:. Getty Images
Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum watching the final race of the Annual Camel Festival at Nad Al Sheba, Dubai, 10th April 1996. WAM
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid listens to Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed during the closing ceremony for the Equestrian World Endurance Championship in Abu Dhabi. AFP
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid talks with trainer Bob Baffert, ahead of the 1999 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, KY. AFP
Former South Africa president Nelson Mandela and Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum attend the Emirates International Forum conference on economic development in Dubai 28 February 2000. AFP
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, then Crown Prince of Dubai, presents the International Zayed Prize for the Environment to former US president Jimmy Carter in Dubai on April 22 2001. AFP
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, inspects the excavations at Saruq Al Hadid, which he sighted from a helicopter in 2002. WAM
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid and his son Sheikh Hamdan take part in the Horses Capacity and Endurance Championship in Kuwait City, in 2003. AFP
Princess Haya, King Abdullah II's half-sister, signs her wedding register to Dubai's then Crown Prince and Defence Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid at Baraka Palace in Amman, Jordan, Saturday April 10, 2004. AP
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, then UAE Minster of Defence and Crown Prince of Dubai, meets with golf legend Tiger Woods after the 2004 Dubai Desert Classic played on the Majilis Course at the Emirates Golf Club. Getty Images
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum presents United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan with the Zayed International Prize for the Environment in Dubai on February 6, 2006. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid took up the mantle of Ruler of Dubai a month before this picture was taken. AFP
