The funeral procession was led by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai. Picture credit: WAM
Dubai: The body of Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum was escorted on Tuesday afternoon from the Grand Zabeel Mosque to his final resting place; he was buried in the Umm Hurair cemetery in Dubai.
The funeral procession was led by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, First Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, and His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Second Deputy Ruler of Dubai.
Also participating in the funeral procession were His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Dubai Airports, Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group, His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of the UAE National Olympic Committee, His Highness Sheikh Majid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and a group of citizens.
Source: Emirates 24|7