Emirati writer Mohammed al-Murr confirmed that the book "My Story" by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has been written to remain a reference for generations to benefit from. Rashid, about his mother, grandfather, father and brothers, added a beautiful human character to the book.
"My story is a biography of the owner and of the family of Al-Khadafy," said Al-Murr, who gave a reading in the book titled "Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Takhl" during a discussion session organized by the Sea of Culture Foundation yesterday evening at the Abu Dhabi Book Fair. Maktoum, who ruled Dubai 185 years ago and is a witness to the history of the UAE. The reader is confronted with the fact that Dubai, like the UAE, did not appear by chance, but was the result of long and arduous work and was built on the basis of love and compassion.
Thrilling riches
Mohammed Al Murr, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Library, said: "The various stories and positions described in the book clearly reveal that the UAE has not reached the level of oil, as some believe, but thanks to its national leadership, And the progress and services of the State for the happiness of man, while other countries have more oil wealth than the UAE, but did not make progress, but declined, oil becomes a curse in the presence of corrupt elites in power to enslave people and disrupt development.
Al-Murr shed light on the great challenges that Dubai, the UAE and the region as a whole experienced through different stages of time and the struggle of its rulers to overcome these challenges, notably the sudden withdrawal of British forces from eastern Suez and the Gulf region. Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and Sheikh Saeed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, may God have mercy on them, in 1968, and witnessed by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the safety valve of the UAE and a historic event that inflamed the enthusiasm of the rulers and the people of the dam. The gap left by Britain's withdrawal, the This meeting followed consultations and discussions for two years, before the birth of the UAE, with the determination of Sheikh Zayed and the determination of Sheikh Rashid.
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Al-Hakim, who was a model of patience, humility and empathy for his people despite the difficult economic and political circumstances of his reign, and his late father Sheikh Rashid And the launch of many projects, institutions and services on which the emirate's renaissance was based, such as Dubai Airport, Municipality, Electricity and Creek Company, and many others. "Sheikh Rashid was the prime example of his son, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed. He went through elementary education and then went to London, was assigned to the police, and sent to the best military institutes, and he saw the qualities of leadership from an early age."
Human rights
Al-Murr pointed out that «my story» continues tradition of some rulers of the Emirates in writing their personal biography, which is required to record the history of the rulers of the Emirates and the region instead of relying on external writings, considering that «my story» wrote not to read and forget what it is after a while, A reference to illuminate it in our lives, and draw lessons and sermons.
He pointed out that the humanitarian stories of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, in the book about his mother, father and brothers, added a beautiful human character to the book, in addition to the many aspects that it contains. He also referred to the character of His Highness's character from intelligence and common sense, and how he used these leadership qualities to spare the country from falling into dangerous predicaments, such as when a terrorist organization hijacked a plane and landed in the UAE to implicate it. The features are not strange to those who grew up in the Sheikh Zayed School and Sheikh Rashid, and learned from them.
Leadership and people
On the simplicity that characterized the language of the book «My story», said the writer Mohammed al-Murr, during the meeting, which was attended by Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance, and Brigadier General Sheikh Saeed bin Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, and a number of elders, "It reflects the nature of life in the UAE and the nature of the relationship between the leaders and the people. It is a direct relationship that does not recognize the barriers and the people of the UAE are a homogeneous people who do not know the gaps between the various social classes. Differ between the rulers of the emirates who chose to merge with the Hebrews and approaching him, and among other rulers who ruled over their people and ignored their wishes and needs.
Mohammed al-Murr:
"The qualities of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed are not alien to those raised at Zayed and Rashid schools."
- «The book puts the reader in front of the fact that Dubai as the UAE did not appear by chance, but it was the result of long work long».