Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum passes away; 10-day mourning in Dubai

Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has passed away on Monday, with the Court of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, declaring a 10-day mourning in the Emirate.

In a post on social media platform X, the Dubai Media Office mourned the death of Sheikh Ahmed.

Flags will be flown at half-mast, effective Monday.

Sheikh Mohammed took to X to pay a tribute to his brother. 

"You are absent from our eyes but not from our prayers and hearts," he wrote.

رحم الله الشيخ أحمد بن راشد آل مكتوم..

رحمك الله يا أخي … حللت عند رب كريم عظيم .. تغيب عن أعيننا ولا تغيب عن دعائنا وقلوبنا يا أحمد.

أسكنك الله فسيح جنانه .. وألهمنا وأحبابك الصبر والسلوان.. وإنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون . pic.twitter.com/asvSZAb4BL

— HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) September 21, 2026