June 19, 2015
by Andreea Bondoc
His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum
Sheik is an honorific in the Arabic language that literally means “elder” and carries the meaning “leader and/or governor”. It is commonly used to designate the front man of a tribe who got this title after his father, or an Islamic scholar who got this title after graduating from the basic Islamic school. The title is sometimes more informally used with regard to people who have a certain financial or political influence, but especially in relation to royalty and other nobility.
A sheikh who is wise is called ḥakīm adjective (wise) حكيم, ḥākim noun (governor) حاكم, yaḥkum verb (govern) يحكم; and can govern.
Read More›“A perfect Leader, to put the things in the right place! We all have seen as what Emirates as an airline & Dubai Civil aviation has achieved under his leadership. A very good movement by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum named his uncle Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum as a Chairman and Chief Executive of the Emirates Airline and President of DCAA and Chairman of Dubai Airports, this way becoming one of the most prominent figure from the Middle East. “