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Sheikh Hamdan is one of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum's 12 children and his second son. His mother is Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum, the senior wife of Mohammed.
Hamdan began his schooling in Dubai at the Rashid School For Boys and then at the Dubai School of Government. He then continued his studies in the UK where he graduated from Sandhurst and later attended the London School of Economics.
Hamdan was appointed as the chairman of the Dubai executive council in September 2006. On 1 February 2008, he was named as the hereditary prince of Dubai. As the new hereditary prince, he has recently appointed new key personal and financial advisors such as a global economist and a hedge fund tycoon from HN Capital LLP. In July 2009, he was appointed supreme president of the newly founded Hamdan bin Mohammed e-university. He is also the head of the Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid establishment for young entrepreneurs, and sits on the Dubai sports council and the Dubai autism center.
He is known as a horse rider, he dives in Fujairah, and is an amateur skydiver. He is known for his poems, which are mainly romantic, patriotic and about his family. He publishes his poems under the name Faz'za (فزاع). Hamdan also enjoys camels, cars and traveling.
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