Without delay an enchanting perception into a unprecedented chief, and the constructing of a exceptional nation, “To Be the First” is the authorised biography of a person whose legendary drive and singularity of objective has constructed not solely Dubai and its many icons and sensational achievements, however reworked his total nation to rise from the barren sands to form the world we reside in at the moment.
Written by British historian Graeme Wilson, that includes by no means earlier than heard tales, and photos from the lifetime of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, “To Be the First” is a novel portrait of the ruler of Dubai as advised by these whose lives he has influenced, leaders who His Highness labored with that offers a novel perception into Dubai’s ruler and an understanding of how he has constructed Dubai into the nation that it’s at the moment.
Ian Fairservice, Managing Associate and Group Editor-in-Chief of Inspire Media Group, commented, “We’re actually honoured to be publishing this authorised biography of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed. To Be the First provides a novel perception into the making of a unprecedented chief and the constructing of a exceptional nation.”
By means of a lifetime of service, Sheikh Mohammed’s management fashion has been rooted in ambition, motivation and the dedication and can to not solely succeed however excel. His achievements, exceptional by any commonplace, have taken Sheikh Mohammed and his individuals from the humblest of beginnings to a spot on the centre of the world’s financial future.
Born in an adobe home with no electrical energy or working water, Sheikh Mohammed witnessed his father, the late Sheikh Rashid, and the late Sheikh Zayed seal the act of union with a handshake. His Highness additionally noticed Sheikh Rashid’s first transformational growth tasks take form in Dubai.
Sheikh Mohammed went on to develop into the world’s youngest Minister of Defence, Crown Prince of Dubai after which Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. In that point, he has overseen the extraordinary transformation of a small buying and selling entrepot right into a “international metropolis”, bringing tens of millions of individuals from over 195 nationalities collectively in a exceptional environment of peace, stability, safety, tolerance and vibrant financial alternative.
Graeme Wilson is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society who has lived within the UAE for 34 years. His first biography was Father of Dubai, on the late Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum. He has gone on to write down the authorised biographies of Founding Father Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and the late Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, together with a bunch of different world leaders throughout the Center East and Asia. As a documentary maker he has labored with the likes of Oscar profitable actor Morgan Freeman and Sir Patrick Stewart, whereas his work as a speechwriter has been delivered within the United Nations Normal Meeting, the US Senate and Britain’s Home of Commons.
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