"Thank you Shaikh Mohammed" displayed by Nasdaq Tower, Times Square, New York, on 10 glorious years of His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai
New York - The stock market building mural marks the 10th anniversary of Shaikh Mohammed as Ruler of Dubai.
Published: Wed 6 Jan 2016, 8:21 AM
Updated: Wed 6 Jan 2016, 5:52 PM
On completion of ten glorious years, His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has been hailed by the Nasdaq building in New York.
The stock market building mural marks the 10th anniversary of Shaikh Mohammed as Ruler of Dubai.
Ten years have passed since His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE, acceded as Ruler of Dubai.
Since then, a development drive took over the emirate that made the world stand up and notice the small desert nation. From the Arab Reading Challenge launched this year - with more than a million students committing to read 50 million extracurricular books - to the Dh2-billion Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Fund to Finance Innovation, his initiatives take care of both the UAE and the world and will continue to do so.
- From the essay written by Shaikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy ruler of Dubai, on his father's accession day anniversary.
Accession Day - a day to thank the community
His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has over the past few years dedicated his accession day anniversary to thank the community.
Right man for the job: Residents
Sherif Al Wakeel, Egyptian: Shaikh Mohammed is the right man for the job. His ascension day is a good opportunity to express our deepest respect and love for him for whatever he has done, not only for the UAE but also for the Arab countries and whole world, in a decade of prudent rule.
Adnan Ukasha, Jordanian: Shaikh Mohammed is an exceptional leader. He has completely changed our view about government work by making it compete with even private entities.
Sultan Al Shamsi, Emirati: Prudent leadership is not a game. Shaikh Mohammed has managed to transform the UAE into one of the leading advanced countries worldwide in a very short time.
Sulaiman Al Mahi, Sudanese: Vision of Shaikh Mohammed is exemplary. He is a genius and thinks smart all the time. His relentless efforts and humanitarian initiatives know no limit."
Shaikh Mohammed's Landmark initiatives that changed the world
2007
Dubai Cares, September 20: Shaikh Mohammed launched the Dubai cares campaign to raise money to educate 1 million children in poor countries. the campaign was Dubai's contribution to the UN Millennium Development Goals for providing primary education to every child by 2015.
2008
Arab Centre for philanthropy, January 21: Shaikh Mohammed launched the Arab centre for Philanthropy, seeking to mobilise strategic giving and promoting coordination among various arab philanthropic programmes.
Universal museums, May 10: Shaikh Mohammed announced the launch of the universal Museums project, which brought together leading collections by globally-recognised museums for the first time ever.
Noor Dubai, September 3: Ramadan initiative called Noor Dubai launched to help the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the international agency for the Prevention of Blindness (iAPB) in achieving its goals outlined in vision 2020: the right to sight
2009
Government excellence programme, June 29: Vice-President launched the Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Government excellence Programme.
2010
My Government initiative, October 7: My Government initiative, an integrated portal to connect directly with clients dealing with the federal government entities, launched.
2011
Centre for Cultural understandinG, December 28: Centre for cultural understanding, a non-profit organisation established to increase awareness and understanding between the various cultures that live in Dubai, launched.
2013
M-Government, May 22: Shaikh Mohammed announced the post e-Government era with the launch of the Mobile Government (m-Government) initiative, marking a significant breakthrough in the delivery of government services to the public through their mobile phones.
2014
UAE Suqia, June 25: UAE Suqia initiative (charity water) launched to provide clean drink-ing water to five million people worldwide.
Happiness meter, October 11: Happiness Meter launched to measure the happiness and satisfaction of the public in government services on a daily basis using electronic devices connected to a central network.
National innovation strategy, October 19: National innovation strategy launched to make the UAE among the most innovative nations in the world within seven years
2015
Smart Saada Health Insurance, June 2: Smart Saada Health Insurance, targeting about 130,000 citizens, launched
Arab Reading Challenge, September 16: Arab Reading Challenge launched. It was the largest project to encourage students in the Arab world to read, with more than a million students committing to read 50 million extracurricular books during every academic year.
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