Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed, chairman and founder of Emirates Group. Leslie Pableo for The National
Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed, chairman and founder of Emirates Group. Leslie Pableo for The National
Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed, chairman and founder of Emirates Group. Leslie Pableo for The National
Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed, chairman and founder of Emirates Group. Leslie Pableo for The National

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid appoints third chairman to Executive Council


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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, on Wednesday appointed Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed, chairman and chief executive of Emirates airline, as deputy chairman of the Executive Council.

Sheikh Ahmed will start his role effective immediately, the Dubai Media Office said.

He will join Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance and First Deputy Ruler of Dubai, and Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed, Second Deputy Ruler of Dubai, who will continue in their roles as deputy chairmen.

The Executive Council will continue to be led by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai.

The appointment was made by Sheikh Mohammed in his capacity as Ruler of Dubai.

Sheikh Mohammed also appointed Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed and Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed as deputy chairmen of the Strategic Affairs Council.

Sheikh Maktoum will continue in his role as chairman of the council.

The specs

Engine: 4.0-litre V8 twin-turbocharged and three electric motors

Power: Combined output 920hp

Torque: 730Nm at 4,000-7,000rpm

Transmission: 8-speed dual-clutch automatic

Fuel consumption: 11.2L/100km

On sale: Now, deliveries expected later in 2025

Price: expected to start at Dh1,432,000

Earth under attack: Cosmic impacts throughout history

4.5 billion years ago: Mars-sized object smashes into the newly-formed Earth, creating debris that coalesces to form the Moon

- 66 million years ago: 10km-wide asteroid crashes into the Gulf of Mexico, wiping out over 70 per cent of living species – including the dinosaurs.

50,000 years ago: 50m-wide iron meteor crashes in Arizona with the violence of 10 megatonne hydrogen bomb, creating the famous 1.2km-wide Barringer Crater

1490: Meteor storm over Shansi Province, north-east China when large stones “fell like rain”, reportedly leading to thousands of deaths.  

1908: 100-metre meteor from the Taurid Complex explodes near the Tunguska river in Siberia with the force of 1,000 Hiroshima-type bombs, devastating 2,000 square kilometres of forest.

1998: Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 breaks apart and crashes into Jupiter in series of impacts that would have annihilated life on Earth.

-2013: 10,000-tonne meteor burns up over the southern Urals region of Russia, releasing a pressure blast and flash that left over 1600 people injured.

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Tips from the expert

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  4. Be creative and look around your home for valuable items that you no longer need but might be useful to others.
Our legal consultant

Name: Dr Hassan Mohsen Elhais

Position: legal consultant with Al Rowaad Advocates and Legal Consultants.

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The specs
Engine: 77.4kW all-wheel-drive dual motor
Power: 320bhp
Torque: 605Nm
Transmission: Single-speed automatic
Price: From Dh219,000
On sale: Now
Updated: March 07, 2024, 8:19 AM`