Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum

Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum was born on 1 December 1958 in Dubai, the youngest son of Saeed bin Maktoum Al Maktoum, a former ruler of Dubai, and is the uncle of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. He studied political science at the University of Denver. In 1985 he was appointed president of the Dubai Department of Civil Aviation, and the airline Emirates was launched the same year with him as chairman; Wikipedia lists him as chairman and CEO of Emirates Airline and Group since then. He is also president of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, chairman of Dubai Airports, Dubai Holding, Dubai World and Emirates NBD, and a board member of the Investment Corporation of Dubai. His awards include Living Legend of Aviation (2007), Ernst & Young UAE Entrepreneur of the Year (2011) and an honorary knighthood from the UK (2013). No net worth figure appears in the sources reviewed.

• 1985 · President · Dubai Department of Civil Aviation
• 1985 · Chairman, later chairman and CEO · Emirates Airline and Group
• President · Dubai Civil Aviation Authority
• Chairman · Dubai Airports; Dubai Holding; Dubai World; Emirates NBD
• Board member · Investment Corporation of Dubai

• Degree in political science, University of Denver

• Living Legend of Aviation, Aviation Entrepreneur of the Year (2007)
• Ernst & Young UAE Entrepreneur of the Year (2011)
• Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (2013)
• Listed in Gulf Business's Top 100 most powerful Arabs (2013-2021)