Sheikh Rashid ibn Saeed Al Maktoum
WEBFounder: United Arab Emirates. Sheikh Rashid ibn Saeed Al Maktoum (born 1910?, in the desert inland from the Persian Gulf—died October 7, 1990, Dubai, United Arab Emirates) was an Arab statesman largely responsible for creating the modern emirate of Dubai and a cofounder (1971) of the United Arab Emirates. Rashid was the son of .