Dubai’s Crown Prince in Delhi: Know about his luxurious lifestyle, educational background, net worth and more

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, the Crown Prince of Dubai, or 'Fazza,' visited India on April 8, 2025. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) of India formally announced in a public press note on April 7, 2025. UAE Defence Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Hamdan has undertaken a two-day April 8-9, 2025, Indian visit. It is his first official visit to India, to be received by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Sheikh Hamdan's visit to India is a leap of giant leap towards an even stronger India-UAE relationship. His visit to India is to focus on the bilateral cooperation between India and the UAE, particularly in strategic alliances and business development.

According to the reports, Dubai Crown Prince dSheikh Hamdan's wealth is about $400 million (Rs 33,500 crore). His residential properties are palaces, the grandest of which is the Al Maktoum Palace in Dubai. The mansions are luxurious, with golden marble on the roof floor, which makes it even more lavish and a palace-like establishment.

He is best known for his successful life and has numerous royal interests. He is a good horse rider, who is the winner of the highest-rated horse riding competitions several times. He enjoys adventure sports such as skydiving, scuba diving, and cycling, besides these sporting competitions. Besides these sporting competitions, he is a good poet, who writes Arabic poetry under the pen name 'Fazza.'
Sheikh Hamdan penned an 18-poem bilingual book called For the Love of Horses in 2019, blending his passion for poetry and his vast love for horses. Putting an estimation of his net worth in numbers is not easy, but history placed side by side with his vast wealth does the talking. Sheikh Hamdan has a garage filled with exotic vehicles such as Ferraris and Lamborghinis, even a Golden Mercedes. He also has superyachts and private planes, including a Boeing 747, as his symbol of his extravagant tastes. He shares photos of his life, of his lavish life, on Instagram, where he has 16.8 million friends.
According to reports, the Dubai Crown Prince owns more than 1,000 horses, 120 camels, and several exotic pets. With his love for travel and poetry, Sheikh Hamdan truly lives a life that blends royalty with adventure.

Sheikh Hamdan's fourth born is daughter Hind, born in March 2025. He had given her the name Hind as a 'courteous gesture' to his mother, Sheikha Hind Bint Maktoum. Sheikh Hamdan posted on Instagram, which read, "Alhamdulillah, we are blessed with daughter Hind." 'Hind' also means strength and prosperity in Arabic.

Sheikh Hamdan started his education at Rashid School for Boys in Dubai, a secondary school established by then-first ruler of Dubai in 1986. Studying in Dubai, Sheikh Hamdan continued to the UK to study further. He attended Sandhurst, one of the globe's finest military officer schools and favorite among the majority of princes of Middle Eastern royal families. He also attended the London School of Economics.
Sheikh Hamdan has been Dubai Crown Prince since 2008 following the death of his late brother Sheikh Rashid from a heart attack in 2015 at just 33 years old.
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