Talk:Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum

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Is there a source for the 1946 date of birth? The BBC's article on his death said that he "is believed to have been in his early 60s" [1], which would suggest that his date of birth is unclear. --Delirium 08:23, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

The official year from his web page is 1943 and unless anybody doubts it, this should be used IMHO. No exact date though. --217.91.73.244 09:55, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Wrong Picture.

The pic used in the article is not of shiekh Maktoum but of his brother shiek Hamdan. I Would change it myself but I'm a noob. So could somebody please correct it.

Sorry forgot to sign the last comment.S.algurg 20:31, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

I've commented out the picture, hopefully we can find a picture of the real Sheikh Maktoum somewhere in the public domain. -- Arwel (talk) 03:15, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
Added Photo Omoo 04:19, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Link to correct pic.

Heres a link to a pic of shiekh Maktoum. ( http://www.sheikhhamdan.ae/english/al_maktoum_family/images/Shk_Maktoum.jpg ).S.algurg

[edit] Naming convention

Is it correct to write 'al-Maktoum' or 'Al Maktoum'? I see that the former redirects to the latter, any particular reason why? Are the two interchangeable? If so, Wikipedia should still be internally consistent (which it is not at present)

[edit] Misunderstanding over the Sheikh being Prime Minister before his father

Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum had a grandfather who was also named Sheikh Maktoum. I believe that Wikipedia is making a mistake in order of Prime Ministers of the UAe. Could Someone kindly check this.--213.42.2.29 17:27, 27 February 2006 (UTC)