His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Crown Prince and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, has been popular not only to residents of the UAE but on social media for his good looks, travel adventures, and kindness towards other people.
Here’s a rundown of the Crown Prince’s surprise visits that left people in awe.
1. When Sheikh Hamdan surprised Dubai Police to celebrate Eid Al Adha
Last August 21, officers of Dubai Police were surprised when their office received a message from H.H. Sheikh Hamdan wishing them well in celebration of Eid Al Adha.
In his message, His Highness the Dubai Crown Prince said: “Good morning to everyone. I just wanted to wish you all Eid Al Adha Mubarak. I hope Eid returns every year with more joy for all.”
The officers replied: “May you also have a blessed Eid. Thank you for your kind gesture. Our leaders are no strangers to this kind of act. Bless you.”
سمو الشيخ حمدان بن محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم ولي عهد دبي، يتصل بغرفة عمليات #شرطة_دبي ويهنئهم بمناسبة #عيد_الاضحى_المبارك .@HamdanMohammed pic.twitter.com/N27eIM2RXT
— Dubai Policeشرطة دبي (@DubaiPoliceHQ) August 21, 2018
2. When Sheikh Hamdan ate at a restaurant of a Filipino chef
In February this year, H.H. Sheikh Hamdan was spotted having lunch at Cuisinero Uno in Dubai, which is owned by a Filipino chef named John Buenaventura.
Staff members of Cuisinero Uno happily posed with His Highness the Dubai Crown Prince and posted the photo on their Instagram account.
“Thank you, H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, for gracing us with his presence for lunch!” they captioned the said photo.
3. When Filipinos in Dubai received a personal text message from Sheikh Hamdan
Dubai-based Filipina Rona Jaudian shared a text message she received from Sheikh Hamdan inviting her and other residents of the emirate to join the ‘30×30 Dubai Fitness Challenge’.
“Got a personal text from the Crown Prince of DXB. Thanks for the invitation your highness. You’re so cool,” Rona Jaudian, who works for an engineering company, posted on Facebook.
Apparently, she was not the only one who received the same message. Hundreds of Dubai residents took to social media saying that they also got the same invitation from His Highness the Dubai Crown Prince.
Two other Filipinos received the message and took to social media to accept the challenge.
JR Rogacion on Twitter posted the same message and accepted the challenge of His Highness.
4. When Sheikh Hamdan posted a touching photo of Sheikh Khalifa
In May, H.H. Sheikh Hamdan, known to the Instagram world as Faza, posted a throwback photo of UAE President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
The said photo, which immediately went viral online for the strong message that it speaks, shows the President embracing three children.
H.H. Sheikh Hamdan captioned the photo with a short message written in Arabic saying that it would be hard for one to express his or her feelings about the photo.
Nevertheless, the photo, which the Crown Prince of Dubai likened to a nation embracing its people, clearly mirrors H.H. Sheikh Khalifa’s great leadership.
يا مصوّر الصوره تراها خطيره
تخلّي التعبير في موقفٍ صعبتذكّرك بالمجد واشيا كثيره
كأنّها صورة وطن يحتضن شعب pic.twitter.com/3JOOo50KNC— Hamdan bin Mohammed (@HamdanMohammed) May 4, 2018
5. When Sheikh Hamdan rode public transport in New York
When H.H. Sheikh Hamdan visited New York in April, the Crown Prince made sure that his trip was properly documented.
As seen on his Instagram Stories, His Highness the Dubai Crown Prince decided to blend in with the locals by riding a New York yellow cab.
When he was about to get off, His Highness thanked his Sikh cab driver for the ride, and the latter simply replied, “Okay. Have a nice day!”
It looks like the cabbie wasn’t aware that UAE royalty just took his cab to get around the city.
