Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum's date of birth is unknown.
Thought likely he was born in 1912.
The Late HH Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum.
HH Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum died at 78 years of age
In 1965 Sheikh Rashid's Zabeel Palace was completely surrounded by sand
Zabeel Palace stood alone in the desert.
Sheikh Rashid's made Zabeel Palace his home and remained so until his death in 1990.
Now modern buildings surround this historic building.
Its name has been given to Sheikh Mohammed's new Zabeel Palace
Old Zabeel Palace lies almost forgotten - but not quite!!!
The first Zabeel Palace was built in the late 1950s and comprised three small buildings. Around 1963 Sheikh Rashid commissioned Overseas AST to build a new Zabeel Palace.
Ing. Otto Bulart of Overseas AST designed and built a rectangular building linking three existing buildings to form a single complex. Ing. Bulart also designed Dubai's Clock Tower, started and managed Dubai Zoo then went on to start and manage Al Ain Zoo.
Sheikh Rashid took up residence in his new Palace around 1965. He lived there for the rest of his life. He became UAE's Prime Minister after the UAE's Government resigned on April 25th 1979. Sheikh Rashid, now in his late 60s, took on a heavy workload including a considerable amount of travel. He became very ill around 1982.
Sheikh Rashid then retired to Zabeel Palace where he remained until his death on October 7th 1990.
Sheikh Rashid's original Zabeel Palace is still there!
Overseas AST was an Austrian owned construction company based in Dubai. They deepened Dubai Creek and built Al Maktoum Bridge in 1960s.