Majid bin Mohammed Al Maktoum

Sheikh Majid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Arabic: ماجد بن محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم; born 16 October 1987) is a member of the House of Maktoum, the ruling royal family of the Emirate of Dubai.

He is the fifth son of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Emir of Dubai.

Majid and his wife have five children, three boys and two girls, being: As the son of the Emir of Dubai and as a member of the Al Maktoum family, Majid receives a significant allowance and leads a luxurious lifestyle where he can indulge expensive hobbies like horse racing and hand gliding.

[5] Sheikh Majid participated in a series of military camps and leadership seminars before enrolling in Dubai Police Academy where he studied security crisis management.

His thesis, "Ingenuity in Crisis Management in line with the Vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum," was informed by his studies at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and Dubai Police Academy and by the ideology of his father Sheikh Mohammed.

[8] The Wa Sahebhoma Initiative was launched in order to allow young citizens of the UAE to be able to perform Umrah (pilgrimage) with their parents; this was in collaboration with the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Humanitarian and Charity Establishment.

[11] Philanthropy efforts include his efforts at Dubai Cares as an ambassador of the Dubai Cares campaign along with his siblings, where he was a representative diplomat on behalf of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum in several Islamic countries in Africa and Asia where the campaign's framework included providing education and knowledge infrastructure for over one million children in both Arabic and Islamic countries.

Al Wasl FC is one of the most successful clubs in the UAE with a large fan base in the Arabian Peninsula.

Since summer of 2011, the Majid bin Mohammed Futsal Championship is being organised with the participation of sixteen teams divided into four groups.