Dubai’s deputy ruler Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum dies aged 75

Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum (AP)

Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the deputy ruler of Dubai and the finance minister of the United Arab Emirates, has died, his brother said. He was 75.

Sheikh Hamdan served as deputy leader of Dubai under his brother, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the hereditary ruler of the city-state who also serves as prime minister and vice president of the UAE.