An hour and a half
— His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid answered all the questions, and did not care that the session exceeded the time allotted for it by more than an hour and a half. His Highness was distinguished by mixing his answers with direct and indirect responses at times, and at other times adding realistic stories from his personal and public experiences, and introducing He often joked to lighten the intensity of the questions, and His Highness made sure to address the person asking each question by name.
“My finger broke.”
— Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid revealed the details of watching the final of the Gulf Football Championship (Gulf 21), which brought together the UAE national team and the Iraqi national team, and said that he followed the match in a “barn” on land, due to the improvement of the weather during that period, and he added that he jumped I was unconscious when Ismail Al Hammadi scored the winning goal for the Emirates, and his feet collided with a nearby table during the jump, causing him to fracture his toe. His Highness commented on this, saying, “Injuries do not only happen on stadiums. Even the viewers are sometimes injured.
Positive energy
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Zayed’s poem His Highness told of his attendance at an Arab summit, with the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan, and in the evening he sat in Sheikh Zayed’s council, and whenever they were about to leave, Sheikh Zayed insisted on his sitting, and he was with His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, and when it was late, His Highness withdrew quietly, and then left. Also, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, and when Sheikh Zayed learned of their departure, he wrote a poem the next morning, in which he said: Muhammad disappeared behind Muhammad. Someone goes and someone goes away The reason is not intentional.. The reason is love for Al-Gharashibi How much I hide and how much I wish.. Whoever did them makes your head turn gray His Highness added that he wrote a response from several verses, and read them to Sheikh Zayed, and the next day, while the Arab leaders were intensely discussing a point, Sheikh Zayed did not like their conversation, so he got up from his chair and went to Sheikh Mohammed in the back seat, and said to him: “Listen to me, your response to the verses once.” second”. |
— His Highness focused on spreading positive energy among employees and officials, and said that sports and a healthy lifestyle are the best source of positive energy, noting that he walks three kilometers daily, in addition to one day a week in which he increases the distance to 10 kilometers, and concludes it with a semi-monthly day. To walk a distance of 20 kilometers, and he confirmed that he insists on this schedule, regardless of the circumstances and concerns, in addition to his hobby of horse riding.
“The Messenger is my role model”
— The Vice President and Prime Minister answered the question: Who is the role model you look up to in your life? Saying: My role model, my beloved Prophet of God Muhammad, and my leaders whose approach I follow and have been influenced by, are Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum. From them I gained knowledge through direct education and model education, as I accompanied my father Sheikh Rashid on his foreign trips since the age of five. I had the honor of accompanying Sheikh Zayed, may God rest his soul, on all his foreign trips after the Union, and I learned from him how to face challenges, and how to Dialogue and convincing politicians and world leaders with whom he meets.
Winning and love
— His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid ignited the hall with applause when he explained the secret of the victory sign that he raises after victory, which is different from the famous “Victory” sign. His Highness points with three fingers, as he said in his answer to a question about this sign: First, the previous sign is Western. I do not like imitating the West, so I decided to invent a sign of my own. It was the three-finger sign, which means victory and victory, both of which are three letters, in addition to something else, which also includes three words, which is “i love u.” So it became Sign of winning and love.
“It is not possible”
— His Highness expressed his extreme dissatisfaction with negative people, and stressed that the most important signs of negative energy are words we hear from those people of the type “I cannot,” “It is not possible,” “It will not happen,” to the point that the sun is bright and clear, and the negative man says “I don’t see her,” His Highness confirmed that he replaced many of his friends around him because they were negative, as negativity spreads frustration and depression.
Burj Khalifa
— His Highness told the story of the construction of Burj Khalifa. He said that the initial plans included several buildings, hotels, and gardens, but they were not at the required level, which prompted him to leave the first meeting to present the project, before the presentation ended. Then the organizers quickly changed the designs, and they were better. In a way, but it was traditional in the same context, so he proposed to them the idea of creating the tallest tower in the world, at the highest point reached by human hands, so work was done based on this idea to make the tower appear, and since great deeds are linked to great names, it was named “Burj Khalifa.”
“Papa Muhammad”
— Mira, a little girl, asked Sheikh Mohammed, through video questions, saying, “Papa Mohammed, when will you visit our school?” His Highness immediately replied: The beginning of the first day of school next week, and he asked the director of ceremonies, Khalifa Suleiman, to arrange the visit. Searching for the girl’s school, and in which emirate it is located.
“Arab Spring”
— In his response to a question about the features of the future of the Arab world, following what is known as the “Spring,” especially since His Highness was the first to predict changes affecting the Arab regimes, His Highness revealed that he had provided advice to many Arab leaders, but they were sensitive to that. , claiming that the reports they receive do not show the existence of dissatisfaction, and His Highness added that he addressed the Arab leaders, through his speech at a global forum several years before the revolutions, saying: “If you do not change, you will change.”
The secret of success
— A Gulf citizen asked Sheikh Mohammed about the secret of the UAE’s success. His Highness turned to Musabah Rashid Al-Fattan and said to him: Do you know the answer? Musabah replied: Mohammed bin Rashid. The audience applauded him, but His Highness said after the applause ended: “Your answer is wrong. The secret of the UAE’s success lies in thousands of creative, distinguished citizens, spread across ministries and local departments. Each of them contributed to the development of the country, and each of them has a mark on development, and the success of the UAE has a difference behind it.” We work day and night to advance and elevate the nation, and we are merely complements of these successes, following a path begun by the founders of this country, who laid the first building block for success.”
The morning of seduction
— In many questions, His Highness turned to the tempting Musabah to quarrel with him, and at the end of the session, he said to the audience: “Allow me to quarrel with Musabah, as I have tolerated him for 40 years in my office.”
“My life is simple”
— His Highness explained, in response to a question about his daily life schedule, apart from being a leader, he said: “My life is very simple, but I love its simplicity. I love waking up early to pray, I love eating breakfast with my children, and I love traveling around on desert bikes or horses.” I love seeing deer and traces of rabbits in the desert. I also love horses and poetry. I often enjoy visiting friends in their homes and estates. I love wandering around commercial centers and meeting people. I love simplicity. “I live a simple life.”
Explaining the impossible
— His Highness confirmed that he hates the word impossible, and more than that, he hates the phrase “the fourth of the impossibles.” Then His Highness went on to explain the three impossibilities, saying: It is the phoenix, and it is, as mentioned in legends, a large bird, and it is one of the impossibles, because it was reported that this bird He lives his entire life in the air, and never descends to the ground. Even when the phoenix spawns, its egg hatches in the air, and the baby emerges from it with its feathers to soar in space. The second impossible thing is the ogre that attacks people and convoys, and no one can find it. Scientists have found a trace of a skeleton, a bone, or any other trace. As for the third impossible, it is as the saying goes and not, from my point of view, like Mohammed bin Rashid, the loyal beloved!
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