Dubai: Former UAE minister Rashid Al Mulla passes away

• Mohammed Saeed Rashid Al Mulla passed away today at 97.
• Al Mulla was born in Shindagha, Dubai, in 1926.
• Mohammed Al Mulla was one of the constituent committee’s 28 members.

Dubai: Prominent Emirati businessman and former minister Mohammed Saeed Rashid Al Mulla passed away today at 97.

Dr. Anwar Mohammed Gargash, the UAE President’s diplomatic adviser, took to Twitter to express his condolences on the loss of the veteran businessman and politician.

“Today, former minister and prominent businessman Mohammed Saeed Al Mulla have departed our world. He was one of the faithful men who worked dedicatedly and faithfully to achieve the vision of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and his brothers, the rulers of the emirates,” Dr. Gargash said. “With his departure, we lost a national figure who served his country with all honesty and loyalty. My condolences to his family.”

Al Mulla’s enduring tenure

Al Mulla, who was born in Shindagha, Dubai, in 1926, was appointed as the Minister of State for Union and Gulf Affairs in the first Cabinet formed by the late UAE vice president and prime minister, Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

During the formation of the second Cabinet in 1973, he was appointed Minister of Transportation and Communication. In the third Cabinet change in 1977, he retained his position as minister of transportation and communication, which he held until 1997.

Mohammed Al Mulla was one of the constituent committee’s 28 members.

Al Mulla was appointed as the inaugural head of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry Board of Directors in 1965. He was also the inaugural chairman of the Emirates Telecommunications Company (Etisalat), which was founded on August 30, 1976.

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