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Feb 16, 2021 · 16 February 2021. AFP. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is the 71-year-old billionaire ruler of Dubai and vice-president of the United Arab Emirates. In the Middle East, he is renowned for...
May 13, 2022 · Sheikh Khalifa served as the UAE's second President for almost two decades. Succeeding his father, UAE Founding Father the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Sheikh Khalifa oversaw many moments of historic progress in the Emirates. Here, The National takes a look at the key moments in the life of Sheikh Khalifa.
Dec 21, 2020 · Despite his one-man strike in 1924 as a protest against the scripts forced on him, and the later move to United Artists in the hope to gain control of his career, Valentino never escaped The Sheik. His last film would be a sequel to The Sheik, called The Son of the Sheik (George Fitzmaurice, 1926). Released shortly after the star’s untimely ...
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Sheikh Khalifa ibn Zayed Al Nahyan, president of the United Arab Emirates and emir of Abu Dhabi constituent emirate from 2004 to 2022. Before taking on these roles, he was instrumental in the development of Abu Dhabi and encouraged private investment from Abu Dhabi’s citizens through loan programs.
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- 10 Farhat Served His Country
- 9 The Sheik Was Inspired by Real Life
- 8 He Lived His Gimmick
- 7 His Big Time Wrestling Was A Big Territory
- 6 He Was Famous For Bloody Feuds
- 5 He Mentored Some Great Stars
- 4 He Dominated The United States Title
- 3 Not Losing Was A Big Deal For Him
- 2 Sabu Is His Nephew
- 1 His End Was Sad But His Legacy Great
Born as one of ten children in 1926,Farhat quit school to help his family work in the Depression. When World War II broke out, he tried to lie about his age so he could enlist in the army. While that failed, he was drafted when he turned 18, serving nearly two years before being honorably discharged in 1946. That gave him some experience around the...
Born to Lebanese immigrants, Farhat decided to utilize that when crafting his wrestling gimmick. After starting as himself, he became the Sheik of Araby, the supposedly privileged son of a rich Middle Eastern family. While that was good, Farhat decided to drop the wealthy part and transformed into a wild brawler. RELATED: 10 Things Fans Should Know...
Even in a time when kayfabe was held sacred, Farhat took it to a new level. No known footage exists where he isn’t the Sheik. Even his own family and friends were told never to address him by his real name. The closest he came were the annual NWA meetings and even then, he’d be in flashy outfits and only addressed as “Sheik.” In public, he would ho...
Through the late 1950s, the Sheik had wrestled for the Detroit-based Big Time Wrestling promotion. In 1964, with his fame assured, the Sheik bought out the promotion, with father-in-law Francis Flese as the puppet “President” so the Sheik could keep up his act. RELATED: 10 Short-Lived Wrestling Promotions You Should Know About The Cobo Arena was th...
Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, wrestling magazines loved to show covers of the Sheik, usually with his face covered in blood. With his wild antics of brutalizing opponents and throwing fireballs, the Sheik was big businesswherever he went. His main opponent was Bobo Brazil as their long war waged for decades across the Midwest. He also had memorab...
While Farhat wasn’t quite known as a warm-hearted guy, he did manage to give a break to various wrestlers who would soon emulate his ways. That included Dusty Rhodes, who certainly emulated the Sheik in some bloody wars. RELATED: Rob Van Dam's Career Told In Photos Through The Years Likewise, the Sheik helped Lawrence Shreve latch onto the characte...
Most associate the United States titlewith WCW, but various territories had their versions as well. Farhat’s was the most famous of that bunch and throughout its history, no one held it as long or as often as he. His first reign started in 1965 and lasted over two years. From there, the Sheik held the belt another eleven times, trading it back and ...
If there was one major issue with the Sheik, it was that losing was something he hated doing.The few times he did lose, it was by disqualification or countout, almost never a clean pin. Even when he lost the U.S. title, there had to be shady stuff coming to protect him. It was also a reason it was harder for him to work in other promotions, as he w...
Through the 1980s, the Sheik would still ply his trade in the indies and a bit of fame in the documentary I Like To Hurt People. He gained further fame by mentoring his nephew Terry Brunk, who became Sabu. Sabu clearly emulated his uncle from his outfit to never speaking English in public to obviously the hardcore brawling. Farhat aided Sabu gettin...
In 1992, while trying for a comeback, Farhat was put into a coma during a deathmatch. A broken leg in 1995 finally ended his in-ring career for good. Having blown through most of his once-great fortune, Farhat passed away in January 2003 at the age of 76. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by Sabu and RVD in 2007 and honored as a pioneer of ...
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Jan 5, 2019 · September 19, 2007. Launches “Dubai Cares,” a campaign which aims to fund education of poor children worldwide. He donates Dh1.7 billion to Dubai Cares doubling it to Dh 3.48 billion.
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Jan 4, 2006 · On 4 January 2006, Sheikh Mohammed became the Ruler of Dubai following the death of his elder brother Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the then Ruler of Dubai. On 5 January, the members of the UAE Supreme Council elected Sheikh Mohammed as the Vice-President of the UAE.
