Photos: Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid laid to rest

Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance, has been laid to rest.

The longest-serving finance minister in the world passed away earlier today.

His nephews, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, and Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, were among those who lowered the body to the grave in the Umm Hurair cemetery.

Video: @HamdanMohammed and @MaktoumMohammed carry the body of the late Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum to his final resting place in Umm Hurair cemetery in Dubai. pic.twitter.com/eBiPuZOREn

- Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) March 24, 2021

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, were among the Sheikhs of the Al Maktoum family to offer funeral prayers at the Zabeel Mosque.

Absentee funeral prayers for the beloved leader will be held at mosques across the country after the Maghrib prayer today.