UAE leaders have ‘bigger dreams’ for next 50 years

UAE leaders have ‘bigger dreams’ for next 50 years

Ever since its formation, the UAE has presented a unique success story — and its dreams are only going to get bigger, according to His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai.

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The visionary leader's comments came at the conclusion of a two-day retreat to lay out a strategic framework for the development of the country over the next 50 years.

“Over the past 50 years, we started from the desert of our land to the desert of Mars," said the Dubai Ruler. "Our dreams will be even bigger for the next 50 years.”

Sheikh Mohammed said the UAE presented an exceptional development model to the world that placed human capital at the centre of all its development and economic plans.

“We have reached this far because the impossible does not exist in the UAE. We have the scientific, educational and economic resources to take the UAE to new frontiers in the next 50 years, and we have Mohamed bin Zayed to lead