How the Al Maktoum Family Built Dubai | Dr Nasir Baig

In this episode of Global Sach Podcast with Dr Nasir Baig, we explore how the Al Maktoum family transformed Dubai from a small coastal settlement into one of the world’s most influential cities.

The documentary traces the history of Dubai from the Bani Yas tribal confederation and the migration of the Al Bu Falasah in 1833 to the establishment of Al Maktoum rule under Sheikh Maktoum bin Butti.

Discover how Dubai’s free-trade policies attracted merchants from Persia, India and East Africa, turning Dubai Creek into the city’s commercial lifeline. We also examine Dubai’s early dependence on fishing, dates and pearl diving; the collapse of the natural pearl industry; the Majlis reform movement; British influence in the Trucial States; and Dubai’s emergence as the “City of Gold.”

The story continues with Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, whose ambitious Dubai Creek dredging project revived trade and laid the foundations of modern Dubai. It also explores his historic partnership with Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, which led to the formation of the United Arab Emirates on 2 December 1971.

This is Part One of the House of Maktoum story—the historical foundation of the modern Dubai later developed under Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and carried forward by a new generation led by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum.

Watch the complete episode to discover how trade, leadership, risk-taking and long-term vision helped the Al Maktoum family build Dubai.

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How the Al Maktoum Family Built Dubai | Dr Nasir Baig

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00:00 – Highlights
00:48 – The Remarkable Rise of Dubai
02:05 – Dubai Before the Al Maktoum Era
03:22 – Bani Yas, Al Nahyan and Al Bu Falasah
04:48 – The 1833 Wedding Massacre
06:26 – Al Maktoum’s Migration and the Birth of Dubai
08:07 – British Power in the Arabian Gulf
09:49 – How Dubai Became a Free-Trade Port
11:48 – Persian Merchants and Al Bastakiya
13:03 – Dubai’s Pearl Trading Boom
14:42 – How Cultured Pearls Destroyed the Economy
16:16 – The Majlis Movement and Dubai’s Second Wedding Massacre
18:21 – Dubai’s Failed Search for Oil
19:42 – Sheikh Rashid’s Vision for Dubai
21:02 – The Dubai Creek Dredging Gamble
22:24 – How Dubai Became the City of Gold
23:42 – Sheikh Zayed, Sheikh Rashid and the Birth of the UAE
24:49 – Conclusion and Preview of Part Two
25:07 – End

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