Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, and Sheikh Maktoum Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, First Deputy Ruler of Dubai, and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, witnessed the graduation of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum at the Sovereign’s Parade at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the United Kingdom.
The graduation ceremony for the academy’s Commissioning Course 241 was also attended by Sheikh Ahmed Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Second Deputy Ruler of Dubai, and Sheikh Mansoor Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Ports and Borders Security Council.
Sheikh Hamdan congratulated the graduates, and specially acknowledged Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum on the achievement. He expressed his heartfelt wishes for Sheikh Mohammed’s continued success and excellence in serving the nation and contributing to its progress.
In a social media post on X, Sheikh Hamdan wrote, "Today, I attended the graduation ceremony of Mohammed Bin Rashid Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the United Kingdom.
"We are all immensely proud of Mohammed, who was awarded the International Sword for the best international cadet; and the International Award for best overall results in military, academic and practical studies — the first Emirati to achieve both honours simultaneously. Congratulations to him on these remarkable achievements.
"I also met with the Emirati students at this prestigious academy. Our youth continue to bring pride to their nation and families. May they continue to thrive and bring greater success to our homeland.
Sheikh Hamdan also expressed his profound appreciation for the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, commending its decades-long legacy of preparing highly skilled military personnel and its exceptional academic and field training standards. He lauded the academy’s distinguished reputation within the global military academic community and its history of training and graduating elite officers from around the world.
The ceremony was presided over by General Sir Patrick Sanders, former Chief of the General Staff of the British Army, on behalf of King Charles III of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. He officiated the graduation and honoured the top graduates of the Commissioning Course 241 of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
General Sir Patrick Sanders presented Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum with the ‘International Sword’ awarded to the best international cadet of the intake, making him the fourth Emirati graduate in the academy’s history to receive this honour. He was also presented with the International Award for achieving the best overall results in military, academic and practical studies. He is the first Emirati to achieve both accolades simultaneously.
Sheikh Hamdan also met with the Emirati students at the prestigious academy. His Highness expressed pride in their achievements and encouraged them to continue upholding the nation's values and contributing to its advancement. The graduation ceremony was also attended by Lieutenant General Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, Deputy Chief of Police and Public Security in Dubai, and several senior military officials.
