As Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai turned 70 today, a group of Indian ex-pat community teamed together to dedicate a song in Arabic to the Sheikh lauding his contribution and also as an expression of warmth of the Indo-UAE relationship.

The musical tribute is a joint effort by eminent Emirati poet Dr Shihab Ganem, Suchetha Satish, a 13-year-old Indian student in Dubai who holds a Guinness Book of World record in singing in 102 languages and award-winning Bollywood music director Monty Sharma.

The musical tribute was released at the Indian Consulate in Dubai on the eve of Sheikh Maktoum’s birthday with the makers handing over two copies, one of which is to be handed over to His Highness’ office through the consulate. The other copy was given to the Acting Consul General Mr Neeraj Aggarwal.