UAE: Maktoum Bin Mohammed’s Twitter visitor


Issue 1084 - 05 Jul 2019 | 1 minute read

While Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum (MBR) was the key social media influencer celebrated during Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey’s 25-26 June visit to the commercial emirate, younger generation Emiratis were much in evidence. Dorsey was met on arrival by Dubai Deputy Ruler Sheikh Maktoum Bin Mohammed. During their meeting, 35-year-old Maktoum opened his own Twitter account, which was granted a blue tick or ‘verified” seal; within hours he had amassed more than 14,000 followers.

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