 Holding and Dubai Real Estate Centre and Chairman of the Al Wasl FC club located in Dubai.He is the fourth and youngest son of the late ruler, Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum (1912-1990) and the youngest brother of the Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, and Ruler of Dubai H.H.Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Sheikh Ahmed graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and joined the Central Military Command in Dubai and became its Commander in Chief, developing it into one of the leading military bases in the United Arab Emirates.