2020 in review: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid's key moments – in pictures Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai dedicates much of this year to driving recovery from Covid-19 and planning a post-virus future Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, sign a piece of the Hope Probe, which will be launched to Mars in July, at Qasr Al Watan on January 6. Hamad Al Kaabi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, visits the Jumeirah Archaeological Site on January 9. The site, discovered in 1969, belongs to the Abbasid era in the 9th century, when the settlement served as a caravan stop along a trading route connecting Iraq and Oman to India and China. Wam