Sheikh Hamdan shares photo of father Sheikh Mohammed holding his newborn twins

Newly-minted father Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the crown prince of Dubai, has shared a photo of his father holding his grandchildren, and it may be the best photo Dubai has seen all week.

The picture shows His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minster of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai with visible joy on his face as he holds his newest-born grandchildren, twins Sheikha and Rashid.

“God save them,” Sheikh Hamdan added as a caption in Arabic. 

Sheikh Hamdan became a father of twins just a month ago, sharing the first photo of his newborns at the end of May to the delight of the emirate.

In the photo, the Crown Prince could be seen in the photo dressed in a white kandora on a couch with a portrait of his late grandfather, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum.

Sheikh Hamdan had previously posted a picture of just blue and pink feet, letting the world know that his wife Sheikh Sheikha bint Saeed bin Thani Al Maktoum, whom he married two years ago in a private ceremony, had given birth to a boy and a girl.

In the photo’s caption, Sheikh Hamdan thanked Allah for the blessing of his two newborn children.

The Dubai Media Office confirmed that the names are Sheikha bint Hamdan bin Mohammed al Maktoum and Rashid bin Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, with Sheikha and Rashid meaning princess and rightly guided, respectively.

As the boy shares the name with Sheikh Rashid, who can be seen in a photo, it has been noted that he has been named after his late greatgrandfather, a touching ode.

Sheikh Hamdan, 38, is beloved throughout Dubai for his humble nature and host of philanthropic initiatives, and has been noted in the pages of Esquire Middle East for his fashion sense as well, something his children are sure to share.

Read about his private wedding two years ago here.