His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President of the UAE, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, mourned Majid Al Futtaim, the businessman and one of Dubai's most prominent merchants. In a tweet on his social media account, His Highness said: "May Allah have mercy on our brother Majid Al Futtaim, the creative businessman and one of the most important merchants of Dubai and its great figures... and a benefactor to the nation with unceasing good... His last decision was to employ 3,000 citizens... May Allah have mercy on him and grant him a spacious abode in Paradise, and inspire his family and relatives with patience and solace... Amen."