Shaikh Rashid, the 34-year-old son of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, died of heart attack on Saturday.

Shaikh Rashid was the eldest son of the Dubai ruler. His brother Sheikh Hamdan is the Crown Prince of Dubai.

According to news agency WAM, funeral prayers will be held at Zaabel Mosque tonight.

A three-day mourning period has been declared in Dubai.-TradeArabia News Service