Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum led the tributes on Wednesday morning following the death of his brother

Leading the tributes on Wednesday morning was his brother, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice president and prime minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai, who took to Twitter with a post which read: “We belong to God and to Him we shall return… May God have mercy on you, my brother, my support and my companion.”