Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem is the chairman CEO of DP World, which he founded 25 years ago and which now handles 11.5 per cent of world trade, more than $3.7 trillion of goods every year. At its heart is the port of Jebel Ali. Dismissed as a ‘white elephant’ when bin Sulayem joined as a humble customs official in 1982, it is currently ranked fifth in the world as a commercial maritime shipping center. This is the story of a remarkable man who has played a central role in Dubai’s unprecedented economic success over the past 40 years. Bin Sulayem offers a new insight into the visionary genius of the Maktoum family, particularly Sheikh Rashid and his son Sheikh Mohammed, the present Ruler, to whom he gives much of the credit for Dubai’s success. Many of the most iconic developments originated in the Ruler’s fertile mind, and it was bin Sulayem who brought them to life. Until now bin Sulayem has remained a deeply private person, but in this candid and often moving autobiography, he discloses