The World Economic Forum is no stranger to rock stars. The Geneva-based organization famous for its exclusive Davos gathering of the world's business and political elite usually attracts a smattering of Hollywood stars -- and the likes of Bono, the legendary U2 lead singer and global activist -- who turn more heads than the political big wigs. In the 2004 World Economic Forum regional meeting in Jordan, an unlikely "rock star" emerged: Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the crown prince of Dubai and widely touted draftsman of the Dubai economic miracle.
