Majid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Sheikh Majid became an ambassador of the Dubai Cares campaign along with his siblings, where he was a representative diplomat on behalf of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum in several Islamic countries in Africa and Asia where the campaign's framework included providing education and knowledge infrastructure for over one million children in both Arabic and Islamic countries.

Sheikh Majid said: "Dubai Cares teaches the children in Dubai how to care for deprived and unfortunate children across the world, strengthening attributes of care and concern for others makes them better people and makes our future bright and hopeful. There are significant lessons to be learned from such an initiative and we should make sure that our children in Dubai learn how to give, communicate, share and contribute to a good cause".

There are eight libraries located in the Dubai Culture Centre, that have a valuable holding of books about history, heritage and culture in the UAE. As a Chairman of The Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, Sheikh Majid assumed ownership of these libraries and aims to improve services and introduce new initiatives to meet the growing demand for reading and literature. He actively supports amongst others various educational programmes, organization of book readings and signings, training sessions and cross-cultural exhibits, and recognises the importance of public libraries in bringing Dubai's eclectic mix of cultures and as a way of holding them closer together.

The Youth Media Award aims to stimulate creative energies of emerging media talents in the UAE.

The goal of this initiative is to develop employment skills for UAE national youth to be able to handle executive and managerial positions.

It is considered the first of its kind in the city of Dubai. A special institution to highlight everything related to the art of calligraphy, as part of a process to bringing this art form to the fore and introduce to the world.

"Al Ajer" initiative takes place during Ramadan.

Sheikh Majid at Dubai Calligraphy Centre

This initiative was launched in order to allow young citizens of the UAE to be able to perform Umrah (pilgrimage) with their parents; this was in collaboration with the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Humanitarian and Charity Establishment.

CrossFit is an elite fitness-training program, which is used in training military and police personnel. Recently it became more mainstream and is now considered a sport or a way of living. Sheikh Majid is considered a pioneer and a guru of introducing CrossFit to the UAE.

Dubai Fitness Competition comes in line with the vision and directions of Sheikh Majid to raise awareness on the importance of exercising, health, and promoting fitness across the UAE to individuals and in particular Emirati citizens.[7]

(From left) Sheikh Majid,Sheikh Mohammed and Sheikh Hamdan inspecting the participants in Kentucky Endurance Race.

Sheikh Majid has a love for horses and horse riding. His love can be understood by his participation in many different horse endurance races.

• He led the UAE endurance team to victory at the 11th Pan Arab Games in Cairo in 2007, winning two gold medals in the individual and team events.
• In November 2008, he once again led the UAE endurance team to victory in the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) World Endurance Championship that took place in Malaysia and brought back the gold medal.

In the presence of Sheikh Majid and under his guidance, the horse marathon takes place in Dubai Riders meet once a year for the marathon. The committee works in close coordination with the Dubai Endurance Race Club, which supervises all the preparations, from registering the horse riders to conducting tests before and after the race, in addition to setting the rules and regulations and ensuring every rider's safety and well-being. The committee works towards getting the maximum number of UAE participants to attend the marathon.

Sheikh Majid admires and love his traditional culture and roots, hence his love for camel racing. Every year the Majid bin Mohammed Camel Marathon is organised under his auspices. The aim of this marathon is to promote the traditional folklore sports and to raise the interests amongst the younger Emirati generation in the sports. The Dubai Camel Racing Club is organised at Al Hibab Camel Racecourse.

Sheikh Majid wants to make camel riding as a mainstream sport and want to educate the world about camel racing. He is the first on to start Camel Racing World Championship as an international event open to riders all around the world. He himself is an excellent camel rider and occasionally personally participates in the event.

Al Wasl Football Club is a United Arab Emirates Football League club based in Dubai. It is a part of the multi-sports club Al Wasl Sports Club. Al Wasl FC is one of the most successful clubs in the UAE in all sports; therefore, it has one of the largest fan bases in the Arabian Peninsula. As Sheikh Majid interest in sports extended to football; he was appointed Vice President of Al Wasl Sports Club.

During one of the matches of Majid bin Mohammed Futsal Championship

Since summer of 2011, the Majid bin Mohammed Futsal Championship is being organised with the participation of sixteen teams divided into four groups. Many of the games are hosted in schools and university gymnasiums. The month of June was chosen to be the official start of the championship because it is the end of the academic year in Dubai.

Futsal's popularity grew with every passing year and it is considered a special sport as it combines intense challenges and extreme excitement among its players. The organizing committee ensures that there is a clear set of rules that players abide by which guarantees the success of the championship and the safety of young Emirati participants.

The success of this championship was largely due to the support of several governmental departments such as the UAE Football Association, the UAE Committee of Futsal and Dubai Sports Council, Dubai Media Incorporated, Dubai Police, and Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services, in addition to Al Wasl Sports and Cultural Club that hosted the final games on their fields.

Sheikh Majid visiting Sea Dubai Festival

Sea Dubai is a water sports festival that takes place in December of each year, and is one of the most important marine sports festival in the region as it attracts the attention of water sports fans around the globe. The festival hosts final rounds for the Class 1 World Powerboat Championship and the International Canoe Race, as well as traditional sailing races. Sheikh Majid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, patron of the event officially announced the launch of the festival during the prize distribution ceremony of the 2008 season, marking the beginning of the chain of events that have been organized by Mina Seyahi. "Sea Dubai" has grown to be one of the leading international sea festivals in the world and is very well-attended.