Dubai South is a developer owned by the Dubai Government. It is a master developer of Dubai South, the master-planned city emerging over 145 square kilometres around the Al Maktoum International Airport. Identified as the emirate’s flagship urban project, Dubai South is centred on the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. Dubai South is projected to sustain a population of a million. As an economic platform, it is designed to support every conceivable kind of business and industry and create 500,000 jobs. Dubai South is projected to sustain a population of a million. As an economic platform, it is designed to support every conceivable kind of business and industry and create 500,000 jobs.