مكتوم بن راشد آل مكتوم
The road was formerly known as Defence Road. Between 1993 and 1998, of the road was expanded. Along with this improvement came a change in the name. Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Ruler of Dubai at the time, named the road after the then president of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.