death of sheikh rashid bin muhammad

So what REALLY happened to Dubai's Sheikh Rashid? How billionaire prince was hit by claims of cocaine, sex parties - and a 'roid rage' killing before he died at 33

Dubai's Sheikh Rashid, 33, died of a suspected heart attack on Friday

The prince was laid to rest on Saturday at the Umm Hurair Cemetery

Rashid was in line to rule Dubai but crown prince title was stripped in 2008

His younger brother, Sheikh Hamdan, 32, was made the heir in his place

Leaked diplomatic cables accused Rashid of murdering an aide at the Palace

Rumors of drug abuse have long circulated in Emirati high society 

The prince is thought to have been unmarried, as are his brothers 

He was the eldest son of Dubai's Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum - a handsome royal playboy with a glittering future ahead of him.

But on Saturday, 33-year-old Sheikh Rashid was laid to rest after apparently dying of a heart attack at home on Friday.

Now, Daily Mail Online can reveal that the untimely death of Sheikh Rashid has left many questions unanswered - in particular what caused an apparently healthy man to die at such a young age.

Rashid, who at one point held a number of high profile roles, quietly withdrew from public life in the years leading up to his death and became an enigmatic figure in the emirate he was once destined to rule.

Born in November 1981, Rashid was the son of Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed and his principal wife, Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum.

Sheikh Mohammed is a modernizer, albeit one with two wives and 24 children, and has transformed what was once a dusty patch of sand into a glittering modern metropolis.

He has also parlayed what was a small trickle of oil into tourist dollars, making Dubai, with its mega-malls and year-round sunshine into one of the top tourist destinations in the Middle East.

Through his Godolphin racing stable, Sheikh Mohammed is a prominent figure in the horse world and regularly attends prestigious race meetings such as Royal Ascot in Britain.

Sheikha Hind, by contrast, is almost never seen. The 53-year-old first cousin of her husband, she is known as 'the First Lady of Dubai' and is mother to 12 of his children.