Dubai's rulers are definately more intelligent and smarter than their counter parts in the rest of the Arab World.
They transform a small unknown country with nothing more than sparsely populated fishing communities in the 1970s, to one of the leading and emerging countries in all fronts, be it tourism, modern infrastrute, latest communication, diverse economy.
True the income from the OIL was the big factor in UAE's fortunes, but that now accounts for a fraction of UAE's GDP. UAE will run out of OIL by 2015. So, its rulers, PLANNED well ahead into the future..
There is OIL in Iraq, Libya, Iran, and many other Central Asian Republics, but none has used it as wisely as the UAE.
No doubt UAE's rulers deserve this award. They are brilliant. Good for them. Their planning not only benefitted their own population but millions of people in other neighboring poor countries like Pakistan, India, Egypt, Phillines, etc.