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List of Rulers of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi

Al Nahyan of Al Abu Falah Dynasty

Ruled	Name	Notes
1761–1793	Sheikh Dhiyab bin Isa Al Nahyan	d. 1793
1793–1816	Sheikh Shakhbut bin Dhiyab Al Nahyan	d. 1816
1816–1818	Sheikh Muhammad bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan
1818 - 18XX	Sheikh Shakhbut bin Dhiyab Al Nahyan	Since 1818 joint with his son Tahnun
1818 - Apr 1833	Sheikh Tahnun bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan	Since 1818 joint with his father Shakhbut. d. 1833
Apr 1833 - 1845	Sheikh Khalifa bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan	Since 1833 joint with his brother Sultan. d. 1845
Apr 1833 - Jul 1845	Sheikh Sultan bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan	Since 1833 joint with his brother Khalifa. d. 1845
Jul 1845 - Sep 1845	Sheikh Isa bin Khalid	Usurper
Sep 1845 - Dec 1845	Sheikh Dhiyab II bin Isa	Usurper
Dec 1845 - 1855	Sheikh Saeed bin Tahnun Al Nahyan
1855–1909	Sheikh Zayed I bin Khalifa Al Nahyan	b. 1840 - d. 1909
May 1909 - October 1912	Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan	b. 1857 - d. 1912
October 1912 - August 22, 1922	Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan	b. 1881 - d. 1922
August 22, 1922 - August 4, 1926	Sheikh Sultan II bin Zayed Al Nahyan	b. 1881 - d. 1926
August 4, 1926 - January 1, 1928	Sheikh Saqr bin Zayed Al Nahyan	b. 1887 - d. 1928
January 1, 1928 - August 6, 1966	Sheikh Shakhbut II bin Sultan Al Nahyan	b. 1905 - d. 1989
August 6, 1966 - November 2, 2004	Sheikh Zayed II bin Sultan Al Nahyan	b. 1918 - d. 2004
November 2, 2004 – Present	Sheikh Khalifa II bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan	b. 1948

List of Rulers of the Emirate of Dubai

Al Abu Falasa Dynasty

Ruled	Name	Notes
1XXX - 9 June 1833	Sheikh Obaid bin Saeed
9 June 1833 - 1852	Sheikh Maktoum bin Butti bin Sohail	d. 1852
1852–1859	Sheikh Saeed I bin Butii Al Maktoum	d. 1859
1859 - 22 November 1886	Sheikh Hushur bin Maktoum	d. 1886
22 November 1886 - 7 April 1894	Sheikh Rashid I Maktoum	d. 1894
7 April 1894 - 16 February 1906	Sheikh Maktoum II bin Hushur	b. 18?? - d. 1906
16 February 1906 - November 1912	Sheikh Butti bin Sohail	b. 1851 - d. 1912
November 1912 - 15 April 1929	Sheikh Saeed II bin Maktoum	First Time b. 1878 - d. 1958
15 April 1929 - 18 April 1929	Sheikh Mani bin Rashid
18 April 1929 - 10 September 1958	Sheikh Saeed II bin Maktoum	Second Time b. 1878 - d. 1958
10 September 1958 - 7 October 1990	Sheikh Rashid II bin Saeed Al Maktoum	b. 1910 - d. 1990
7 October 1990 - 4 January 2006	Sheikh Maktoum III bin Rashid Al Maktoum	b. 1943 - d. 2006
4 January 2006 – Present	Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum	b. 1949

List of Rulers of the Emirate of Sharjah

Qawasim Dynasty

Ruled	Name	Notes
1727–1777	Sheikh Rashid bin Matar bin Rahma al-Qasimi
1777–1803	Sheikh Saqr I bin Rashid al-Qasimi
1803–1840	Sheikh Sultan I bin Saqr al-Qasimi	First Rule
1840	Sheikh Saqr bin Sultan al-Qasimi
1840–1866	Sheikh Sultan I bin Saqr al-Qasimi	Second Rule
1866 - 14 April 1868	Sheikh Khalid I bin Sultan al-Qasimi
14 April 1868 - March 1883	Sheikh Salim bin Sultan al-Qasimi	Since 1869 joint with his brother Ibrahim
1869–1871	Sheikh Ibrahim bin Sultan al-Qasimi	Since 1869 joint with his brother Salim
March 1883 - 1914	Sheikh Saqr II bin Khalid al-Qasimi
3 April 1914 - 21 November 1924	Sheikh Khalid II bin Ahmad al-Qasimi
21 November 1924 - 1951	Sheikh Sultan II bin Saqr al-Qasimi
1951 - May 1951	Sheikh Muhammad bin Saqr al-Qasimi
May 1951 - 24 June 1965	Sheikh Saqr III bin Sultan al-Qasimi	Ousted bloodlessly by the British
24 June 1965 - 24 January 1972	Sheikh Khalid III bin Muhammad al-Qasimi	Assassinated in course of a coup d'état
25 January 1972 - 1972	Sheikh Saqr bin Muhammad al-Qasimi	Acting due to Khalid III's assassination by Saqr III
1972 - 17 June 1987	Sheikh Dr.Sultan III bin Muhammad al-Qasimi	First rule
17 – 23 June 1987	Sheikh 'Abd al- 'Aziz bin Muhammad al-Qasimi	Abortive coup d'état
23 June 1987 – present	Sheikh Dr.Sultan III bin Muhammad al-Qasimi	Second rule

List of Rulers of the Emirate of Fujairah

Al Sharqi Dynasty

Ruled	Name	Notes
1876–1936	Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah Al Sharqi
1936–1942	Sheikh Saif bin Hamad Al Sharqi
1942 - 18 September 1974	Sheikh Mohammad bin Hamad Al Sharqi
18 September 1974 – Present	Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammad Al Sharqi

List of Rulers of the Emirate of Ras al-Khaimah

Al Qasimi Dynasty

Ruled	Name	Notes
17xx - 17xx	Sheikh Rahma al-Qasimi
17xx - 174x	Sheikh Matar bin Rahma al-Qasimi
174x - 1777	Sheikh Rashid bin Matar al-Qasimi
1777–1803	Sheikh Saqr bin Rashid al-Qasimi
1803–1808	Sheikh Sultan bin Saqr al-Qasimi	First Rule
1808–1814	Sheikh al-Husayn bin Ali al-Qasimi	Acting Ruler
1814–1820	Sheikh al-Hasan bin Rahma al-Qasimi	Acting Ruler
1820–1866	Sheikh Sultan bin Saqr al-Qasimi	Second Rule
1866 - May 1867	Sheikh Ibrahim bin Sultan al-Qasimi
May 1867 - 14 April 1868	Sheikh Khalid bin Sultan al-Qasimi
14 April 1868 - 1869	Sheikh Salim bin Sultan al-Qasimi
1869 - August 1900	Sheikh Humayd bin Abdullah al-Qasimi
10 July 1921 - February 1948	Sheikh Sultan bin Salim al-Qasimi
February 1948 – 27 October 2010	Sheikh Saqr bin Muhammad al-Qasimi
27 October 2010 – Present	Sheikh Saud bin Saqr al-Qasimi

Throne vacant from August 1900 until 10 July 1921

List of Rulers of the Emirate of Umm al-Qaiwain

Al Mu'alla Dynasty

Ruled	Name	Notes
1775 - 17xx	Sheikh Majid Al Mu`alla
17xx - 1816	Sheikh Rashid I bin Majid Mu`alla
1816–1853	Sheikh Abdullah I bin Rashid Al Mu`alla
1853–1873	Sheikh Ali bin Abdullah Al Mu`alla
1873–1904	Sheikh Ahmad I bin `Abd Allah Al Mu`alla
1904–1922	Sheikh Rashid II bin Ahmad Al Mu`alla
1922–1923	Sheikh `Abd Allah II bin Rashid Al Mu`alla
1923–1929	Sheikh Hamad bin Ibrahim Al Mu`alla
1929–1981	Sheikh Ahmad II bin Rashid Al Mu`alla
1981–2009	Sheikh Rashid III bin Ahmad Al Mu`alla
2009–present	Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mu`alla

List of Rulers of the Emirate of Ajman

Al Qaratsa Al Bu Khurayban Al Nuaim Dynasty

Ruled	Name	Notes
17xx - 17xx	Sheikh Rashid Al Nuaimi
17xx - 1816	Sheikh Humaid I bin Rashid Al Nuaimi
1816–1838	Sheikh Rashid I bin Humaid Al Nuaimi
1838–1841	Sheikh Humaid II bin Rashid Al Nuaimi	First Rule
1841–1848	Sheikh 'Abd al-'Aziz I bin Rashid Al Nuaimi
1848–1873	Sheikh Humaid II bin Rashid Al Nuaimi	Second Rule
1873–1891	Sheikh Rashid II bin Humaid Al Nuaimi
1891–1900	Sheikh Humaid III bin Rashid Al Nuaimi
1900–1910	Sheikh 'Abd al-'Aziz II bin Humayd Al Nuaimi
1910–1928	Sheikh Humaid IV bin 'Abd al-'Aziz Al Nuaimi
1928–1981	Sheikh Rashid Bin Humaid Al Nuaimi	b. 19XX - d. 1982
1981 – Present	Sheikh Humaid V bin Rashid Al Nuaimi	b. 1931

List of pre-union Region Rulers

These are regions that were once independent but now are affiliated with other emirates.

List of Rulers of Dibba

• Under a Hakim

Ruled	Name	Notes
1871–1883	Sheikh Ahmad bin Sultan al-Qasimi
1883–1937	Sheikh Rashid bin Ahmad al-Qasimi	Since 1903 joint with his brother Khalid II
1903–1924	Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmad al-Qasimi	Since 1903 joint with his brother Rashid
1937–1951	Sheikh Ahmad bin Rashid al-Qasimi

• Reincorporated into Sharjah 1951

List of Rulers of Hamriyya

• Under a Hakim

Ruled	Name	Notes
1875–1904	Sheikh Sayf bin `Abd al-Rahman Al-Shamsi
1904–1921	Sheikh `Abd al-Rahman bin Sayf Al-Shamsi	First Rule
1921–1922	Sheikh Humayd bin `Abd al-Rahman Al-Shamsi	First Rule
1922	Sheikh `Abd al-Rahman bin Sayf Al-Shamsi	Second Rule
1922	Sheikh Humayd bin `Abd al-Rahman Al-Shamsi	Second Rule

• Reincorporated into Sharjah 1922 but retained semi-autonomy until late 1960s.

List of Rulers of Hira

• Under a Hakim

Ruled	Name	Notes
1915–1942	Sheikh `Abd al-Rahman bin Muhammad
1942	Sheikh Sayf bin `Abd al-Rahman

• Reincorporated into Sharjah 1942

List of Rulers of Kalba

• Under a Hakim

Ruled	Name	Notes
1871–1900	Sheik Majid bin Sultan al-Qasimi
1900–1903	Sheik Hamad bin Majid al-Qasimi
1903–1937	Sheikh Saeed bin Hamad al-Qasimi
1937–1951	Sheikh Hamad bin Saeed al-Qasimi
1951–1952	Sheikh vivek bin Sultan al-Qasimi

• Reincorporated into Sharjah 1952

See also

• List of Sunni Muslim dynasties