List of Emiratis
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This is a list of prominent Emirati people and who are United Arab Emirates nationals.
Royal families
- Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan – Ra'is (President) of UAE & Ruler of Abu Dhabi
- Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan – Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi & Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces
- Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan – President's Representative
- Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan – Ruler's Representative in the Western Region of Abu Dhabi
- Sheikh Hamdan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan – Minister of Higher Education & Research Of Science
- Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs
- Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan – Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, founding fathers of the United Arab Emirates and first Ra'is (President)
Al Maktoum royal family – Dubai
- The Late Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum – Second Prime Minister of the UAE and founder of modern Dubai
- The Late Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum – First Prime Minister of the UAE
- Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum – Vice President & Prime Minister of UAE; Ruler of Dubai
- Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum – Minister of Finance & Industry
- Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum – Crown Prince of Dubai, & Chairman of Dubai Executive Council
Al-Qasimi royal family – Sharjah
- Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi – Ruler of Sharjah
- Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi – Minister of Foreign Trade
Al-Qasimi royal family – Ras al-Khaimah
- Sheikh Saud bin Saqr al Qasimi – Ruler of RAK
Al Nuaimi royal family – Ajman
- Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi – Ruler of Ajman
Al Sharqi royal family – Fujairah
- Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi – Ruler of Fujairah
- Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi – Crown Prince of Fujairah
Ministers
- Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum – Minister of Finance
- Lt-General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan – Minister of Interior
- Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan – Minister of Presidential Affairs
- Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan – Foreign Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan – Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research
- Rashid Ahmad Muhammad Bin Fahad – Minister of Environment and Water
Non-royal government officials
- Jouan Salem Al Dhaheri – Secretary-General and Member of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC)[1][2]
- Yousef Al Omeir – Chairman and CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC)
- Reem Al Hashimi – Minister of State and managing director for the Dubai World Expo 2020 Bid Committee
- Mohammed Al Gergawi – Minister of Cabinet Affairs in the Federal Government of the United Arab Emirates
- Khalifa Shaheen Al Merri – Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Iran since 1999
- Saeed Khalifa Humeid Al Rumaithi – former secretary of the Ministry of Labor in Abu Dhabi
Businessmen
- Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum – CEO of Emirates airlines
- Mohammad A. Al Malik – CEO, Unknown
- Hussain Sajwani – CEO, Damac (real estate)
- Mohammad Abdul Rahim AlFahim – CEO, Paris Gallery Group Of Companies
- Mohamed Al Suwaidi – Chief audit executive of Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) Chairman of Al Jazira Club
- Ahmad Ali Al Sayegh – CEO, Dolphin Energy Limited (UAE)
- Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair – Banker, chairman, MashreqBank, former president of the Federal National Council, prominent businessman and among Forbes List of Billionaires
- Majid Al Futtaim – Majid Al Futtaim & Co, prominent billionaire businessman
- Mohammed bin Ali Al Abbar – Chairman, Emaar and director, Dubai Economic Department
- Saif Ahmad Al Ghurair – UAE, Al-Ghurair Group CEO
- Suhail Galadari – UAE, Director, Khaleej Times
- Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem – Chairman and CEO of DP World
- Mohammad Al Gaz – Chairman, United Arab Agencies
- Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi – CEO, Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC)
- Ilyas Abdulwahab Galadari – Co-chairman, IMG Group and IMG Worlds of Adventure
- Mustafa Abdulwahab Galadari – Co-chairman, IMG Group and IMG Worlds of Adventure
- Khaled Salmeen – Chairman, Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT), CEO of Kizad (Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi)
- Karam AboulHoda – Country Head, EMergy, Dubai and director AboulHoda Investment Group, Dubai
- Abdulla Mohammed AlMulla – Chairman, Spark Security, Abu Dhabi and chairman Spark Group, Abu Dhabi
- Saeed Khalifa Mohammed Al Fuqaei Al Ali – Chairman Shuraa Group, Dubai
- Hamood Abdulla Alyasi – Owner of Hayax Group, Dubai, Abu Dhabi
- Issa bin Zayed Al Nahyan – Businessman and relative of royal family
Businesswomen
- Amina Al Rustamani – Chief executive officer of AWR Properties, director and board member of the family-owned AW Rostamani Group
- Hend Faisal Al Qassemi – Businesswoman, author and journalist
- Muna Al Gurg – Managing director of Retail at Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group
- Moza Saeed Al Otaiba – CEO of Al Otaiba Inmaa Group
- Her Excellency Dr. Shaikha Ali Salem Al Maskari – Chairperson of Al Maskari Holding (AMH), Emirates & Al Maskari Holdings, and Tricon Energy Operations
Medicine
- Dr. Ali Al Numairy – first Emirati plastic surgeon
- Dr. Moza Sultan Al Kaabi – first Emirati woman orthopedic surgeon.[3]
- Dr. Nora Alblooshi – dentist
Astronauts
- Hazza Al Mansouri – First Emirati in space and first Arab to board the International Space Station
- Sultan Al Neyadi – Second of the two first Emirati astronauts
Arts
- Amal Al-Agroobi; famous Emirati film director
- Abdul Qader Al Raes – famous Emirati painter
- Ousha the Poet – famous Nabati poet
- Mehad Hamad
- Najat Makki
- Wafa Hasher Al Maktoum
- Mohammed Kazem
- Hussain Sharif
- Ebtisam Abdulaziz
- Abdullah Al Saadi
- Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim
- Mattar Bin Lahej
- Moosa Al Halyan
- Mansoor Al Dhaheri – famous Emirati director
- Abdulraheem Salim
- Noor Ali Rashid – royal photographer
Innovations
Sports
Cricketers
- Ali Asad Abbas
- Arshad Ali
- Asghar Ali
- Asim Saeed
- Mohammad Aslam (UAE cricketer)
- Shaukat Dukanwala
- Fahad Usman
- Mazhar Hussain
- Kashif Ahmed
- Khurram Khan
- Arshad Laeeq
- Rizwan Latif
- Ganesh Mylvaganam
- Naeemuddin
- Riaz Poonawala
- Suhail Galadari
- Abdul Rehman (UAE cricketer)
- Azhar Saeed
- Saeed-Al-Saffar
- Johanne Samarasekera
- Sameer Zia
- Shehzad Altaf
- Sohail Butt
- Syed Maqsood
- Sultan Zarawani
ODI cricketers
- Imtiaz Abbasi
- Ali Asad Abbas
- Arshad Ali
- Asghar Ali
- Asim Saeed
- Mohammad Aslam (UAE cricketer)
- Shaukat Dukanwala
- Fahad Usman
- Mazhar Hussain
- Khurram Khan
- Arshad Laeeq
- Rizwan Latif
- Mohammad Ishaq
- Ganesh Mylvaganam
- Naeemuddin
- Riaz Poonawala
- Ramveer Rai
- Saleem Raza
- Abdul Rehman (UAE cricketer)
- Azhar Saeed
- Saeed-Al-Saffar
- Johanne Samarasekera
- Sameer Zia
- Shehzad Altaf
- Sohail Butt
- Syed Maqsood
- Mohammad Tauqeer
- Sultan Zarawani
Bowlers
Footballers
- Adnan Al-Talyani – professional footballer, who has the most caps in the UAE national football team
- Ali Al-Wehaibi
- Abdulrahman Ibrahim
- Ismail Matar
- Mohamed Omer (football player)
- Saif Mohammed
Rally drivers
Sport shooters
Other
- Sheikh Ahmad Mohammad Hasher Al Maktoum – ace-shooter and Olympic medalist
- Sheikha Maitha bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum – karate and taekwondo practitioner
- Elham Al Qasimi – first Arab woman to reach the North Pole
- Sergiu Toma – Judoka and Olympic medalist
Politics
- Ahmad Al Tayer
- Ali bin Abdulla Al Kaabi
- Saeed Mohammad Al Gandi
- Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
- Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
- Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
- Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum
- Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan
- Mohammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan
- Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan
- Qasim Sultan Al Banna
- Lubna Khalid Al Qasimi
- Rashid ibn Abdullah Al Nuaimi
- Shakhbut Bin-Sultan Al Nahyan
- Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan
- Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan
- Sultan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
- Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori
- Anwar Gargash
Writers
See also
References
- ^ https://m.khaleejtimes.com/nation/general/adnoc-knoc-sign-deal-to-develop-three-oil-fields
- ^ https://www.adnoc.ae/-/media/adnoc/files/publications/adnocsustainabilityreport2010_english.ashx
- ^ "First female Emirati orthopaedic surgeon dies in road accident". Gulf News. 23 August 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2015.