Al Mualla

Al Mualla
Al Mualla
Style(s)	His/Her Highness

The Al Mualla (

Arabic: المعلا) family is the ruling royal family of Umm Al Quwain, one of the seven emirates that together comprise the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

.

The family was traditionally at the head of the

Persian group of Al Ali, who referred to the Umm Al Quwain section as 'Al Mualla'. The tribe originated in Nejd.^[2]

Founding Umm Al Quwain

The first known head of the Al Ali when they settled at Umm Al Quwain was Sheikh Rashid bin Majid Al Mualla. Sheikh Rashid was responsible for the construction of Umm Al Quwain Fort in the town in 1768,^[3] today home to Umm Al Quwain museum.^[4]

The fort and its watchtower were built after the Al Ali tribe moved from the island of Sinniyah to the mainland after water supplies on the island were exhausted.^[5]

Rulers

The successive Al Mualla Rulers of Umm Al Quwain were:^[6]

1768 – 1820: Sheikh Rashid bin Majid Al Mualla
1820 – 1853: Sheikh Abdullah bin Rashid Al Mualla
1853 – 1873: Sheikh Ali bin Abdullah Al Mualla
1873 – 1904: Sheikh Ahmad bin Abdullah Al Mualla (b. 1844 – d. 1904)
1904 – 1922: Sheikh Rashid bin Ahmad Al Mualla (b. 1876 – d. 1922)
1922 – 1923: Sheikh Abdullah bin Rashid Al Mualla II
1923 – 1929: Sheikh Hamad bin Ibrahim Al Mualla
1929 – 1981: Sheikh Ahmad bin Rashid Al Mualla (b. 1904 – d. 1981)
1981 – 2009: Sheikh Rashid bin Ahmad Al Mualla II (b. 1932 – d. 2009)
2009 – present: Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla (b. 1952)

Deputy rulers

The successive Al Mualla Deputy Rulers of Umm Al Quwain were:^[7]

20 April 2004 – present: Sheikh Abdullah bin Rashid Al Mualla III (b. 1971)

References

^ Lorimer, John (1915). Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. British Government, Bombay. p. 1432.
^ Lorimer, John (1915). Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol. II. Geographical and Statistical. British Government, Bombay. p. 62.
^ "Umm Al Qawain Museums". Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
^ Nazzal, Nasouh (2 November 2008). "UAE museum: Umm Al Quwain Museum". GulfNews. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
^ "In UAQ Old Town, past and present collide". The National. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
OCLC 945874284.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
)

^ "Umm Al Quwain ruler dies". Gulf News. Retrieved 15 April 2020.

Muslim dynasties in the Arabian Peninsula

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Banu Ukhaidhir (865–1066)

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(970–1171)

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Uyunids (1076–1240)

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Mahdids (1159–1174)

Rasulids (1229–1454)

Usfurids (1253–1320)

Jarwanids (1305–1487)

Kathiri (1395–1967)

Jabrids (15th–16th century)

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(1454–1526)

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(1597–1872)

Yaruba (1624–1742)

Bani Khalid (1669–1796)

Al Qasimi of Ras Al Khaimah
(1727–present)

Al Saud (1744–present)

Al Said
(1744–present)

Al Sabah
(1752–present)

Al Nahyan
(1761–present)

Al Nuaimi (18th century–present)

Al Qasimi of Sharjah
(18th century–present)

Al Mualla (1775–present)

Al Khalifa (1783–present)

Mahra Sultanate (18th century–1967)

Al Thani
(1825–present)

Al Maktoum
(1833–present)

Rashidis (1836–1921)

Al Afifi (19th century–1967)

Harharah (19th century–1967)

Al Sharqi (1876–present)

Qu'aiti (1902–1967)

Emirate of Beihan (1903–1967)

Mutawakkilite
(1926–1970)

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Rulers of Umm Al Quwain

Rashid bin Majid Al Mualla (1768–1820)

Abdullah bin Rashid Al Mualla (1820–1853)

Ali bin Abdullah Al Mualla (1853–1873)

Ahmad bin Abdullah Al Mualla (1873–1904)

Rashid bin Ahmad Al Mualla (1904–1922)

Abdullah bin Rashid Al Mualla II (1922–1923)

Hamad bin Ibrahim Al Mualla (1923–1929)

Ahmad bin Rashid Al Mualla (1929–1981)

Rashid bin Ahmad Al Mualla II (1981–2009)

Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla (2009–present)

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[1] Lorimer, John (1915). Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. British Government, Bombay. p. 1432.

[2] Lorimer, John (1915). Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol. II. Geographical and Statistical. British Government, Bombay. p. 62.

[:0-3] "Umm Al Qawain Museums". Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2018.

[4] Nazzal, Nasouh (2 November 2008). "UAE museum: Umm Al Quwain Museum". GulfNews. Retrieved 14 October 2018.

[5] "In UAQ Old Town, past and present collide". The National. Retrieved 14 October 2018.

[6] OCLC 945874284.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
)

[7] "Umm Al Quwain ruler dies". Gulf News. Retrieved 15 April 2020.

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