House of Al Falasi
| House of Al Falasi بيت الفلاسي | |
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Al Maktoum | |
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Al Maktoum | |
The House of Al Falasi (
ruling family
of Dubai).
History
The
Maktoum bin Butti bin Sohal, escaping the violence of Sheikh Khalifah of Abu Dhabi. Dubai was readily given up to them by its wali. The following autumn, the bulk of their relatives joined them and virtually all of the Al Bu Falasah were domiciled in Dubai from then on.[2]
expatriates
.
In the 1950s, the Dubai Creek began to silt up. The late Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, commissioned the dredging of the waterway; resulting in an increased volume of cargo handling in Dubai, reinforcing Dubai's position as a re-export and trading hub.[5]
Timeline of rulers of Dubai
Members of Al Falasi
- Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum - Ruler of Dubai and leader of the tribe
- Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum
- Crown Prince of Dubai
- Haya bint Hussein(by marriage) - Princess of Jordan
- Rashid bin Mohammed Al Maktoum - (1981-2015) (Previous Crown Prince - title was removed)
- Maktoum bin Mohammed Al Maktoum - Deputy Ruler of Dubai
- Saeed bin Butti - Ruler of Dubai (1852-1859)
- Obeid bin Said bin Rashid - Ruler of Dubai (1833–36)
- Hushur bin Maktoum- Ruler of Dubai (1859-1886)
- Mani bin Rashid - Ruler of Dubai (1929-1929)
- Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum - Ruler of Dubai (1958-1990)
- Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum - Ruler of Dubai, and Vice President of the UAE (1990-2006)
- Butti bin Suhail Al Maktoum - Ruler of Dubai (1906-1912)
- Saeed bin Maktoum bin Hasher Al Maktoum - Ruler of Dubai (1912-1958)
- Maktoum bin Butti bin Suhail - Ruler of Dubai (1833-1852)
- Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum - president of the Department of Civil Aviation, CEO and chairman of The Emirates Group and Chairman of Dubai World
- Lahej Saif Saeed Al Falasi - Chairman of Academy of Technical Training
- Major General
- Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi - Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and SMEs[6]
- Sultan bin Ahmed bin Sulayem - XChairman, Dubai World
- Mohammad Ali Bin Zayed Al Falasi - Deputy Governor of the UAE Central Bank[7][8]
- Abdulla Ali Bin Zayed Al Falasi - Director General of Dubai Government Human Resources Department
- Maitha bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum- Olympic Athlete in Karate and Taekwondo
- Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum- Emirati Politician
- Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum (II)
- Majid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum- Philanthropist
- Mohammad bin Abdallah Al Gaz- Former Chairman of the UAE Central Bank (1930-2016)
- Jamal Mohammed Al Hai - Executive Senior Vice President of Dubai International Airport,[9] UAE parliament member.
- Saeed bin Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum - Olympic Athlete
Family tree
Coat of arms
The coats of arms of the House of Al Falasi is simply described as إمارة دبي, i.e., Emirate of Dubai which is represented by a Falcon (The National bird of the UAE).
References
- ^ "Bani Yas". Archived from the original on 14 March 2006.
- OCLC 64689681.
- ^ Wilson, Graeme (1999). Father of Dubai. Media Prima. p. 31.
- ^ "Dubai past and present".
- ^ "Dubai's History".
- ^ "Ahmad bin Abdullah Humaid Belhoul Al Falasi - Agenda Contributor". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- ^ "MoF signs cooperation agreement with UAE Central Bank". The CFO Middle East. 2016-06-15. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- ^ "Khalifa Fund signs MoU with Central Bank of UAE". wam. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- ^ "Jamal Mohammed Matar Al-Hai". 4-Traders. Surperformance. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
These prefixes ignored in the alphabetical ordering: Al, Al-Bu, Albu, Banu. | |
| Tribal coalition | |
Part of Arab tribes | |
