Biographical entries of most of the reigning monarchs and of certain other members of the reigning royal families will be found in their appropriate alphabetical order in the biographical section of this site.

The name under which they can be found in the text of the site is listed and hyperlinked in this section in bold UPPERCASE type.

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Reigning Rulers:

Ruler of Abu Dhabi: HH Sheikh KHALIFA BIN ZAYED AN-NAHYAN
succeeded to the throne 2004.

Ruler of Dubai: HH Sheikh MUHAMMAD BIN RASHID AL-MAKTOUM
succeeded to the throne 4 January 2006; married 10 April 2004, HRH Princess Haya bint al-Hussein of Jordan.

Ruler of Sharjah: HH Sheikh SULTAN BIN MUHAMMAD AL-QASIMI
succeeded to the throne 1972.

Ruler of Ras al-Khaimah: HH Sheikh SAQR BIN MUHAMMAD AL-QASIMI
succeeded to the throne 1948.

Ruler of Umm al-Qaiwain: HH Sheikh RASHID BIN AHMAD AL-MU'ALLA
succeeded to the throne February 1981.

Ruler of Ajman: HH Sheikh HUMAID BIN RASHID AN-NUAIMI
succeeded to the throne 1981.

Ruler of Fujairah: HH Sheikh HAMAD BIN MUHAMMAD ASH-SHARQI
succeeded to the throne 1974.