Emirate of Umm al-Qaiwain

Āl Mu‛allā Dynasty

See also Abu Dhabi, Emirate of; Ajman, Emirate of; Āl Qāsimī, Dynasty of; Dubai, Emirate of; Fujairah, Emirate of

Rush, A. de L., ed. Ruling Families of Arabia: United Arab Emirates 2 vols., n. p., (1991).Zahlan, R. S., Origins of the United Arab Emirates (New York, 1978).

1820–1853

‛Abd Allāh I (son of Rāshid; shaykh of Umm al-Qaiwain on the Persian Gulf by 1820)

1853–1873

‛Alī (son)

1873–1904

Ahḥmad (brother; British protectorate 1892–1971)

1904–1922

Rāshid I (son)

1922–1923

Ābd Allāh II (son)

1923–1929

Ḥamad (grandson of Aḥmad I)

1929–1981

Aḥmad II (son of Rāshid I; amir and member, United Arab Emirates 1971)

1981–

Rāshid II (son)