All of the Rulers of Dubai are from" Maktum " famil,(where surname is formed by adding "Al"), and "bin" in between the names means "son".
For example: Muhammad bin Rashid means Muhammad - the son of Rashid.
Rulers of Dubai
- Maktum bin Buti ( 1833-1852 )
- Said bin Buti ( 1852 - 1859 )
- Hasher bin Maktum ( 1859 - 1886 )
- Rashid bin Maktum ( 1886 - 1894 )
- Maktum bin Hasher (1894- 1906)
- Buti bin Suhail ( 1906 - 1912 )
- Said bin Maktum ( 1912 - 1958 )
- Rashid bin Said (1958 - 1990 )
- Maktum bin Rashid ( 1990 -2006 ) ,he died during his stay in Australia,temporarily was president of UAE,exactly in days 2. and 3. of August,after the former president Zayid bin Sultan Al Nahyan died.
- Muhammad bin Rashid ( since 2006 )