Rulers of Dubai

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Published: 11.04.2011

 

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 )