The House of Maktoum ( ar, آل مكتوم ') is the ruling royal family of the
Emirate of Dubai
The Emirate of Dubai ( ar, إمارة دبيّ; pr. ) is one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates. It is the most populous emirate of the UAE. The capital of the emirate is the eponymous city, Dubai.
Geography
The city of Dubai i ...
, and one of the
six ruling families of the United Arab Emirates. The family is a branch of the
Bani Yas
Bani Yas ( ar, بَنُو ياس) is a tribal confederation of Najdi origin in the United Arab Emirates. The tribal coalition which consists of tribes from Dubai to Khawr al Udayd southeast of Qatar, was called the Bani Yas Coalition. The tribe has ...
clan (a lineage the family shares with the
Al Nahyan
The House of Nahyan ( ar, آل نهيان, Āl Nohayān) are one of the six ruling families of the United Arab Emirates, and are based in the capital Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Al Nahyan is a branch of the House of Al Falahi (Āl Bū Fal ...
dynasty of
Abu Dhabi), which is a branch of the
Al Bu Falasah section of the Bani Yas, a tribal federation that was the dominant power through the region that now forms the United Arab Emirates.
History
In 1833, about 800 members of the Bani Yas tribe, under the leadership of Maktoum bin Butti, took over the emirate of Dubai and established the Al Maktoum dynasty in the emirate.
The Al Maktoum dynasty has ruled Dubai since 1833. Within the federation of the United Arab Emirates, a member of the Dubai ruling family is also de facto always the country's Vice President, Prime Minister and Defence Minister.
Family tree
![Maktoum](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/Maktoum.png)
The following Al Maktoum family members have ruled Dubai:
* 9 July 1833 – 1836 Sheikh
Obeid bin Said bin Rashid
Obeid bin Said bin Rashid was the first Ruler of Dubai (today one of the United Arab Emirates) under the Al Bu Falasah, jointly leading a migration of the tribe from Abu Dhabi alongside Maktoum bin Butti bin Sohail. He ruled for three years pri ...
(d. 1836)
* 9 July 1833 – 1852 Sheikh
Maktoum bin Butti bin Suhail
Maktoum bin Butti (Arabic مكتوم بن بطي) was the joint founder and first ruler of Dubai, today one of the United Arab Emirates, alongside Obeid bin Said bin Rashid, with whom he led a migration of the Al Bu Falasah from Abu Dhabi, secedin ...
(d. 1852)
* 1852 – 1859 Sheikh
Saeed bin Butti
Saeed bin Butti (Arabic سعيد بن بطي ) was the third Ruler of Dubai, succeeding Maktoum bin Butti bin Suhail on his death in 1852. He was a signatory to the landmark treaty with the British, the Perpetual Maritime Truce of 1853.
The brot ...
(d. 1859)
* 1859 – 22 November 1886 Sheikh
Hasher bin Maktoum Hasher bin Maktoum bin Butti Al Maktoum () acceded to become the Ruler of Dubai in 1859, following the unexpected death by natural causes of his uncle, Sheikh Saeed bin Butti.
Rule
Still young at the time of his accession, Hasher ruled over a per ...
(d. 1886)
* 22 November 1886 – 7 April 1894 Sheikh
Rashid bin Maktoum
Rashid bin Maktoum was the Ruler of Dubai from 1886 to 1894.
Hasher bin Maktoum died without leaving a clear line of succession, causing a rift in the family with two contenders for the title being put forward: Sheikh Maktoum bin Hasher, Hasher's ...
(d. 1894)
* 7 April 1894 – 16 February 1906 Sheikh
Maktoum bin Hasher Al Maktoum
Sheikh Maktoum bin Hasher Al Maktoum was the Ruler of Dubai from April 1894–February 1906. The fifth Maktoum Ruler since the establishment of the dynasty in 1833. Maktoum's short but 'liberal and enlightened' reign was to transform the coastal ...
(d. 1906)
* 16 February 1906 – November 1912 Sheikh
Butti bin Suhail Al Maktoum
Sheikh Butti bin Suhail Al Maktoum ( ar, ٱلشَّيْخ بُطِّي بِن سُهَيْل آل مَكْتُوْم, Ash-Shaykh Buṭṭī bin Suhayl Āl Maktūm) became the Ruler of the Emirate of Dubai on 16 February 1906, following the death ...
(d. 1912)
* November 1912 – September 1958 Sheikh
Saeed bin Maktoum bin Hasher Al Maktoum
Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum bin Hasher Al Maktoum (1878 – 9 September 1958) ( ar, سعيد بن مكتوم آل مكتوم) was the longest-serving Ruler of Dubai, from 1912 until his death in 1958. He presided over Dubai during the end of the pear ...
(d. 1958)
* September 1958 – 7 October 1990 Sheikh
Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum
Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum ( ar, ٱلـشَّـيْـخ رَاشِـد بِـن سَـعِـيْـد آل مَـكْـتُـوْم, Ash-Shaykh Rāshid bin Sa`īd Āl Maktūm; 11 June 1912 – 7 October 1990) was the vice president ...
(d. 1990)
* 7 October 1990 – 4 January 2006 Sheikh
Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum ( ar, مكتوم بن راشد آل مكتوم, Maktūm bin Rāshid Āl Maktūm; 15 August 1943 – 4 January 2006) was an Emirati politician who served as the vice president and prime minister of the Unite ...
(d. 2006)
* 4 January 2006 - current Sheikh
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum ( ar, محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم, links=no; ; born 15 July 1949) is the vice president, prime minister, and minister of defence of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as well as the ruler of Dubai ...
Assets
The Al Maktoum family owns
Godolphin, one of the premier
thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word ''thoroughbred'' is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed. Thoroughbreds are ...
studs.
Controversy
Shamsa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum
Sheikha Shamsa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum ( ar, شمسة بنت محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم, ''Shamsā bint Muḥammad bin Rāshid al-Maktūm''; born 15 August 1981) is an Emirati princess and a member of the Dubai ruling fa ...
has alleged that she was kidnapped off the streets of Cambridge by her father Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum’s men.
Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum
Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum ( ar, لطيفة بنت محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم, translit=Laṭīfa bint Muḥammad bin Rāshid al-Maktūm; born 5 December 1985) is an Emirati sheikha and a member of the Du ...
has also alleged that she was kidnapped and tortured on the orders of her father. The actions taken against the princesses was allegedly motivated by a desire to protect the reputation of the Al Maktoum family.
On 29 June 2019, ''
The Sun'' reported that the wife of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, Princess
Haya bint Al Hussein
Princess Haya bint Hussein ( ar, الأميرة هيا بنت الحسين; born 3 May 1974) is the daughter of King Hussein of Jordan and his third wife Queen Alia, and the half-sister of King Abdullah II.
She is a graduate of the University o ...
, had fled Dubai and was in
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
seeking political asylum along with her children, a son and a daughter. The cause of the departure was unknown,
despite a poem alluding to betrayal.
On 30 July 2019 at the High Court, she filed for the
sole custody
Sole custody is a child custody arrangement whereby only one parent has custody of a child. In the most common use of the term, sole custody refers to a context in which one parent has sole physical custody of a child.
Types of custody
Depending ...
of their two children, for a
forced marriage protection order (FMPO), a
non-molestation order
A non-molestation order is, in English law, a type of injunction that may be sought by a victim of domestic abuse against their abuser. It is one of two types of injunction available under Part IV of the Family Law Act 1996
The Family Law Act ...
, and non-
repatriation
Repatriation is the process of returning a thing or a person to its country of origin or citizenship. The term may refer to non-human entities, such as converting a foreign currency into the currency of one's own country, as well as to the pro ...
to Dubai.
In December 2019, a UK family court ruled that—
on the balance of probabilities—Sheikh Mohammed had orchestrated the abductions of Sheikha Latifa and Sheikha Shamsa and that he continued to maintain a regime whereby both were deprived of their liberty. Also on the balance of probabilities, that he had subjected his former wife, Princess Haya, to a campaign of "intimidation"; the findings were published in March 2020.
See also
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Bani Hareth
The Banu al-Harith ( ar, بَنُو الْحَارِث ' or ar, بَنُو الْحُرَيْث ') is an Arabian tribe which once governed the cities of Najran, Taif, and Bisha, now located in southern Saudi Arabia.
History
Origins and early ...
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Banu Yam
Banu Yam ( ar, بنو يام, ') is an Arabian tribe that belongs to the Qahtanite branch of Arabian tribes, specifically the group known as Banu Hamdan, and are, therefore, native to southwestern Arabia.
Their traditional way of life was well ...
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Banu Thaqif
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Al Saud
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Liwa Oasis
The Liwa Oasis ( ar, وَاحَـة لِـيْـوَا, Wāḥḥat Līwā) is a large oasis area in the Western Region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates.
Geography
Liwa Oasis is about south of the Persian Gulf coast ...
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House of Al-Falasi
The House of Al Falasi ( ar, بيت الفلاسي) is both a name of a tribe and a name of its Al Maktoum branch (ruling family of Dubai).
History
The Al Maktoum family descends from the Al Bu Falasah (now known as Al-Falasi) section of the Ban ...
Notes
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Maktoum or maktoom, also known as katem, is a traditional Arabic unpitched percussion instrument. A large round bass drum
The bass drum is a large drum that produces a note of low definite or indefinite pitch. The instrument is typically ...
Tribes of the United Arab Emirates
Arab dynasties