The House of Al Falasi ( ar, بيت الفلاسي) is both a name of a tribe and a name of its

Al Maktoum The House of Maktoum ( ar, آل مكتوم ') is the ruling royal family of the Emirate of Dubai, and one of the six ruling families of the United Arab Emirates. The family is a branch of the Bani Yas clan (a lineage the family shares with t ...

branch ( ruling family of Dubai).

History

The

family descends from the Al Bu Falasah (now known as Al-Falasi) section 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 ...

, a tribal federation that has been the dominant power throughout most of what is now the

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...

. In 1833, a large group of the Al Bu Falasah section of the

seceded to

Dubai Dubai (, ; ar, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 emirates of the United Arab Emirates.The Government and Politics of ...

during the pearling season, under the leadership of Maktoum bin Butti bin Sohal, escaping the violence of Sheikh Khalifah of Abu Dhabi. Dubai was readily given up to them by its wali. The following autumn, the bulk of their relatives joined them and virtually all of the Al Bu Falasah were domiciled in Dubai from then on. Sheikh Maktoum bin Hasher Al Maktoum (Ruler from 1894 to 1906) convinced merchants from Lingeh in Iran to stay in the city by assuring zero taxation. A more modern cosmopolitan city as well as a business friendly orientation was later established, which is what Dubai is now known for. By the 1930s, the population of Dubai had nearly reached 20,000, a quarter of whom were

expatriates An expatriate (often shortened to expat) is a person who resides outside their native country. In common usage, the term often refers to educated professionals, skilled workers, or artists taking positions outside their home country, either ...

. In the 1950s, the

Dubai Creek Dubai Creek ( ar, خور دبي, Khūr Dubay) has been described as a natural saltwater creek, tidal inlet, and watercourse or waterway in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). It extends about inwards and forms a natural port that has traditional ...

began to silt up. The late Ruler of Dubai,

Sheikh Sheikh (pronounced or ; ar, شيخ ' , mostly pronounced , plural ' )—also transliterated sheekh, sheyikh, shaykh, shayk, shekh, shaik and Shaikh, shak—is an honorific title in the Arabic language. It commonly designates a chief of a ...

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 ...

, comminisioned the dredging of the

waterway A waterway is any navigable body of water. Broad distinctions are useful to avoid ambiguity, and disambiguation will be of varying importance depending on the nuance of the equivalent word in other languages. A first distinction is necessary b ...

; resulting in an increased volume of

cargo Cargo consists of bulk goods conveyed by water, air, or land. In economics, freight is cargo that is transported at a freight rate for commercial gain. ''Cargo'' was originally a shipload but now covers all types of freight, including trans ...

handling in Dubai, reinforcing Dubai's position as a re-export and tradinghub.

Timeline of rulers of Dubai

ImageSize = width:500 height:1000 PlotArea = left:50 right:0 bottom:20 top:10 DateFormat = yyyy Period = from:1833 till:2017 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:15 start:1833 # there is no automatic collision detection, # so shift texts up or down manually to avoid overlap PlotData= color:blue mark:(line,white) align:left fontsize:M shift:(35,-5) # shift text to right side of bar from:1833 till:1852 text:Maktoum bin Butti Ruled Dubai (1833-1852) from:1852 till:1859 text:Saeed bin Butti Ruled Dubai (1852-1859) from:1859 till:1886 text:Hasher bin Maktoum Ruled Dubai (1859-1886) from:1886 till:1894 text:Rashid I Maktoum Ruled Dubai (1886-1894) from:1894 till:1906 text:Maktoum bin Hasher Ruled Dubai (1894-1906) from:1906 till:1912 text:Butti bin Sohail Ruled Dubai (1906-1912) from:1912 till:1929 text:Saeed II bin Maktoum Ruled Dubai (1912-1929) from:1929 till:1929 text:Mani bin Rashid Ruled Dubai (1929-1929) from:1929 till:1958 text:Saeed II bin Maktoum Ruled Dubai again (1929-1958) from:1958 till:1990 text:Rashid II bin Saeed Ruled Dubai (1958-1990) from:1990 till:2006 text:Maktoum III bin Rashid Ruled Dubai (1990-2006) from:2006 till:2017 text:Mohammed bin Rashid Ruler of Dubai (2006-)

Members of Al Falasi

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 Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, vice president, prime minister, and minister of defence of the United Arab Emir ...

Ruler of Dubai The Ruler of Dubai is the position of the hereditary monarch and head of government of the Emirate of Dubai, one of the six ruling families of the UAE. The Ruler is also considered the head of the House of Maktoum, the royal family of Dubai. Af ...

and leader of the tribe *

Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum ( ar, الشيخة هند بنت مكتوم بن ُجمعة آل مكتوم; born 12 February 1962) is the senior wife and consort of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai. They w ...

Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (; born 14 November 1982) has been Crown Prince of Dubai since 2008. He previously served as Deputy Ruler of Dubai from 2006 to 2008. He is popularly known as Fazza ( ar, فزاع), the name under ...

Crown Prince of Dubai The House of Maktoum ( ar, آل مكتوم ') is the ruling royal family of the Emirate of Dubai, and one of the six ruling families of the United Arab Emirates. The family is a branch of the Bani Yas clan (a lineage the family shares with t ...

Haya bint 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 ...

(by marriage) - Princess of Jordan *

Rashid bin Mohammed Al Maktoum Rashid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum ( ar, راشد بن محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم; 12 November 1981 – 19 September 2015) was the eldest son of United Arab Emirates Vice President and Prime Minister and Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mo ...

- (1981-2015) (Previous Crown Prince - title was removed) *

Maktoum bin Mohammed Al Maktoum Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum ( ar, مكتوم بن محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم; born 24 November 1983) is the Minister of Finance of the United Arab Emirates, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Media Inc ...

- Deputy Ruler of Dubai *

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 broth ...

- Ruler of Dubai (1852-1859) *

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 ...

- Ruler of Dubai (1833–36) *

Hushur 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 ...

- Ruler of Dubai (1859-1886) * Mani bin Rashid - Ruler of Dubai (1929-1929) *

(1958-1990) *

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 ...

, and Vice President of the UAE (1990-2006) *

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 ...

(1906-1912) *

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 ...

(1912-1958) *

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 ...

(1833-1852) * Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum - president of the Department of Civil Aviation, CEO and chairman of

The Emirates Group The Emirates Group ( ar, مجموعة الإمارات) is a state-owned Dubai-based international aviation holding company headquartered in Garhoud, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, near Dubai International Airport. The Emirates Group comprises d ...

and Chairman of

Dubai World Dubai World ( ar, دبي العالمية) is an investment company that manages and supervises a portfolio of businesses and projects for the Government of Dubai across a wide range of industry segments and projects that promote Dubai as a hub ...

* Lahej Saif Saeed Al Falasi - Chairman of Academy of Technical Training *

Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Lieutenant General Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum ( ar, أحمد بن راشد آل مكتوم; born 12 July 1950) is the Deputy Chairman of Dubai Police & Public Security, Group Chairman of A.R.M. Holding and Dubai Real Estate Centre and Ch ...

Major General Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a ...

Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi Ahmad bin Abdullah Humaid Belhoul Al Falasi (Arabic: أحمد بن عبدالله حميد بالهول الفلاسي; born in the UAE) is the Minister of Education in the United Arab Emirates. He has been holding this position since May 22, 2022. ...

- Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and SMEs * Sultan bin Ahmed bin Sulayem - XChairman,

* Mohammad Ali Bin Zayed Al Falasi - Deputy Governor of the UAE Central Bank *

Maitha bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Sheikha Maitha bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum ( ar, ميثاء بنت محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم; born 5 March 1980) is a karate, taekwondo, polo athlete and Sheikha of Dubai. She was the first woman from UAE to represent t ...

- Olympic Athlete in Karate and Taekwondo *

Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum ( ar, منال بنت محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم; born 12 November 1977) is an Emirati politician and member of the ruling family of Dubai. She is the eldest child of Mohammed bin ...

- Emirati Politician * Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum (II) *

Majid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Sheikh Majid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum ( ar, ماجد بن محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم) is a member of the House of Al Falasi, a branch of the House of Maktoum, the ruling royal family of the Emirate of Dubai. He is the f ...

- Philanthropist * Mohammad bin Abdallah Al Gaz - Former Chairman of the UAE Central Bank (1930-2016) *

Jamal Mohammed Al Hai Jamal ( ar, جمال ''/'') is an Arabic masculine given name, meaning "beauty",Jamal
at BehindTheName.com and a surna ...

- Executive Senior Vice President of

Dubai International Airport Dubai International Airport ( ar, مطار دبي الدولي) is the primary international airport serving Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is the world's busiest airport by international passenger traffic. It is also the nineteenth-busies ...

, UAE parliament member. *

Saeed bin Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum ( ar, سعيد بن مكتوم بن راشد آل مكتوم; born 1 October 1976) is a member of the ruling family of Dubai, equestrian, businessman and a former Olympian sport shooter. He owns ...

- Olympic Athlete

Family tree

Coat of arms

The coats of arms of the House of Al Falasi is simply described as إمارة دبي, i.e., Emirate of Dubai which is represented by a Falcon (The National bird of the UAE).

References

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