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Emirati people The Emiratis ( ar, الإماراتيون) are the native Arab citizen population of the United Arab Emirates. Their largest concentration is in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where there are about approximately 1.5 million Emiratis. Formerl ...
who are United Arab Emirates nationals.


Royal families


Al Nahyan family (Al Nahyan royal family – Abu Dhabi)

*Sheikh
Mohammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan ( ar, مُحَمّد بِن زَايد آل نَهيَان, Moḥamed bin Zāyed Āl Nahyān; born 11 March 1961), colloquially known by his initials as MBZ, is the third president of the United Arab Emirates ...
– Ra'is (President) of UAE, Ruler of Abu Dhabi and Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces *The Late Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan – Second Ra'is (President) of UAE and former Ruler of Abu Dhabi *Sheikh
Sultan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan ( ar, سلطان بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان; 1953 – 18 November 2019) was an Emirati politician and member of the Al Nahyan family who previously served as the 3rd Deputy Prime M ...
– President's Representative *Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan – Ruler's Representative in the Western Region of Abu Dhabi *Sheikh Hamdan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan – Minister of Higher Education and Research Of Science *Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs *Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan – Minister of Foreign Affairs *The Late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan – founding father of the United Arab Emirates and first Ra'is (President) *Sheikha
Fatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi Fatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi ( ar, فاطمة بنت مبارك الكتبي) is the third wife of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founder and inaugural president of United Arab Emirates. She is referred to as the mother of sheikhs and as ...
– referred to as the Mother of the United Arab Emirates


Al Maktoum royal family – Dubai

*The Late Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum – Second Prime Minister of the UAE and founder of modern Dubai *The Late Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum – First Prime Minister of the UAE *Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum – Vice President & Prime Minister of UAE; Ruler of Dubai *The Late Sheikh
Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum ( ar, حمدان بن راشد أل مكتوم, '; 25 December 1945 – 24 March 2021) was an Emirati politician, the deputy ruler of Dubai and the minister of finance and industry of the United Arab Emirates ...
– Minister of Finance & Industry * Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum – Crown Prince of Dubai, & Chairman of Dubai Executive Council


Al-Qasimi royal family – Sharjah

*Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi – Ruler of Sharjah *Sheikha
Lubna Al Qasimi Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid bin Sultan Al Qasimi, (born 4 February 1962) is an Emirati politician and member of the ruling family of Sharjah and the niece to Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi. She was previously the Minister of State for Toler ...
– Minister of Foreign Trade


Al-Qasimi royal family – Ras al-Khaimah

*Sheikh Saud bin Saqr al Qasimi – Ruler of RAK


Al Nuaimi royal family – Ajman

*Sheikh
Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi was the Ruler of Ajman, one of the Trucial States which today form the United Arab Emirates (UAE), from 1838–1841, when he was deposed by his brother, Abdelaziz bin Rashid Al Nuaimi. Humaid ruled from Abdelaziz' de ...
– Ruler of Ajman *Sheikh
Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi (born 1969) is the Crown Prince of Ajman, one of the United Arab Emirates, and chairman of the Ajman Executive Council. Biography Ammar bin Humaid was born in 1969. His father, Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, is the ruler ...
– Crown Prince of Ajman *Sheikh
Rashid Bin Humaid Al Nuaimi IV Rashid or Rachid ( ar, راشد ) and Rasheed ( ar, رشيد ), which means "rightly guided", may refer to: *Rashid (name), also Rachid and Rasheed, people with the given name or surname *Rached, a given name and surname *Rashad, a surname Plac ...


Al Sharqi royal family – Fujairah

*Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi – Ruler of Fujairah *Sheikh
Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi ( ar, محمد بن حمد بن محمد الشرقي; born 1 April 1986) is the Crown Prince of the Emirate of Fujairah, in the United Arab Emirates. He is the eldest son of Sheikh Hamad bin ...
– Crown Prince of Fujairah


Council of Ministers

*Sheikh
Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum ( ar, حمدان بن راشد أل مكتوم, '; 25 December 1945 – 24 March 2021) was an Emirati politician, the deputy ruler of Dubai and the minister of finance and industry of the United Arab Emirates ...
– Minister of Finance *Lt-General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan – Minister of Interior *Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan – Minister of Presidential Affairs *Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan – Foreign Minister of Foreign Affairs *Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan – Minister of Tolerance *
Rashid Ahmad Muhammad Bin Fahad Rashid Ahmad bin Fahad ( ar, رَاشِـد أَحْـمَـد مُـحَـمَّـد بِـن فَـهَـد) was born in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِي ...
– Minister of Environment and Water *
Reem Al Hashimi Reem Bint Ebrahim Al Hashimy ( ar, معالي ريم بنت إبراهيم الهاشمي) is an Emirati civil servant who is currently serving as the Minister of State for International Cooperation in the United Arab Emirates' Ministry of Forei ...
– Minister of State and managing director for the Dubai World Expo 2020 Bid Committee *
Mohammed Al Gergawi Mohammad Abdullah Al Gergawi () is an Emirati politician who is the Minister of Cabinet Affairs of the United Arab Emirates and the Chairman of the Executive Office of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, in the Government of Dubai. Early lif ...
– Minister of Cabinet Affairs in the Federal Government of the United Arab Emirates *
Noura Al Kaabi Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi ( ar, نورة بنت محمد الكعبي) is an Emirati politician and businesswoman who is currently the Minister of Culture and Youth for the United Arab Emirates. She has held the position since October 2017. ...
– Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development and former member of the Federal National Council (15th and 16th Legislative Terms)


Other Federal Government Officials

*Lubna Khalid Al Qasimi – former Minister and former Speaker of the Federal National Council * Hawaa Saaed Al Thahak Al Mansoori – Member of the Federal National Council * Jouan Salem Al DhaheriSecretary-General and Member of
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company ( ar, شركة بترول أبوظبي الوطنية) or ADNOC is the State-owned oil company of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is the world's 12th largest oil company by production. As of 2021, the compan ...
(ADNOC) * Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar – Minister of State and former United Arab Emirates Ambassador to Iran * Saeed Khalifa Humeid Al Rumaithi – former secretary of the Ministry of Labor in Abu Dhabi


Businessmen

* Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum – CEO of Emirates airlines *
Hussain Sajwani Hussain Sajwani (born 1953), is an Emirati billionaire businessman and the founder of the property development company, DAMAC Properties, and his private investment company, DAMAC Group. DAMAC Properties was ranked number one on the Forbes 2017 ...
– CEO, Damac (real estate) *
Ahmad Ali Al Sayegh Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh (Arabic: أحمد علي الصايغ) is an UAE politician who is Minister of State in the United Arab Emirates since September 2018. He is Chairman of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the International Financial Centre in the ...
– CEO,
Dolphin Energy Dolphin Energy is a gas company of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It was established in March 1999 by the Government of Abu Dhabi. As of today, Dolphin Energy is owned by Mubadala Development Company, on behalf of the Government of Abu Dhabi, ( ...
Limited (UAE) * Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair – Banker, chairman, MashreqBank, former president of the Federal National Council, prominent businessman and among Forbes List of Billionaires * Majid Al Futtaim – Majid Al Futtaim & Co, prominent billionaire businessman *
Mohammed bin Ali Al Abbar Mohamed Alabbar ( ar, محمد علي العبار), (born November 8, 1956) is an Emirati businessman who is best known as the founder of Emaar Properties, the developer of assets such as the Burj Khalifa and the Dubai Mall, as well as the cha ...
– chairman, Emaar and director, Dubai Economic Department * Saif Ahmad Al Ghurair – UAE, Al-Ghurair Group CEO *
Suhail Galadari Suhail Abdul Latif Galadari ( ar, سهيل عبد اللطيف كلداري) (born July 8, 1977) is an Emirati businessman. He is a Co-Chairman at Galadari Brothers. He is a shareholder via Galadari Printing and Publishing in ''Khaleej Times,' ...
– UAE, Director, Khaleej Times *
Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem (Arabic: ‏ ‏سلطان أحمد بن سليم, born 1955) is an Emirati businessman. He is the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of DP World and the chairman of the Ports, Customs & Free Zone Corporation. ...
– chairman and CEO of
DP World DP World is an Emirati multinational logistics company based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It specialises in cargo logistics, port terminal operations, maritime services and free trade zones. Formed in 2005 by the merger of Dubai Ports Auth ...
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Mohammad Al Gaz Mohammad Abdallah Al Gaz (c. 1930–2016) ( ar, محمد عبدالله القاز الفلاسي), was a financier, developer, diplomat, central banker and philanthropist in the early years of the United Arab Emirates. Al Gaz became a member of ...
– chairman, United Arab Agencies * Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi – CEO, Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) *
Juma al Majid Juma al Majid (born in Dubai, United Arab Emirates around 1930) is an Emirati businessman, political adviser, and philanthropist. In 2016, Al Majid was ranked among the richest Arabs in the world. Early life and career Juma Majid was born in Al ...
- businessman – CEO and founder of Juma al majid holding groups * Issa bin Zayed Al Nahyan – businessman and relative of the royal family *Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor – Founder and Chairman of the Al Habtoor Group *Abdulraheem Al Masaood – son of Mahmoud Al Masaood; businessman and relative of the royal family prominent billionaire businessman resides in Canada


Businesswomen

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Amina Al Rustamani Amina Al Rustamani is an Emirati businesswoman who's currently the director of family business AW Rostamani Group. She ranked number 9 in the CEO Middle East's fifth annual list of the world's most powerful Arab women in 2015. She was picked as th ...
– chief executive officer of AWR Properties, director and board member of the family-owned AW Rostamani Group * Hend Faisal Al Qassemi – Businesswoman, author and journalist *
Muna Al Gurg Muna Easa Al Gurg is an Emirati businessperson and philanthropist. She is the Vice Chairperson and Director of Retail of Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group, a conglomerate headquartered in the United Arab Emirates. She was ranked amongst the 50 most influ ...
– Managing director of Retail at
Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is an agency of the European Union (EU) with responsibility for civil aviation safety. It carries out certification, regulation and standardisation and also performs investigation and monitorin ...
* Her Excellency Dr. Shaikha Ali Salem Al Maskari – Chairperson of Al Maskari Holding (AMH), Emirates & Al Maskari Holdings, and Tricon Energy Operations


Medicine

* Dr. Ali Al Numairy – first Emirati plastic surgeon * Dr. Moza Sultan Al Kaabi – first Emirati woman orthopedic surgeon.


Astronauts

* Hazza Al Mansouri – First Emirati in space and first Arab to board the International Space Station * Sultan Al Neyadi – Second of the two first Emirati astronauts *
Nora Al Matrooshi Nora Al Matrooshi ( ar, نورا المطروشي; born 1993 in the Emirate of Sharjah) is an Emirati engineer and astronaut. In April 2021, she was seleted to train with the NASA Astronaut Group 23 of astronauts to work as an international missio ...
– Second group of astronauts. *
Mohammad Al Mulla Mohammad Al Mulla (Arabic: محمد المعلا; born in 1988) is an Emirati astronaut. He has been selected in April 2021. He will train along the NASA Astronaut Group 23 of astronauts to the function of international mission specialist. He is ...
– Second group of astronauts.


Arts

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Amal Al-Agroobi Amal Al-Agroobi is an Emirati documentary filmmaker, director, producer and writer. Her career as a director began in 2012 when her first short documentary ''Half Emirati'' premiered at Dubai International Film Festival and was nominated for b ...
– famous Emirati film director * Abdul Qader Al Raes – famous Emirati painter *
Ousha the Poet Ousha bint Khalifa Al Suwaidi ( ar, عوشه بنت خليفة السويدي) also known as Fatat Al-Arab (Girl of the Arabs), Ousha Al Sha'er (Ousha the Poet) (1 January 1920 – 27 July 2018) was a poetess from the United Arab Emirates. Ea ...
– famous
Nabati Nabaṭī ( ar, الشعر النبطي), historically also known as najdi, is a vernacular Arabic poetry that stems from the Arabic varieties of the Arabian Peninsula. It exists in contrast to the poetry written according to the classical rules of ...
poet * Mehad Hamad * Najat Makki *
Wafa Hasher Al Maktoum Sheikha Wafa Hasher Al Maktoum (Arabic: الشيخة وفاء حشر آل مكتوم) is an Emirati artist and curator, member of Dubai's ruling family and founder of FN Design; a multi-functional space for art & design events in Al Quoz, UAE. She ...
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Mohammed Kazem Mohammed Kazem (born 1969) is a contemporary Emirati artist working in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He works primarily with video, sound art, photography, found objects and performance art. Kazem is one of the five conceptual Emirati artists whose ...
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Hussain Sharif Hussain Sharif (born 1961) is an Emirati artist based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Co-founder of Emirates Fine Arts Society and is one of the original "Five" conceptual artist in the UAE including Mohammed Kazem, Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim, Abdull ...
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Ebtisam Abdulaziz Ebtisam AbdulAziz is a contemporary Emirati artist and writer born and raised in Sharjah. She works with geometry and mathematics to address issues of belonging and identity through installations, performance art and other media. Selected exhibiti ...
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Abdullah Al Saadi Abdullah Al Saadi (born 1967) is an Emirati artist and one of the Pioneer "Five" original conceptual artists from the United Arab Emirates including Hassan Sharif, Hussain Sharif, Mohammed Kazem, and Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim. Exhibitions * 2013 ...
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Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim (born 1962) is an Emirati artist from Khor Fakkan and one of the pioneer "five" conceptual artists from the United Arab Emirates including Hassan Sharif, Abdullah Al Saadi, Hussain Sharif and Mohammed Kazem. Exhibitions * ...
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Mattar Bin Lahej Mattar Bin Lahej (born 1968) is an Emirati painter, photographer and sculptor from Dubai. He founded Marsam Mattar, the first art gallery in the United Arab Emirates to be managed by an artist. Group exhibitions *2015 Sikka Art Fair, Dubai,UAE * ...
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Moosa Al Halyan Moosa Al Halyan (born 1969) is an Emirati Surrealism, surrealist painter from Dubai, United Arab Emirates and a member of the Emirates Fine Arts Society. In 1984 when Moosa Al Halyan was 16, Moosa decided to share his work and participate in exhib ...
* Abdulraheem Salim *
Ihab Darwish Ihab Darwish is an Emirati composer, Universal Music Artist, and Recording Academy voting member. Darwish has been playing music since the age of ten and grew up in a family that supported his passion for music and composing. He received his Bache ...
– famous Emirati composer


Innovations

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Reem Al Marzouqi Reem Al Marzouqi ( ar, ريم المرزوقي ) is an Emirati engineer and the first female citizen of the UAE to be granted a patent in the United States of America for designing a car that can be driven without hands. Biography Al Marzouqi ...


Sports


Cricketers

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Ali Asad Abbas Ali Asad Abbas ( ur, ), (born 6 December 1976) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team in 2 One Day International A One Day International (ODI) is a form of limited overs cricket, pla ...
* Arshad Ali * Asghar Ali *
Asim Saeed Asim Saeed (born 5 October 1979) is a cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. He played for them in the 1997, 2001 and 2005 versions of the ICC Trophy, as well as in one first-class game in the 2004 ICC Interco ...
* Mohammad Aslam (UAE cricketer) *
Shaukat Dukanwala Shaukat Fakirbhai Dukanwala (born 21 January 1957) is an Indian-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. He played five One Day Internationals for United Arab Emirates and was a member of 1996 Cricket Worl ...
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Fahad Usman Fahad Usman (born September 2, 1976 in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. He played for Pakistan national under-19 cricket team during the 1995-96 season. Fahad Us ...
* Mazhar Hussain *
Kashif Ahmed Kashif Ahmed (born 17 November 1975) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. Kashif Ahmed is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler. He played in 38 first-class and 21 List A ...
* Khurram Khan *
Arshad Laeeq Arshad Laeeq (born 28 November 1970), also sometimes known as Arshad Laiq is a former Pakistani-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. He played two first-class cricket games for Pakistan Steel in 1986–87 a ...
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Rizwan Latif Rizwan Latif Ahmed (born October 5, 1973), also known as Rizwan Ahmed, is a Pakistani-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. He was born in Karachi and made his debut in One Day Internationals against the In ...
* Ganesh Mylvaganam * Naeemuddin *
Riaz Poonawala Riaz Husein Poonawala (born 8 May 1961) is an Indian-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. Poonawala started his first-class cricket career playing for his native Maharashtra for whom he played 28 games b ...
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Suhail Galadari Suhail Abdul Latif Galadari ( ar, سهيل عبد اللطيف كلداري) (born July 8, 1977) is an Emirati businessman. He is a Co-Chairman at Galadari Brothers. He is a shareholder via Galadari Printing and Publishing in ''Khaleej Times,' ...
* Abdul Rehman (UAE cricketer) *
Azhar Saeed Syed Azhar Saeed (born 25 December 1970) is a former Pakistani-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. Azhar Saeed played five first-class cricket games for Lahore City Whites and Lahore City from 1984–85 t ...
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Saeed-Al-Saffar Saeed-al-Saffar (born 31 July 1968) is an Emirati cricketer who has represented the UAE at international level, most notably in the One Day International the Emirates side played against the Dutch cricket team, Netherlands in Lahore in the 1996 C ...
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Johanne Samarasekera Johanne Abeyratne Samarasekera (born 22 February 1968) is a former Sri Lankan-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. After playing twelve first-class games for his native Colombo in 1988–89 to 1989, Sama ...
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Sameer Zia Sameer Zia (born 8 September 1981) is a cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team as a specialist all rounder. He made his debut in One Day Internationals against Sri Lanka in Dambulla Dambulla ( si, දඹුල ...
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Shehzad Altaf Shahzad Altaf Hussain (born 6 October 1957) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team between 1994 and 1998. He played as a right-arm pace bowler, and opened the bowling in two matches at the 19 ...
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Sohail Butt Sohail Butt (born 6 June 1966) is a former international cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates cricket team. After one first-class game and one List A game for Lahore City Blues in 1985–86, Butt next appeared on cricket radar playi ...
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Syed Maqsood Syed Maqsood (born 11 March 1975) is an Indian-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. He made his debut in One Day Internationals against the Indian cricket team The India men's national cricket team, ...
* Sultan Zarawani


ODI cricketers

* Imtiaz Abbasi *
Ali Asad Abbas Ali Asad Abbas ( ur, ), (born 6 December 1976) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team in 2 One Day International A One Day International (ODI) is a form of limited overs cricket, pla ...
* Arshad Ali * Asghar Ali *
Asim Saeed Asim Saeed (born 5 October 1979) is a cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. He played for them in the 1997, 2001 and 2005 versions of the ICC Trophy, as well as in one first-class game in the 2004 ICC Interco ...
* Mohammad Aslam (UAE cricketer) *
Shaukat Dukanwala Shaukat Fakirbhai Dukanwala (born 21 January 1957) is an Indian-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. He played five One Day Internationals for United Arab Emirates and was a member of 1996 Cricket Worl ...
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Fahad Usman Fahad Usman (born September 2, 1976 in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. He played for Pakistan national under-19 cricket team during the 1995-96 season. Fahad Us ...
* Mazhar Hussain * Khurram Khan *
Arshad Laeeq Arshad Laeeq (born 28 November 1970), also sometimes known as Arshad Laiq is a former Pakistani-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. He played two first-class cricket games for Pakistan Steel in 1986–87 a ...
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Rizwan Latif Rizwan Latif Ahmed (born October 5, 1973), also known as Rizwan Ahmed, is a Pakistani-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. He was born in Karachi and made his debut in One Day Internationals against the In ...
* Mohammad Ishaq * Ganesh Mylvaganam * Naeemuddin *
Riaz Poonawala Riaz Husein Poonawala (born 8 May 1961) is an Indian-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. Poonawala started his first-class cricket career playing for his native Maharashtra for whom he played 28 games b ...
* Ramveer Rai *
Saleem Raza (cricketer) Saleem Raza (born 5 July 1964) is a former Pakistani-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. After playing in eight first-class cricket games for his native Lahore City from 1986–87 to 1987–88, Saleem Ra ...
* Abdul Rehman (UAE cricketer) *
Azhar Saeed Syed Azhar Saeed (born 25 December 1970) is a former Pakistani-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. Azhar Saeed played five first-class cricket games for Lahore City Whites and Lahore City from 1984–85 t ...
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Saeed-Al-Saffar Saeed-al-Saffar (born 31 July 1968) is an Emirati cricketer who has represented the UAE at international level, most notably in the One Day International the Emirates side played against the Dutch cricket team, Netherlands in Lahore in the 1996 C ...
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Johanne Samarasekera Johanne Abeyratne Samarasekera (born 22 February 1968) is a former Sri Lankan-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. After playing twelve first-class games for his native Colombo in 1988–89 to 1989, Sama ...
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Sameer Zia Sameer Zia (born 8 September 1981) is a cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team as a specialist all rounder. He made his debut in One Day Internationals against Sri Lanka in Dambulla Dambulla ( si, දඹුල ...
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Shehzad Altaf Shahzad Altaf Hussain (born 6 October 1957) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team between 1994 and 1998. He played as a right-arm pace bowler, and opened the bowling in two matches at the 19 ...
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Sohail Butt Sohail Butt (born 6 June 1966) is a former international cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates cricket team. After one first-class game and one List A game for Lahore City Blues in 1985–86, Butt next appeared on cricket radar playi ...
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Syed Maqsood Syed Maqsood (born 11 March 1975) is an Indian-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. He made his debut in One Day Internationals against the Indian cricket team The India men's national cricket team, ...
* Mohammad Tauqeer * Sultan Zarawani


Bowlers

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Rizwan Latif Rizwan Latif Ahmed (born October 5, 1973), also known as Rizwan Ahmed, is a Pakistani-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. He was born in Karachi and made his debut in One Day Internationals against the In ...
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Sameer Zia Sameer Zia (born 8 September 1981) is a cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team as a specialist all rounder. He made his debut in One Day Internationals against Sri Lanka in Dambulla Dambulla ( si, දඹුල ...
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Syed Maqsood Syed Maqsood (born 11 March 1975) is an Indian-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. He made his debut in One Day Internationals against the Indian cricket team The India men's national cricket team, ...


Footballers

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Adnan Al-Talyani Adnan Khamis Mohammed Obaid Al-Talyani Al Suwaidi ( ar, عدنان خميس محمد عبيد الطلياني السويدي) (born 30 October 1964) is a retired footballer from the United Arab Emirates who played as a forward in the UAE Foot ...
– professional footballer, who has the most caps in the UAE national football team * Ali Al-Wehaibi * Abdulrahman Ibrahim * Ismail Matar * Mohamed Omer (football player) * Saif Mohammed


Rally drivers

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Khalid Al Qassimi Sheikh Khalid bin Faisal bin Sultan Al Qassimi ( ar, الشيخ خالد بن فيصل بن سلطان القاسمي) is a rally driver from the United Arab Emirates, and a member of the royal house of Al Qasimi who rule the Emirates of Sharjah ...
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Mohammed Ben Sulayem Mohammed Ahmad Sultan Ben Sulayem ( ar, محمد بن سليم; born 12 November 1961) is an Emirati former rally driver and current president of the FIA (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile). He is one of the Arab world's leading mot ...


Sport shooters

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Ahmad Mohammad Hasher Al Maktoum Sheikh Ahmad bin Mohammad bin Hasher Al Maktoum (أحمد بن محمد بن حشر آل مكتوم) (born 31 December 1963 in Dubai) is a shooter from the United Arab Emirates, who won the first ever Olympic medal for his country. Sport career ...
– Saeed Mansoor Al Abdulla


Other

*Sheikh
Ahmad Mohammad Hasher Al Maktoum Sheikh Ahmad bin Mohammad bin Hasher Al Maktoum (أحمد بن محمد بن حشر آل مكتوم) (born 31 December 1963 in Dubai) is a shooter from the United Arab Emirates, who won the first ever Olympic medal for his country. Sport career ...
– ace-shooter and Olympic medalist *Sheikha
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 ...
– karate and taekwondo practitioner * Elham Al Qasimi – first Arab woman to reach the North Pole *
Sergiu Toma Sergiu Toma (born 29 January 1987) is a Moldovan-born Emirati judoka. He competed for the United Arab Emirates in the 81 kg category at the 2016 Olympic Games and defeated Takanori Nagase to enter the semi-finals. He lost his semi-final matc ...
– Judoka and Olympic medalist


Politics

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Ahmad Al Tayer Ahmad Al Tayer is a former minister in the United Arab Emirates from 1973 to 2004. In November 2009, he became the governor of Dubai International Financial Centre The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) is a special economic zone in Du ...
* Ali bin Abdulla Al Kaabi * Saeed Mohammad Al Gandi * Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan * Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum * Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum * Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum * Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan *
Mohammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan ( ar, مُحَمّد بِن زَايد آل نَهيَان, Moḥamed bin Zāyed Āl Nahyān; born 11 March 1961), colloquially known by his initials as MBZ, is the third president of the United Arab Emirates ...
* Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan * Qasim Sultan Al Banna * Lubna Khalid Al Qasimi * Rashid ibn Abdullah Al Nuaimi * Shakhbut Bin-Sultan Al Nahyan * Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan * Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan *
Sultan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan ( ar, سلطان بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان; 1953 – 18 November 2019) was an Emirati politician and member of the Al Nahyan family who previously served as the 3rd Deputy Prime M ...
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Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori is an Emirati engineer who was the Minister of the Economy of the United Arab Emirates from 2008 until 2020. Biography Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori holds a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering and managemen ...
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Anwar Gargash Anwar Mohammed Gargash ( ar, أنور محمد قرقاش; born 28 March 1959, in Dubai) is an Emirati politician who served as the minister of state for foreign affairs between February 2008 and February 2021. Since February 2021, he serves as a ...


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* List of people from Dubai * United Arab Emirates


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