Sheikh Rashid bin Ahmad Al Mualla ( ar, الشيخ راشد بن احمد المعلا)‎ (1932 – January 2, 2009) was the ruler or head of state of

Umm Al Quwain Umm Al Quwain is the capital and largest city of the Emirate of Umm Al Quwain in the United Arab Emirates. The city is located on the peninsula of Khor Al Bidiyah, with the nearest major cities being Sharjah to the southwest and Ras Al Khaim ...

from 1981 to 2009. His reign commenced when he succeeded his father, Sheikh Ahmad bin Rashid Al Mualla on February 21, 1981. He died on January 2, 2009, in

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

. A week-long national mourning was declared, and flags flew at half staff during that period. His son

Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla ( ar, سعود بن راشد المعلا; born 1 October 1952; referred to as Sheikh Saud) is the ruler and head of state of the emirate of Umm Al Quwain since 2009 and a member of the Federal Supreme Council of t ...

succeeding his father, became the ruler of Umm Al Quwain on January 2, 2009.

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1932 births 2009 deaths Sheikhs of Umm Al Quwain History of the United Arab Emirates 20th-century Emirati people {{UnitedArabEmirates-bio-stub