Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi (
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Ajman ( ar, عجمان, '; Gulf Arabic: عيمان ʿymān) is the capital of the emirate of Ajman in the United Arab Emirates. It is the fifth-largest city in UAE after Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Al Ain. Located along the Persian Gulf, it is ...
and ruled the emirate from 1928 until 1981. Throughout his 53 years as Ruler, he worked to build Ajman. He was one of the founding fathers of 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 ...
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He is the father of the current Ruler, Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III
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The ruling family belongs to the Al Na'im tribe.
He established the Ajman Police in 1967.
Children
* Ali bin Rashid Al Nuaimi (died July 1990)
* Fatima bint Rashid Al Nuaimi
Sheikha Fatima bint Rashid Al Nuaimi (died 14 December 2014) was an Emirati Ajman royal and a member of the Al Nuaimi and Al Sharqi families. She was the mother of the present Ruler of Fujairah, Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, who has held that po ...
(died 14 December 2014)
*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 ...
* Abdulla bin Rashid Al Nuaimi (died 12 January 2013)Shaikh Abdullah bin Rashid Al Nuaimi passes away
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* Nasser bin Rashid Al Nuaimi
* Nayla bint Rashid Al Nuaimi
* Shaikha bint Rashid Al Nuaimi
* Saeed bin Rashid Al Nuaimi
* Abdulaziz bin Rashid Al Nuaimi
* Saqr bin Rashid Al Nuaimi
* Hamdan bin Rashid Al Nuaimi
* Sultan bin Rashid Al Nuaimi
* Mohammed bin Rashid Al Nuaimi
* Ahmed bin Rashid Al Nuaimi
* Maryam bint Rashid Al Nuaimi
See also
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Royal families of the United Arab Emirates
The dynasties of the United Arab Emirates consist of the six ruling families of the seven Emirates.
*The Nahyan (branch of the House of Al Falahi) are the ruling family of Abu Dhabi.
*The Maktoum (branch of the House of Al Falasi) are the ruling ...
References
1902 births
1981 deaths
Sheikhs of the Emirate of Ajman
History of the United Arab Emirates
20th-century Emirati people
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