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 from 1981 to 2009. His reign commenced when he succeeded his father, Sheikh

Ahmad bin Rashid Al Mualla Ahmad ( ar, أحمد, ʾAḥmad) is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world. Other spellings of the name include Ahmed and Ahmet. Etymology The word derives from the root (ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from the ve ...

on February 21, 1981. He died on January 2, 2009, in London. 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