Sheikh Mohammed Bin Saqr Bin Khalid Al Qasimi

His status as ruler was confirmed by william luce the british political resident in bahrain on 25 june 1965.

Sheikh mohammed bin saqr bin khalid al qasimi. He succeeded his cousin sheikh saqr bin sultan al qasimi and took up the reins of government in the emirate of sharjah on june 24 1965 until 1972. The case against the al qasimi has been contested by the historian author and current ruler of sharjah sultan bin mohammed al qasimi in his book the myth of arab piracy in the gulf in which he argues that the charges amount to a causus belli by the east india company which sought to limit or eliminate the informal arab trade with india. After unveiling the official plaque to announce the inauguration of the council the ruler of sharjah toured the building s majlises offices and halls. He has ruled sharjah continuously since january 1972 apart from a six day period in june 1987 during an attempted coup led by his.

Born 2 july 1939 also known as sheikh sultan iii is the sovereign ruler of the emirate of sharjah and is a member of the federal supreme council of the united arab emirates. Sheikh khalid acceded as ruler of sharjah following the exile of his cousin sheikh saqr bin sultan al qasimi who was removed as ruler of sharjah with the unanimous consent of the ruling family. Sheikh mohammed graduated with a degree in political science from the university of california los angeles ucla. His mother is sheikha mariam bint ghanim bin salem bin shahwan al shamsi.

سلطان بن محمد القاسمي. Sultan bin muhammad al qasimi arabic. Sheikh mohammed bin saud bin saqr al qasimi sheikh mohammed bin saud bin saqr al qasimi was named crown prince of ras al khaimah by his father his highness sheikh saud in 2010. A graduate of the ras al khaimah academy h h.

He is the eldest son of sheikh saqr bin mohammad al qassimi who ruled ras al khaimah from 1948 until his death in 2010. Sheikh khalid bin saqr al qasimi born 1940 is the former crown prince and deputy ruler of ras al khaimah the northernmost emirate of the united arab emirates. Sheikh saud became crown prince and deputy ruler of ras al khaimah when his father sheikh saqr bin mohammed al qasimi unexpectedly dismissed his elder half brother sheikh khalid bin saqr al qasimi on 14 june 2003 for his hostility towards the us led 2003 invasion of iraq. Sheikh saqr bin muhammed al qasimi became the ruler of the emirate of ras al khaimah on 17 july 1948 after a bloodless coup against sultan bin salim al qasimi who had allegedly neglected his subjects and alienated them by secretly signing oil concessions with british company pcl petroleum concessions ltd.