House of Maktoum

This article is about the Al Maktoum family. For the airport bearing the name, see Al Maktoum International Airport. For the official residence of the family, see Zabeel Palace.

House of Maktoum
آل مكتوم
Royal house
Parent houseAl Bu Falasah
CountryUnited Arab Emirates
FoundedJuly 9, 1833 (1833-07-09)
FounderMaktoum bin Butti (died 1852)
Current headMohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Titles
Style(s)His/Her Highness

The House of Maktoum (Arabic: آل مكتوم, romanized: Āl Maktūm) is the ruling royal family of the Emirate of Dubai, and one of the six ruling families of the United Arab Emirates. The family is a branch of the Bani Yas clan (a lineage the family shares with the Al Nahyan dynasty of Abu Dhabi), a tribal federation that was the dominant power through the region that now forms the United Arab Emirates.

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