Khalid bin Muhammad Al Qasimi

In this Arabic name, the surname is Al Qasimi.
Khalid bin Muhammad Al Qasimi
Sheikh Khalid (second from right) at TSC meeting, 1969
Ruler of Sharjah
Reign24 June 1965 – 25 January 1972
PredecessorSaqr bin Sultan Al Qasimi
SuccessorSultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi
Born1931 (1931)
Sharjah, Trucial States
Died25 January 1972(1972-00-00) (aged 40–41)
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
HouseAl Qasimi
FatherMohammed bin Saqr bin Khalid Al Qasimi

Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed Al Qasimi (1931 – 25 January 1972) was an Emirati politician, and a founding father of the United Arab Emirates who served as the 9th ruler of the Emirate of Sharjah, from 1965 until his murder in an abortive coup mounted by former ruler of Sharjah, Saqr bin Sultan Al Qasimi in February 1972.

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