Mohammed bin Hamad Al Sharqi

In this Arabic name, the surname is Al Sharqi.
Mohammed bin Hamad Al Sharqi
Ruler Of Fujairah, UAE
Mohammed bin Hamad Al Sharqi pictured on a Fujairah postage stamp
Ruler of Fujairah
Reign1938–1974
PredecessorSaif bin Hamad Al Sharqi
SuccessorHamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi
Born1908
Died6 September 1974 (aged 65–66)
London, UK
HouseAl Sharqi

Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad Al Sharqi (1908 – 6 September 1974) was an Emirati royal, politician and a founding father of the United Arab Emirates who served as the ruler of Fujairah from 1938–1974. In 1952 he was to see his father's long-held dream of independence for Fujairah recognised by the British, the last Trucial State to be so recognised, as well as shortly afterwards to help take the UAE to independence as a nation, in 1971.

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