Al_Sharqi
The Al Sharqi (Arabic: الشرقي) family is the ruling royal family of Fujairah, one of the seven emirates that together comprise the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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Al Sharqi | |
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Parent house | Hafaitat |
Country | United Arab Emirates |
Founded | 1879; 145 years ago (1879) |
Founder | Hamad bin Abdullah Al Sharqi |
Current head | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi |
Titles | Emir Sheikh |
Style(s) | His/Her Highness |
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The name derives from the singular of Sharqiyin, long the dominant tribe along the East coast of the Trucial States (and the second most numerous in the area around the start of the 19th century), an area known as Shamailiyah.[1] The Sharqiyin were traditionally dependents of Sharjah and, over the centuries, made several attempts to secede and declare independence, finally practically managing this from 1901 onwards[2] and finally gaining British recognition as a Trucial State in 1952.[3]
- 1879–1936: Hamad bin Abdullah Al Sharqi[4]
- 1936–1938: Saif bin Hamad Al Sharqi
- 1938–1975: Mohammed bin Hamad Al Sharqi[5]
- 1975–present: Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi
- Heard-Bey, Frauke (2005). From Trucial States to United Arab Emirates : a society in transition. London: Motivate. p. 72. ISBN 1860631673. OCLC 64689681.
- Bey, Frauke (1996). From Trucial States to United Arab Emirates. UK: Longman. pp. 92–94. ISBN 0582277280.
- Bey, Frauke (1996). From Trucial States To United Arab Emirates. UK: Longman. p. 296. ISBN 0582277280.
- Heard-Bey, Frauke (2005). From Trucial States to United Arab Emirates : a society in transition. London: Motivate. p. 73. ISBN 1860631673. OCLC 64689681.