Ahmad bin Rashid Al Mu'alla
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Sheikh
Ahmad II bin Rashid Al Mu'alla (ruled 1928 - 1981) was a ruler of the emirate of Umm Al Qawain, United Arab Emirates
. He is the father of Sheikh Rashid III ibn Ahmad Al Mu'alla
. He assumed his position after the assassinaion of his cousin, sheikh Hamad bin Ibrahim al Mualla in 1928. In his old age, the emirate joined the federation of the UAE in 1971. The first school and hospital in the emirate was established in his time.
Sheikh
Not to be confused with sikhSheikh — also spelled Sheik or Shaikh, or transliterated as Shaykh — is an honorific in the Arabic language that literally means "elder" and carries the meaning "leader and/or governor"...
Ahmad II bin Rashid Al Mu'alla (ruled 1928 - 1981) was a ruler of the emirate of Umm Al Qawain, United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
. He is the father of Sheikh Rashid III ibn Ahmad Al Mu'alla
Rashid III ibn Ahmad Al Mu'alla
Sheikh Rashid III bin Ahmad Al Mu'alla was the ruler of Umm al-Quwain from 1981-2009. His reign commenced when he succeeded his father, Sheikh Ahmad bin Rashid Al Mu'alla on February 21, 1981....
. He assumed his position after the assassinaion of his cousin, sheikh Hamad bin Ibrahim al Mualla in 1928. In his old age, the emirate joined the federation of the UAE in 1971. The first school and hospital in the emirate was established in his time.