The Al Maktoum dynasty
The Al Maktoum family are the ruling dynasty of Dubai; they have held power continuously since 1833. The ruler of Dubai is also the Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE.
Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum Al Maktoum (right) is the grandfather of Dubai's current ruler
Dubai and the Al Maktoum family
The Al Maktoum family, like the ruling Al Nahyan family of Abu Dhabi, is a branch of the powerful Bani Yas Bedouin clan. The Al Maktoums are descended from the Al-Falasi section of the Bani Yas, who were the dominant power in most of what has since become the UAE.
In 1833 Maktoum I bin Bati bin Suhayl and about 800 members of the Bani Yas tribe took over the emirate of Dubai and established the Al Maktoum dynasty.
The Maktoum lineage’s rule runs unbroken from Maktoum I bin Bati bin Suhayl to present ruler, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
Related posts:
- The founding of the Al Maktoum dynasty
- List of Al Maktoum rulers of Dubai
- Dubai’s political system
- The history of Dubai
- The Government of Dubai
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