Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla
{{Short description|Ruler of Umm Al Quwain}}
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| reign = 2 January 2009 – present
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| succession1 = Ruler’s Revising in London
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| reign1 = 5 June 2006 – 2 January 2009
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| reign2 = 1 January 2000 – 5 June 2006
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Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla ({{langx|ar|سعود بن راشد المعلا|Saʿūd bin Rāshid al-Muʿallā}}; born 1 October 1952) is the ruler and head of state of the Emirate of Umm Al Quwain since 2009 and a member of the Federal Supreme Council of the United Arab Emirates.{{cite web|url=http://www.uae-embassy.org/uae/government/emirates-leaders|title=Key Members of Government|publisher=Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in Washington DC|accessdate=21 February 2010}}
He is the son of Rashid bin Ahmad Al Mualla II and succeeded his father as monarch of Umm Al Quwain on 2 January 2009.
Early life and education
Born on 1 October 1952, Sheikh Saud received his elementary and primary education in Umm Al Quwain before attending high school in Lebanon. He graduated with a degree in economics from Cairo University, Egypt in 1974,{{cite news|url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/theuae/2009/January/theuae_January37.xml§ion=theuae|title=Shaikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla, new Ruler of Um Al Quawain |publisher=Khaleej Times|accessdate=21 February 2010}} majoring in economics.{{Cite web |title=Federal Supreme Council |url=https://uaecabinet.ae/en/federal-supreme-council |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=uaecabinet.ae}}
Political career
Sheikh Saud was the Commander of the Umm Al Quwain National Guard with the rank of colonel. In 1989 he headed the Umm Al Quwain Royal Court (Al Diwan Al-Amir). Then, on 22 June 1982, his father Sheikh Rashid bin Ahmad Al Mualla II designated him to be the Crown Prince of Umm Al Quwain. He assisted his father in managing the emirate's affairs, oversaw many investment projects and established numerous government entities and local enterprises.
He was appointed to the United Arab Emirates foreign ministry in 1973 and seconded at the Umm Al Quwain Amiri court. He was appointed Commander of the Umm Al Quwain Amiri guard in 1977. In 1979, he was appointed chief of the Umm Al Quwain Amiri court (Diwan) and became crown prince in 1982.{{cite news |date=January 2, 2009 |title=The late Sheikh Rashid bin Ahmed Al-Mua'lla. |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/shaikh-saud-bin-rashid-al-mualla-new-ruler-of-um-al-quawain |publisher=Khaleej Times}}
In 2006, he launched the first joint offshore gas project with the government of Ras Al Khaimah.
Personal life
Sheikh Saud is married to Sheikha Sumaya bint Saqr Al Qasimi[https://web.archive.org/web/20211202191527/http://wam.ae/en/details/1395302999307 WAM news] who is sister to Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, ruler of Ras Al Khaimah. Their son Rashid is crown prince of Umm Al Quwain.{{cite web | title=راشد بن سعود المعلا يفتتح معرض وملتقى "صنع في أم القيوين" | website=mediain | date=20 November 2019 | url=https://mediain.com/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%AF-%D8%A8%D9%86-%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7-%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%AA%D8%AD-%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%B6-%D9%88%D9%85%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%89/?lang=enhttps://www.instagram.com/p/CxV8FfRtqTC/?igshid=NzZhOTFlYzFmZQ== | language=ar | access-date=31 December 2023}}
See also
References
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{{Rulers of Umm al-Quwain}}
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Category:20th-century Emirati people
Category:Cairo University alumni
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