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Al Sharqi

Al Sharqi
Royal house
Parent houseHafaitat
CountryUnited Arab Emirates
Founded1879; 146 years ago (1879)
FounderHamad bin Abdullah Al Sharqi
Current headHamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi
TitlesEmir
Sheikh
Style(s)His/Her Highness

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).

Founding Fujairah

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The name derives from the singular of Sharqiyin, long the dominant (traditionally Ghafiri) tribe[1] along the North 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 Shamaliyah.[2] The Sharqiyin were originally dependents of Sharjah and, over the centuries, made several attempts to secede and declare independence, finally practically managing this from 1901 onwards[3] and finally gaining British recognition as a Trucial State in 1952.[4]

List of Al Sharqi rulers

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References

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  1. ^ McNabb, Alexander (2025). Children of the Seven Sands. Dubai: Motivate Media Group. p. 132. ISBN 9781860635120.
  2. ^ Heard-Bey, Frauke (2005). From Trucial States to United Arab Emirates : a society in transition. London: Motivate. p. 72. ISBN 1860631673. OCLC 64689681.
  3. ^ Bey, Frauke (1996). From Trucial States to United Arab Emirates. UK: Longman. pp. 92–94. ISBN 0582277280.
  4. ^ Bey, Frauke (1996). From Trucial States To United Arab Emirates. UK: Longman. p. 296. ISBN 0582277280.
  5. ^ Heard-Bey, Frauke (2005). From Trucial States to United Arab Emirates : a society in transition. London: Motivate. p. 73. ISBN 1860631673. OCLC 64689681.
  6. ^ Said., Zahlan, Rosemarie (2016). The Origins of the United Arab Emirates : a Political and Social History of the Trucial States. Taylor and Francis. p. 239. ISBN 9781317244653. OCLC 945874284.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)