Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi III

Sheikh

Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi

Sheikh

portrait on a stamp, 1965

Reign

1928 – 6 September 1981

Predecessor

Humaid bin Abdulaziz Al Nuaimi

Successor

Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III

Born

1902 (1902)
Ajman, Trucial States

Died

6 September 1981(1981-09-06) (aged 78–79)

Names
Rashid bin Ḥumaid Al Nuaimi

House

Al Nuaimi

Father

Humaid bin Abdulaziz Al Nuaimi

Mother

Sheikha bint Saeed bin Majed bin Ali bin Rashid Al Nuaimi

Religion

Sunni Islam

Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi (Arabic: راشد بن حميد النعيمي), (1902 – 6 September 1981)^[1] was an Emirati royal, politician and a founder of the United Arab Emirates who served as the 9th ruler of Ajman and ruled the emirate from 1928 until 1981.^[2] Throughout his 53 years as ruler, he worked to build Ajman.

He is the father of the current ruler, Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III.

The ruling family belongs to the Al Na'im tribe.

He established the Ajman Police in 1967.

Children

Ali bin Rashid Al Nuaimi (died July 1990)
Fatima bint Rashid Al Nuaimi (died 14 December 2014)^[3]
Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III
Abdulla bin Rashid Al Nuaimi (died 12 January 2013)^[4]
Nasser bin Rashid Al Nuaimi
Nayla bint Rashid Al Nuaimi
Shaikha bint Rashid Al Nuaimi
Saeed bin Rashid Al Nuaimi
Abdulaziz bin Rashid Al Nuaimi
Saqr bin Rashid Al Nuaimi
Hamdan bin Rashid Al Nuaimi
Sultan bin Rashid Al Nuaimi
Mohammed bin Rashid Al

Nuaimi

Sheikha Azza bint Rashid Alnuaimi
Sheikha Salama bint Rashid Alnuaimi
Ahmed bin Rashid Al Nuaimi
Maryam bint Rashid Al Nuaimi

References

^ "Founders of the Union". Archived from the original on 2019-07-06. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
^ "Ruler of Ajman". Government of Ajman. 25 June 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
^ Ajman Ruler's sister Shaikha Fatima dies gulfnews.com, 14 December 2014.
^ Shaikh Abdullah bin Rashid Al Nuaimi passes away khale013.