History of Ras Al Khaimah

[edit]Rulers

Its rulers were:

*   17??–17??: Sheikh Rahma Al Qasimi

*    17??–174?: Sheikh Matar bin Rahma Al Qasimi

*   174?–1777: Sheikh Rashid bin Matar Al Qasimi

*    1777–1803: Sheikh Saqr bin Rashid Al Qasimi

*    1803–1808: Sheikh Sultan bin Saqr Al Qasimi (died 1866) (1st time)

*   1808–1814: Sheikh al-Hassan bin `Ali Al Anezi

*    1814–1820: Sheikh al-Hasan bin Rahma

*    1820–1866: Sheikh Sultan bin Saqr Al Qasimi (2nd time)

*    1866 – May 1867: Sheikh Ibrahim bin Sultan Al Qasimi

*   May 1867 – 14 April 1868: Sheikh Khalid bin Sultan Al Qasimi (died 1868)

*    14 April 1868 – 1869: Sheikh Salim bin Sultan Al Qasimi (18??–1919)

*   1869 – August 1900: Sheikh Humayd bin Abdullah Al Qasimi (died 1900)

*   Sharjah appointed governors:

*    September 1900 – 1909: Currently Unknown

*    1909 – August 1919: Sheikh Salim bin Sultan Al Qasimi

*   August 1919 – 10 July 1921: Sheikh Sultan bin Salim Al Qasimi (1891–19??), who stayed on as the first of its own rulers:

*    10 July 1921 – Feb 1948: Sheikh Sultan bin Salim Al Qasimi

*    17 July 1948 – 27 October 2010: Sheikh Saqr bin Muhammad al-Qasimi (1918–2010)

*   27 October 2010 – current: Sheikh Saud bin Saqr al Qasimi

*   The heir apparent is Sheikh Mohammed bin Saud Al Qasimi, son of the current Emir