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Emirati people The Emiratis ( ar, الإماراتيون) are the native Arab citizen population of the United Arab Emirates. Their largest concentration is in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where there are about approximately 1.5 million Emiratis. Formerl ...
who are
United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia ( The Middle East). It is located at t ...
nationals.


Royal families


Al Nahyan family (Al Nahyan royal family – Abu Dhabi)

*Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan – Ra'is (President) of UAE, Ruler of Abu Dhabi and Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces *The Late Sheikh
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan ( ar,  خليفة بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان‎; 7 September 1948 – 13 May 2022) was the second president of the United Arab Emirates and the ruler of Abu Dhabi, serving from ...
– Second Ra'is (President) of UAE and former Ruler of Abu Dhabi *Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan – President's Representative *Sheikh
Hamdan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Hamdan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan ( ar, حمدان بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان; born 1963) is an Emirati politician and royal. He is the ruler's representative in the western region of Abu Dhabi. Sheikh Hamdan is a son o ...
– Ruler's Representative in the Western Region of Abu Dhabi *Sheikh
Hamdan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan Hamdan bin Mubarak al Nahyan ( ar, حمدان بن مبارك آل نهيان; born 1959) is a member of the Al Nahyan family in the United Arab Emirates. He became the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research in March, 2013, a post ...
– Minister of Higher Education and Research Of Science *Sheikh
Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan Mansour bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan ( ar, منصور بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان; born 21 November 1970), often referred to as Sheikh Mansour, is an Emirati politician who is the deputy prime minister of the United Arab ...
– Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs *Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan – Minister of Foreign Affairs *The Late
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan ( ar, زَايِد بِن سُلْطَان آل نَهْيَان, Zāyed bin Sulṭān Āl Nahyān; 6 May 1918 – 2 November 2004) was an Emirati politician, statesman, and philanthropist who served as ...
– founding father of the United Arab Emirates and first Ra'is (President) *Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi – referred to as the Mother of the United Arab Emirates


Al Maktoum royal family – Dubai

*The Late Sheikh
Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum ( ar, ٱلـشَّـيْـخ رَاشِـد بِـن سَـعِـيْـد آل مَـكْـتُـوْم, Ash-Shaykh Rāshid bin Sa`īd Āl Maktūm; 11 June 1912 – 7 October 1990) was the vice president ...
– Second Prime Minister of the UAE and founder of modern Dubai *The Late Sheikh
Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum ( ar, مكتوم بن راشد آل مكتوم, Maktūm bin Rāshid Āl Maktūm; 15 August 1943 – 4 January 2006) was an Emirati politician who served as the vice president and prime minister of the Unite ...
– First Prime Minister of the UAE *Sheikh
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum ( ar, محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم, links=no; ; born 15 July 1949) is the vice president, prime minister, and minister of defence of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as well as the ruler of Dubai ...
– Vice President & Prime Minister of UAE; Ruler of Dubai *The Late Sheikh
Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum ( ar, حمدان بن راشد أل مكتوم, '; 25 December 1945 – 24 March 2021) was an Emirati politician, the deputy ruler of Dubai and the minister of finance and industry of the United Arab Emirates ...
– Minister of Finance & Industry * Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum – Crown Prince of Dubai, & Chairman of Dubai Executive Council


Al-Qasimi royal family – Sharjah

*Sheikh
Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi ( ar, سلطان بن محمد القاسمي; born 2 July 1939) is the sovereign ruler of the Emirate of Sharjah and a member of the Federal Supreme Council of the United Arab Emirates. He has ruled Sharjah conti ...
– Ruler of Sharjah *Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi – Minister of Foreign Trade


Al-Qasimi royal family – Ras al-Khaimah

*Sheikh Saud bin Saqr al Qasimi – Ruler of RAK


Al Nuaimi royal family – Ajman

*Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi – Ruler of Ajman *Sheikh
Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi (born 1969) is the Crown Prince of Ajman, one of the United Arab Emirates, and chairman of the Ajman Executive Council. Biography Ammar bin Humaid was born in 1969. His father, Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, is the rule ...
– Crown Prince of Ajman *Sheikh
Rashid Bin Humaid Al Nuaimi IV Rashid or Rachid ( ar, راشد ) and Rasheed ( ar, رشيد ), which means "rightly guided", may refer to: * Rashid (name), also Rachid and Rasheed, people with the given name or surname * Rached, a given name and surname *Rashad, a surname Pl ...


Al Sharqi royal family – Fujairah

*Sheikh
Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi (; born 22 February 1949) is the ruler of the Emirate of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates. Early life Hamad Al Sharqi was born in 1949, the son of Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad Al Sharqi, former ruler of ...
– Ruler of Fujairah *Sheikh
Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi ( ar, محمد بن حمد بن محمد الشرقي; born 1 April 1986) is the Crown Prince of the Emirate of Fujairah, in the United Arab Emirates. He is the eldest son of Sheikh Hamad bin ...
– Crown Prince of Fujairah


Council of Ministers

*Sheikh
Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum ( ar, حمدان بن راشد أل مكتوم, '; 25 December 1945 – 24 March 2021) was an Emirati politician, the deputy ruler of Dubai and the minister of finance and industry of the United Arab Emirates ...
– Minister of Finance *Lt-General Sheikh
Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan ( ar, سيف بن زايد آل نهيان; born 1968) is United Arab Emirates's minister of interior since October 2004 and deputy prime minister since May 2009.Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan Mansour bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan ( ar, منصور بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان; born 21 November 1970), often referred to as Sheikh Mansour, is an Emirati politician who is the deputy prime minister of the United Arab ...
– Minister of Presidential Affairs *Sheikh
Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan ( ar, عبد الله بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان; born 30 April 1972) is the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates. He is a son o ...
– Foreign Minister of Foreign Affairs *Sheikh
Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan ( ar, نهيان بن مبارك آل نهيان; born 1951) heads the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Social Development. Biography He is the son of Mubarak bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, grand ...
– Minister of Tolerance * Rashid Ahmad Muhammad Bin Fahad – Minister of Environment and Water *
Reem Al Hashimi Reem Bint Ebrahim Al Hashimy ( ar, معالي ريم بنت إبراهيم الهاشمي) is an Emirati civil servant who is currently serving as the Minister of State for International Cooperation in the United Arab Emirates' Ministry of Forei ...
– Minister of State and managing director for the Dubai World Expo 2020 Bid Committee *
Mohammed Al Gergawi Mohammad Abdullah Al Gergawi () is an Emirati politician who is the Minister of Cabinet Affairs of the United Arab Emirates and the Chairman of the Executive Office of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, in the Government of Dubai. Early lif ...
– Minister of Cabinet Affairs in the Federal Government of the United Arab Emirates * Noura Al Kaabi – Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development and former member of the Federal National Council (15th and 16th Legislative Terms)


Other Federal Government Officials

*Lubna Khalid Al Qasimi – former Minister and former Speaker of the Federal National Council * Hawaa Saaed Al Thahak Al Mansoori – Member of the
Federal National Council The Federal National Council (FNC) ( ar, المجلس الوطني الإتحادي, ''al-Majlis al-Watani al-Ittihadi'') of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is an advisory quasi-parliamentary body in the UAE. The FNC consists of 40 members. Twen ...
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Jouan Salem Al Dhaheri Jouan Salem Al Dhaheri ( ar, جوعان سالم علي الظاهري ; 1 January 1948 – 27 April 2013) was an Emirati politician. He served as the Secretary General and member of the Supreme Petroleum Council alongside both the Crown Prince of ...
Secretary-General Secretary is a title often used in organizations to indicate a person having a certain amount of authority, power, or importance in the organization. Secretaries announce important events and communicate to the organization. The term is derived ...
and Member of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) * Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar – Minister of State and former United Arab Emirates Ambassador to Iran * Saeed Khalifa Humeid Al Rumaithi – former secretary of the Ministry of Labor in Abu Dhabi


Businessmen

* Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum – CEO of
Emirates airlines Emirates ( ar, طَيَران الإمارات DMG: ''Ṭayarān Al-Imārāt'') is one of two flag carriers of the United Arab Emirates (the other being Etihad). Based in Garhoud, Dubai, the airline is a subsidiary of The Emirates Group, whic ...
* Hussain Sajwani – CEO, Damac (real estate) *
Ahmad Ali Al Sayegh Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh (Arabic: أحمد علي الصايغ) is an UAE politician who is Minister of State in the United Arab Emirates since September 2018. He is Chairman of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the International Financial Centre in the U ...
– CEO,
Dolphin Energy Dolphin Energy is a gas company of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It was established in March 1999 by the Government of Abu Dhabi. As of today, Dolphin Energy is owned by Mubadala Development Company, on behalf of the Government of Abu Dhabi, ...
Limited (UAE) *
Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair عبد العزيز الغرير (born 1 July 1954) is an Emirati billionaire businessman. He is the chairman of Mashreq Bank and a director of the Abdullah Al Ghurair Group of Companies, one of the largest business groups ...
– Banker, chairman, MashreqBank, former president of the
Federal National Council The Federal National Council (FNC) ( ar, المجلس الوطني الإتحادي, ''al-Majlis al-Watani al-Ittihadi'') of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is an advisory quasi-parliamentary body in the UAE. The FNC consists of 40 members. Twen ...
, prominent businessman and among Forbes List of Billionaires *
Majid Al Futtaim Majid Al Futtaim (1934 – 17 December 2021) was an Emirati billionaire businessman, and the founder and owner of the Majid Al Futtaim Group, an Emirati real estate and retail conglomerate, with projects in Asia and Africa. Early life Majid A ...
– Majid Al Futtaim & Co, prominent billionaire businessman * Mohammed bin Ali Al Abbar – chairman, Emaar and director, Dubai Economic Department *
Saif Ahmad Al Ghurair Saif Ahmad Al Ghurair (1924 – 2019) was an Emirati billionaire businessman, CEO of the Dubai Dubai (, ; ar, wikt:دبي, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the List of cities in the United Arab Emirates#Major cities, most populous city in the ...
– UAE, Al-Ghurair Group CEO * Suhail Galadari – UAE, Director,
Khaleej Times ''Khaleej Times'' is a daily English language newspaper published in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Launched on 16 April 1978, ''Khaleej Times'' is the UAE's longest-running English daily newspaper. History and profile A partnership between the U ...
* Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem – chairman and CEO of DP World *
Mohammad Al Gaz Mohammad Abdallah Al Gaz (c. 1930–2016) ( ar, محمد عبدالله القاز الفلاسي), was a financier, developer, diplomat, central banker and philanthropist in the early years of the United Arab Emirates. Al Gaz became a member of ...
– chairman, United Arab Agencies *
Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi Captain Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi (Arabic: محمد جمعه الشامسي) is the Group CEO of Abu Dhabi Ports, and a businessperson involved in ports within the emirate of Abu Dhabi.Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) AD Ports Group ( ar, مجموعة موانئ أبوظبي; formerly Abu Dhabi Ports Company and ADPC) serves as the region's premier facilitator of logistics, industry, and trade, as well as a bridge linking Abu Dhabi to the world, the Group op ...
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Juma al Majid Juma al Majid (born in Dubai, United Arab Emirates around 1930) is an Emirati businessman, political adviser, and philanthropist. In 2016, Al Majid was ranked among the richest Arabs in the world. Early life and career Juma Majid was born in Al ...
- businessman – CEO and founder of Juma al majid holding groups *
Issa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Issa bin Zayed Al Nahyan ( ar, عيسى بن زايد آل نهيان) is the son of former United Arab Emirates President Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan; the half brother of the former President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan; and the half brother of ...
– businessman and relative of the royal family *Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor – Founder and Chairman of the Al Habtoor Group *Abdulraheem Al Masaood – son of Mahmoud Al Masaood; businessman and relative of the royal family prominent billionaire businessman resides in Canada


Businesswomen

* Amina Al Rustamani – chief executive officer of AWR Properties, director and board member of the family-owned
AW Rostamani Group AW Rostamani Group, also known as “AWR”, is a privately held company established in 1954 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, by Al Rostamani brothers, Abdullah and Abdul Wahid Al Rostamani. The company is headquartered in Dubai and employs over 3, ...
* Hend Faisal Al Qassemi – Businesswoman, author and journalist * Muna Al Gurg – Managing director of Retail at Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group * Her Excellency Dr. Shaikha Ali Salem Al Maskari – Chairperson of Al Maskari Holding (AMH), Emirates & Al Maskari Holdings, and Tricon Energy Operations


Medicine

* Dr. Ali Al Numairy – first Emirati plastic surgeon * Dr. Moza Sultan Al Kaabi – first Emirati woman orthopedic surgeon.


Astronauts

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Hazza Al Mansouri Hazza Al Mansouri ( ar, هَزَّاع ٱلْمَنْصُوْرِي, Hazzāʿ Al-Manṣūrī, surname also spelled "Al Mansoori", full name Hazzaa Ali Abdan Khalfan Al Mansoori () is an Emirati astronaut and the first person from the United Ara ...
– First Emirati in space and first Arab to board the International Space Station *
Sultan Al Neyadi Sultan Al Neyadi ( ar, سلطان النيادي; born May 23, 1981) is an Emirati astronaut and one of the first two astronauts from the United Arab Emirates, along with Hazza Al Mansouri. Childhood and education Sultan Al Neyadi was born in U ...
– Second of the two first Emirati astronauts * Nora Al Matrooshi – Second group of astronauts. * Mohammad Al Mulla – Second group of astronauts.


Arts

* Amal Al-Agroobi – famous Emirati film director *
Abdul Qader Al Raes Abdul Qader Al Rais (Arabic: عبد القادر الريس) is a multi-award-winning, Emirati painter noted for his abstract art which combines geometric shapes with Arabic calligraphy. He is known for including calligraphy and abstracted obje ...
– famous Emirati painter *
Ousha the Poet Ousha bint Khalifa Al Suwaidi ( ar, عوشه بنت خليفة السويدي) also known as Fatat Al-Arab (Girl of the Arabs), Ousha Al Sha'er (Ousha the Poet) (1 January 1920 – 27 July 2018) was a poetess from the United Arab Emirates. Ea ...
– famous
Nabati Nabaṭī ( ar, الشعر النبطي), historically also known as najdi, is a vernacular Arabic poetry that stems from the Arabic varieties of the Arabian Peninsula. It exists in contrast to the poetry written according to the classical rules of ...
poet *
Mehad Hamad Mehad Hamad Mehad ( ar, ميحد حمد), is an Emirati artist and singer. Career Hamad mainly interprets traditional Emirati songs, often accomplished by an oud. He is well known in the United Arab Emirates for his songs about the desert and h ...
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Najat Makki Najat Makki (born 1956) is an Emirati visual artist. She is a member of the Dubai Cultural Council. and one of the pioneers in Emirati contemporary art scene. Education Makki was the first Emirati woman to earn a government scholarship to study ...
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Wafa Hasher Al Maktoum Sheikha Wafa Hasher Al Maktoum (Arabic: الشيخة وفاء حشر آل مكتوم) is an Emirati artist and curator, member of Dubai's ruling family and founder of FN Design; a multi-functional space for art & design events in Al Quoz, UAE. She ...
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Mohammed Kazem Mohammed Kazem (born 1969) is a contemporary Emirati artist working in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He works primarily with video, sound art, photography, found objects and performance art. Kazem is one of the five conceptual Emirati artists whos ...
* Hussain Sharif *
Ebtisam Abdulaziz Ebtisam AbdulAziz is a contemporary Emirati artist and writer born and raised in Sharjah. She works with geometry and mathematics to address issues of belonging and identity through installations, performance art and other media. Selected exhibiti ...
* Abdullah Al Saadi * Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim * Mattar Bin Lahej * Moosa Al Halyan * Abdulraheem Salim * Ihab Darwish – famous Emirati composer


Innovations

* Reem Al Marzouqi


Sports


Cricketers

* Ali Asad Abbas * Arshad Ali * Asghar Ali * Asim Saeed * Mohammad Aslam (UAE cricketer) * Shaukat Dukanwala * Fahad Usman * Mazhar Hussain * Kashif Ahmed *
Khurram Khan Khurram Khan (born 21 June 1971) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. In 2014, Khurram became the oldest player to score an ODI hundred as his unbeaten 132 helped his team to a six-wicket v ...
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Arshad Laeeq Arshad Laeeq (born 28 November 1970), also sometimes known as Arshad Laiq is a former Pakistani-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. He played two first-class cricket games for Pakistan Steel in 1986–87 a ...
* Rizwan Latif * Ganesh Mylvaganam * Naeemuddin *
Riaz Poonawala Riaz Husein Poonawala (born 8 May 1961) is an Indian-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. Poonawala started his first-class cricket career playing for his native Maharashtra for whom he played 28 games b ...
* Suhail Galadari * Abdul Rehman (UAE cricketer) *
Azhar Saeed Syed Azhar Saeed (born 25 December 1970) is a former Pakistani-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. Azhar Saeed played five first-class cricket games for Lahore City Whites and Lahore City from 1984–85 t ...
* Saeed-Al-Saffar * Johanne Samarasekera * Sameer Zia * Shehzad Altaf * Sohail Butt * Syed Maqsood * Sultan Zarawani


ODI cricketers

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Imtiaz Abbasi Imtiaz Abbasi ( ur, ), (born 9 June 1968) is a former Pakistani-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. As a wicket-keeper, Imtiaz Abbasi made his mark in his first-class debut for Karachi against Quetta i ...
* Ali Asad Abbas * Arshad Ali * Asghar Ali * Asim Saeed * Mohammad Aslam (UAE cricketer) * Shaukat Dukanwala * Fahad Usman * Mazhar Hussain *
Khurram Khan Khurram Khan (born 21 June 1971) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. In 2014, Khurram became the oldest player to score an ODI hundred as his unbeaten 132 helped his team to a six-wicket v ...
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Arshad Laeeq Arshad Laeeq (born 28 November 1970), also sometimes known as Arshad Laiq is a former Pakistani-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. He played two first-class cricket games for Pakistan Steel in 1986–87 a ...
* Rizwan Latif * Mohammad Ishaq * Ganesh Mylvaganam * Naeemuddin *
Riaz Poonawala Riaz Husein Poonawala (born 8 May 1961) is an Indian-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. Poonawala started his first-class cricket career playing for his native Maharashtra for whom he played 28 games b ...
* Ramveer Rai * Saleem Raza (cricketer) * Abdul Rehman (UAE cricketer) *
Azhar Saeed Syed Azhar Saeed (born 25 December 1970) is a former Pakistani-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. Azhar Saeed played five first-class cricket games for Lahore City Whites and Lahore City from 1984–85 t ...
* Saeed-Al-Saffar * Johanne Samarasekera * Sameer Zia * Shehzad Altaf * Sohail Butt * Syed Maqsood * Mohammad Tauqeer * Sultan Zarawani


Bowlers

* Rizwan Latif * Sameer Zia * Syed Maqsood


Footballers

* Adnan Al-Talyani – professional footballer, who has the most
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UAE national football team The United Arab Emirates national football team ( ar, منتخب الإمارات العربية المتحدة لكرة القدم) represents United Arab Emirates in international association football and serves under the auspices of the coun ...
* Ali Al-Wehaibi *
Abdulrahman Ibrahim Abdulrahman Ibrahim (born 9 November 1974) is a former Emirati footballer. He played as center-back and was considered one of the best defenders in the UAE League. He was one of the favourite defenders to be selected for the different U.A.E. nat ...
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Ismail Matar Ismail Matar Ibrahim Khamis Al Mukhaini Al Junaibi ( ar, إسماعيل مطر; born 7 April 1983 in Sur) is an Omani footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for UAE Pro League club Al Wahda. Matar was awarded the Golde ...
* Mohamed Omer (football player) * Saif Mohammed


Rally drivers

* Khalid Al Qassimi *
Mohammed Ben Sulayem Mohammed Ahmad Sultan Ben Sulayem ( ar, محمد بن سليم; born 12 November 1961) is an Emirati former rally driver and current president of the FIA (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile). He is one of the Arab world's leading mot ...


Sport shooters

* Ahmad Mohammad Hasher Al Maktoum – Saeed Mansoor Al Abdulla


Other

*Sheikh Ahmad Mohammad Hasher Al Maktoum – ace-shooter and Olympic medalist *Sheikha
Maitha bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Sheikha Maitha bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum ( ar, ميثاء بنت محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم; born 5 March 1980) is a karate, taekwondo, polo athlete and Sheikha of Dubai. She was the first woman from UAE to represent t ...
– karate and taekwondo practitioner * Elham Al Qasimi – first Arab woman to reach the North Pole *
Sergiu Toma Sergiu Toma (born 29 January 1987) is a Moldovan-born Emirati judoka. He competed for the United Arab Emirates in the 81 kg category at the 2016 Olympic Games and defeated Takanori Nagase to enter the semi-finals. He lost his semi-final matc ...
– Judoka and Olympic medalist


Politics

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Ahmad Al Tayer Ahmad Al Tayer is a former minister in the United Arab Emirates from 1973 to 2004. In November 2009, he became the governor of Dubai International Financial Centre The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) is a special economic zone in Du ...
* Ali bin Abdulla Al Kaabi *
Saeed Mohammad Al Gandi Saeed Mohammad Al Ghandi (Said Mohammed Said Al Kendi) is Emirati businessman and the former speaker of the UAE Federal National Council The Federal National Council (FNC) ( ar, المجلس الوطني الإتحادي, ''al-Majlis al-Watan ...
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Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan ( ar,  خليفة بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان‎; 7 September 1948 – 13 May 2022) was the second president of the United Arab Emirates and the ruler of Abu Dhabi, serving from ...
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Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum ( ar, مكتوم بن راشد آل مكتوم, Maktūm bin Rāshid Āl Maktūm; 15 August 1943 – 4 January 2006) was an Emirati politician who served as the vice president and prime minister of the Unite ...
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Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum ( ar, محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم, links=no; ; born 15 July 1949) is the vice president, prime minister, and minister of defence of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as well as the ruler of Dubai ...
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Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum ( ar, ٱلـشَّـيْـخ رَاشِـد بِـن سَـعِـيْـد آل مَـكْـتُـوْم, Ash-Shaykh Rāshid bin Sa`īd Āl Maktūm; 11 June 1912 – 7 October 1990) was the vice president ...
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Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan Mansour bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan ( ar, منصور بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان; born 21 November 1970), often referred to as Sheikh Mansour, is an Emirati politician who is the deputy prime minister of the United Arab ...
* Mohammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan *
Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan ( ar, نهيان بن مبارك آل نهيان; born 1951) heads the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Social Development. Biography He is the son of Mubarak bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, grand ...
* Qasim Sultan Al Banna *
Lubna Khalid Al Qasimi Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid bin Sultan Al Qasimi, (born 4 February 1962) is an Emirati politician and member of the ruling family of Sharjah and the niece to Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi. She was previously the Minister of State for Tolera ...
* Rashid ibn Abdullah Al Nuaimi *
Shakhbut Bin-Sultan Al Nahyan Shakhbut bin Sultan Al Nahyan ( ar, شخبوط بن سلطان آل نهيان; 1 June 1905 – 11 February 1989) was the ruler of Abu Dhabi from 1928 to 1966. On 6 August 1966, Shakhbut was deposed by members of his family with assistance f ...
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Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan ( ar, عبد الله بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان; born 30 April 1972) is the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates. He is a son o ...
* Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan * Sultan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan * Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori *
Anwar Gargash Anwar Mohammed Gargash ( ar, أنور محمد قرقاش; born 28 March 1959, in Dubai) is an Emirati politician who served as the minister of state for foreign affairs between February 2008 and February 2021. Since February 2021, he serves as a ...


Writers


See also

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List of people from Dubai This is a list of notable people from Dubai, United Arab Emirates. A * Mohammed bin Ali Al Abbar * Dr. Ali Al Numairy * Shahraban Abdullah * Ahlam * Juma al Majid *Adnan Khan *Ahmad Mohammad Hasher Al Maktoum *Maitha bint Mohammed bin Rashid ...
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United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia ( The Middle East). It is located at t ...


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