This is a list of current monarchs of the

Arabian Peninsula The Arabian Peninsula, (; ar, شِبْهُ الْجَزِيرَةِ الْعَرَبِيَّة, , "Arabian Peninsula" or , , "Island of the Arabs") or Arabia, is a peninsula of Western Asia, situated northeast of Africa on the Arabian Plate ...

. It includes the ruling houses of those states which are monarchies: Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the each of the seven emirates which make up the United Arab Emirates. The Ruling families and their current head (and therefore Ruler) are: * Al Khalifa family in Bahrain: Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa * Al Maktoum family in Dubai: Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum * Al Mualla family in Umm Al Quwain:

Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla ( ar, سعود بن راشد المعلا; born 1 October 1952; referred to as Sheikh Saud) 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 t ...

* Al Nahyan family in

Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi (, ; ar, أَبُو ظَبْيٍ ' ) is the capital and second-most populous city (after Dubai) of the United Arab Emirates. It is also the capital of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the centre of the Abu Dhabi Metropolitan Area. ...

: Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan * Al Nuaimi family in Ajman:

Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III '' , image = , caption = , succession = Ruler of Ajman , reign = 6 September 1981 – present , coronation = , predecessor = Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi III , successor = Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid , su ...

* Al Qasimi family in Ras Al Khaimah: Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi *Al Qasimi family in Sharjah:

Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi '' , spouse = Jawaher bint Mohammed , issue = Azza bin SultanMohammed bin Sultan, Crown Prince of Sharjah Bodour bint SultanNoor bint SultanHoor bint SultanKhalid bin Sultan , house = Al Qasimi , father = Mohammed b ...

and Ras Al Khaimah: Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi *

Al Sabah The House of Sabah ( ar, آل صباح ''Āl Ṣubāḥ'') is the ruling family of Kuwait. History Origin The Al Sabah family originate from the Bani Utbah confederation. Prior to settling in Kuwait, the Al Sabah family were expelled from Umm ...

family in Kuwait: Nawaf Al Sabah *

Al Said The House of Busaid (, ), also known as Al Said dynasty, is the current ruling royal house of the Oman, and former ruling royal house of the Omani Empire (from 1744 to 1856), Sultanate of Muscat and Oman (1856 to 1970) and the Sultanate of Za ...

family in Oman: Haitham bin Tariq Al Said *

Al Saud The House of Saud ( ar, آل سُعُود, ʾĀl Suʿūd ) is the ruling royal family of Saudi Arabia. It is composed of the descendants of Muhammad bin Saud, founder of the Emirate of Diriyah, known as the First Saudi state (1727–1818), and ...

family in Saudi Arabia: Salman of Saudi Arabia * Al Sharqi family in Fujairah: Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi * Al Thani family in Qatar: Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani

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{{DEFAULTSORT:List of current monarchs of Arabian Peninsula Middle Eastern royal families Arabian Peninsula History of the Middle East