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Ahmed bin Saqr Al Qasimi is

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of the

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Department of

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and

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. He purchased a 60% stake in an unnamed

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in June 2009.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Qassimi, Ahmed Bin Saqr Sheikhs of the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah Year of birth missing (living people) Living people

Ahmed Ahmad () is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world. Other English spellings of the name include Ahmed. It is also used as a surname. Etymology The word derives from the root ( ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from ...