List of rulers of separate Emirates of the United Arab Emirates

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Emirates Abu Dhabi rulers

1761 – 1793 Sheikh Dhiyab ibn `Isa ibn Nahayan (d. 1793)

1793 – 1816 Sheikh Shakhbut ibn Dhiyab Al (b. 17.. – d. 1816)

Nahayan

1816 – 1818 Sheikh Muhammad ibn Shakhbut Al

Nahayan

1818 – .... Sheikh Shakhbut ibn Dhiyab Al

Nahayan

- jointly with the following two –

1818 – Apr 1833 Sheikh Tahnun ibn Shakhbut Al (d. 1833)

Nahayan

Apr 1833 – 1845 Sheikh Khalifa ibn Shakhbut Al (d. 1845)

Nahayan

- jointly with the following –

Apr 1833 – Jul 1845 Sheikh Sultan ibn Shakhbut Al (d. 1845)

Nahayan

Jul 1845 – Sep 1845 Sheikh `Isa ibn Khalid (usurper)

Sep 1845 – Dec 1845 Sheikh Dhiyab ibn `Isa (usurper)

Dec 1845 – 1855 Sheikh Said ibn Tahnun Al Nahayan

1855 – May 1909 Sheikh Zaid I ibn Khalifa Al (b. 18.. – d. 1909)

Nahayan

May 1909 – Oct 1912 Sheikh Tahnun II ibn Zaid Al (b. 18.. – d. 1912)

Nahayan

Oct 1912 – 22 Aug 1922 Sheikh Hamdan ibn Zaid Al Nahayan (b. 1881 – d. 1922)

22 Aug 1922 – 4 Aug 1926 Sheikh Sultan ibn Zaid Al Nahayan (b. 1881 – d. 1926)

4 Aug 1926 – 1 Jan 1928 Sheikh Saqr ibn Zaid Al Nahayan (b. 1887 – d. 1928)

1 Jan 1928 – 6 Aug 1966 Sheikh Shakhbut II ibn Sultan (b. 1905 – d. 1989)

Al Nahayan

6 Aug 1966 – Sheikh Zaid II ibn Sultan Al (b. 1918)

Nahayan

Emirates Dubai rulers

.... – 9 Jun 1833 Sheikh `Ubayd ibn Said

9 Jun 1833 – 1852 Sheikh Maktum I ibn Butti ibn Suhayl (d. 1852)

1852 – 1859 Sheikh Said I ibn Bati (d. 1859)

1859 – 22 Nov 1886 Sheikh Hushur ibn Maktum (d. 1886)

22 Nov 1886 – 7 Apr 1894 Sheikh Rashid I ibn Maktum (d. 1894)

7 Apr 1894 – 16 Feb 1906 Sheikh Maktum II ibn Hushur (b. 18.. – d. 1906)

16 Feb 1906 – Nov 1912 Sheikh Bati ibn Suhayl (b. 1851 – d. 1912)

Nov 1912 – 15 Apr 1929 Sheikh Said II ibn Maktum (1st time) (b. 1878 – d. 1958)

15 Apr 1929 – 18 Apr 1929 Sheikh Mani ibn Rashid

18 Apr 1929 – Sep 1958 Sheikh Said II ibn Maktum (2nd time) (s.a.)

Sep 1958 – 7 Oct 1990 Sheikh Rashid II ibn Said Al Maktum (b. 1910? – d. 1990)

7 Oct 1990 – Sheikh Maktum III ibn Rashid Al Maktum (b. 1946)

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