List of Emiratis

This is a list of prominent Emirati people who are United Arab Emirates nationals.

Royal families edit

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

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 – 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 – Ruler's Representative in the Western Region of Abu Dhabi
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan – Minister of Higher Education and Research Of Science
Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan – 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 – 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 edit

The Late Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum – Second Prime Minister of the UAE and founder of modern Dubai
The Late Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum – First Prime Minister of the UAE
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum – Vice President & Prime Minister of UAE; Ruler of Dubai
The Late Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum – 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 edit

Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi – Ruler of Sharjah
Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi – Minister of Foreign Trade

Al-Qasimi royal family – Ras al-Khaimah edit

Sheikh Saud bin Saqr al Qasimi – Ruler of RAK

Al Nuaimi royal family – Ajman edit

Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi – Ruler of Ajman
Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi – Crown Prince of Ajman
Sheikh Rashid Bin Humaid Al Nuaimi IV

Al Sharqi royal family – Fujairah edit

Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi – Ruler of Fujairah
Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi – Crown Prince of Fujairah

Council of Ministers edit

Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum – Minister of Finance
Lt-General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan – Minister of Interior
Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan – Minister of Presidential Affairs
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan – Foreign Minister of Foreign Affairs
Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan – Minister of Tolerance
Rashid Ahmad Muhammad Bin Fahad – Minister of Environment and Water
Reem Al Hashimi – Minister of State and managing director for the Dubai World Expo 2020 Bid Committee
Mohammed Al Gergawi – 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 edit

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
Jouan Salem Al Dhaheri – Secretary-General and Member of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC)^[1]^[2]
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 edit

Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum – CEO of Emirates airlines
Hussain Sajwani – CEO, Damac (real estate)
Ahmad Ali Al Sayegh – CEO, Dolphin Energy Limited (UAE)
Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair – banker, chairman, MashreqBank, former president of the Federal National Council, prominent businessman and among Forbes List of Billionaires
Majid Al Futtaim – Majid Al Futtaim & Co, prominent billionaire businessman
Mohammed bin Ali Al Abbar – chairman, Emaar and director, Dubai Economic Department
Saif Ahmad Al Ghurair – UAE, Al-Ghurair Group CEO
Suhail Galadari – UAE, Director, Khaleej Times
Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem – chairman and CEO of DP World
Mohammad Al Gaz – chairman, United Arab Agencies
Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi – CEO, Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC)
Juma al Majid – businessman – CEO and founder of Juma al majid holding groups
Issa bin Zayed Al Nahyan – businessman and relative of the royal family
Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor – Founder and Chairman of the Al Habtoor Group^[3]
Abdulraheem Al Masaood – son of Mahmoud Al Masaood; businessman and relative of the royal family prominent billionaire businessman resides in Canada^[4]

Businesswomen edit

Amina Al Rustamani – chief executive officer of AWR Properties, director and board member of the family-owned AW Rostamani Group
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 edit

Dr. Ali Al Numairy – first Emirati plastic surgeon
Dr. Moza Sultan Al Kaabi – first Emirati woman orthopedic surgeon.^[5]

Astronauts edit

Hazza Al Mansouri – first Emirati in space and first Arab to board the International Space Station
Sultan Al Neyadi – second of the two first Emirati astronauts
Nora Al Matrooshi – second group of astronauts.^[6]
Mohammad Al Mulla – second group of astronauts.^[7]

Arts edit

Amal Al-Agroobi – famous Emirati film director
Abdul Qader Al Raes – famous Emirati painter
Ousha the Poet – famous Nabati poet
Mehad Hamad
Najat Makki
Wafa Hasher Al Maktoum
Mohammed Kazem
Hussain Sharif
Ebtisam Abdulaziz
Abdullah Al Saadi
Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim
Mattar Bin Lahej
Moosa Al Halyan
Abdulraheem Salim
Ihab Darwish – famous Emirati composer ^[8] and founder of Emirati Musicians' Association^[9]^[10]

Innovations edit

Reem Al Marzouqi

Sports edit

Cricketers edit

ODI cricketers edit

Bowlers edit

Footballers edit

Adnan Al-Talyani – professional footballer, has the most caps in the UAE national football team
Ali Al-Wehaibi
Abdulrahman Ibrahim
Ismail Matar
Mohamed Omer (football player)
Saif Mohammed
Khalid Eisa

Rally drivers edit

Sport shooters edit

Ahmad Mohammad Hasher Al Maktoum – Saeed Mansoor Al Abdulla

Other edit

Sheikh Ahmad Mohammad Hasher Al Maktoum – ace-shooter and Olympic medalist
Sheikha Maitha bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum – karate and taekwondo practitioner
Elham Al Qasimi – first Arab woman to reach the North Pole
Sergiu Toma – Judoka and Olympic medalist
Hamda Taryam Al Shamsi- Professional drag racer, Philanthropist and Businesswoman

Politics edit

Writers edit

References edit

^ "ADNOC, KNOC sign deal to develop three oil fields - News | Khaleej Times". Archived from the original on 29 March 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Group, Al Habtoor. "Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor". www.habtoor.com. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
^ Leaders Of The Past (in Arabic) (First ed.). 2015.
^ "First female Emirati orthopaedic surgeon dies in road accident". Gulf News. 23 August 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
^ "Astronaut Biography: Nora Al Matrooshi". 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
^ "Astronaut Biography: Mohammed Al Mulla". 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
^ "'Hekayat': How Emirati composer Ihab Darwish united 128 musicians on a virtual Abu Dhabi stage". The National. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
^ "musivv News. Emirati Musicians' Association set to empower the Emirati music community". www.musivv.com. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
^ Desk, Arab (5 May 2023). "Launch of the first association of Emirati musicians". The Eastern Herald. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

External links edit

Leaders Of The Past (in Arabic). 2015. p. 33.

[1] "ADNOC, KNOC sign deal to develop three oil fields - News | Khaleej Times". Archived from the original on 29 March 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2019.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] Group, Al Habtoor. "Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor". www.habtoor.com. Retrieved 30 May 2022.

[4] Leaders Of The Past (in Arabic) (First ed.). 2015.

[First_female_Emirati_orthopaedic_surgeon_dies_in_road_accident-5] "First female Emirati orthopaedic surgeon dies in road accident". Gulf News. 23 August 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2015.

[6] "Astronaut Biography: Nora Al Matrooshi". 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.

[7] "Astronaut Biography: Mohammed Al Mulla". 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.

[8] "'Hekayat': How Emirati composer Ihab Darwish united 128 musicians on a virtual Abu Dhabi stage". The National. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2022.

[9] "musivv News. Emirati Musicians' Association set to empower the Emirati music community". www.musivv.com. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

[10] Desk, Arab (5 May 2023). "Launch of the first association of Emirati musicians". The Eastern Herald. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

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List of Emiratis

Contents

Royal families edit

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

Al Maktoum royal family – Dubai edit

Al-Qasimi royal family – Sharjah edit

Al-Qasimi royal family – Ras al-Khaimah edit

Al Nuaimi royal family – Ajman edit

Al Sharqi royal family – Fujairah edit

Council of Ministers edit

Other Federal Government Officials edit

Businessmen edit

Businesswomen edit

Medicine edit

Astronauts edit

Arts edit

Innovations edit

Sports edit

Cricketers edit

ODI cricketers edit

Bowlers edit

Footballers edit

Rally drivers edit

Sport shooters edit

Other edit

Politics edit

Writers edit

See also edit

References edit

External links edit