List of Emiratis
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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]
Sports[edit]
Cricketers[edit]
- Ali Asad Abbas
- Arshad Ali
- Asghar Ali
- Asim Saeed
- Mohammad Aslam (UAE cricketer)
- Shaukat Dukanwala
- Fahad Usman
- Mazhar Hussain
- Kashif Ahmed
- Khurram Khan
- Arshad Laeeq
- Rizwan Latif
- Ganesh Mylvaganam
- Naeemuddin
- Riaz Poonawala
- Suhail Galadari
- Abdul Rehman (UAE cricketer)
- Azhar Saeed
- Saeed-Al-Saffar
- Johanne Samarasekera
- Sameer Zia
- Shehzad Altaf
- Sohail Butt
- Syed Maqsood
- Sultan Zarawani
ODI cricketers[edit]
- Imtiaz Abbasi
- Ali Asad Abbas
- Arshad Ali
- Asghar Ali
- Asim Saeed
- Mohammad Aslam (UAE cricketer)
- Shaukat Dukanwala
- Fahad Usman
- Mazhar Hussain
- Khurram Khan
- Arshad Laeeq
- Rizwan Latif
- Mohammad Ishaq
- Ganesh Mylvaganam
- Naeemuddin
- Riaz Poonawala
- Ramveer Rai
- Saleem Raza (cricketer)
- Abdul Rehman (UAE cricketer)
- Azhar Saeed
- Saeed-Al-Saffar
- Johanne Samarasekera
- Sameer Zia
- Shehzad Altaf
- Sohail Butt
- Syed Maqsood
- Mohammad Tauqeer
- Sultan Zarawani
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]
- Ahmad Al Tayer
- Ali bin Abdulla Al Kaabi
- Saeed Mohammad Al Gandi
- Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
- Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
- Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
- Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum
- Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan
- Mohammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan
- Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan
- Qasim Sultan Al Banna
- Lubna Khalid Al Qasimi
- Rashid ibn Abdullah Al Nuaimi
- Shakhbut Bin-Sultan Al Nahyan
- Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan
- Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan
- Sultan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
- Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori
- Anwar Gargash
Writers[edit]
See also[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.