House of Maktoum

House of Maktoum
آل مكتوم
Royal house
Parent houseAl Bu Falasah
CountryUnited Arab Emirates
Founded
  • 9 July 1833
  • 191 years ago
FounderMaktoum bin Butti (died 1852)
Current headMohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Titles
Style(s)His/Her Highness

The House of Maktoum (Arabic: آل مكتوم Āl Maktūm) is the ruling royal family of the Emirate of Dubai, and one of the six ruling families of the United Arab Emirates. The family is a branch of the Bani Yas clan (a lineage the family shares with the Al Nahyan dynasty of Abu Dhabi), which is a branch of the Al Bu Falasah section of the Bani Yas, a tribal federation that was the dominant power through the region that now forms the United Arab Emirates.