Maktoum bin Hasher Al Maktoum

In this Arabic name, the surname is Al Maktoum.
Maktoum bin Hasher
Sheikh
Ruler of Dubai
Reign1894-1906
PredecessorRashid bin Maktoum
SuccessorButti bin Suhail Al Maktoum
Issue
HouseAl Maktoum
FatherHasher bin Maktoum
ReligionIslam

Sheikh Maktoum bin Hasher Al Maktoum was the Ruler of Dubai from April 1894–February 1906.[1] The fifth Maktoum Ruler since the establishment of the dynasty in 1833. Maktoum's short but 'liberal and enlightened'[2] reign was to transform the coastal port. He was responsible for the establishment of the trading community of Dubai, encouraging disaffected merchants from Lingeh to bring their businesses to Dubai after the Persian government had introduced unpopular taxes.

  1. ^ Wilson, Graeme (1999). Father of Dubai. Media Prima. p. 31.
  2. ^ Lorimer, John (1915). Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. British Government, Bombay. p. 774.