Mohammed bin Hamad Al Sharqi | |
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Sheikh | |
Ruler of Fujairah | |
Reign | 1938–1974 |
Predecessor | Saif bin Hamad Al Sharqi |
Successor | Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi |
Born | 1908[1] |
Died | 1974 London, UK |
House | Al Sharqi |
Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad Al Sharqi (1908 – 6 September 1974)[1] was an Emirati royal, politician and a founder of the United Arab Emirates who served as the ruler of Fujairah from 1938–1974. In 1952 he was to see his father's long-held dream of independence for Fujairah recognised by the British, the last Trucial State to be so recognised,[2] as well as shortly afterwards to help take the UAE to independence as a nation, in 1971. Due to his skills in diplomacy and politics he was called the wolf of the Gulf.[3]