Rashid bin Ahmad Al Mualla | |
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Sheikh | |
Ruler of Umm Al Quwain | |
Reign | 1904–1922 |
Predecessor | Ahmad bin Abdullah Al Mualla |
Successor | Abdullah bin Rashid Al Mualla II |
Born | 1876 |
Died | 1922 |
House | Al Mualla |
Sheikh Rashid bin Ahmad Al Mualla (1876–1922, Arabic: شيخ راشد بن أحمد المعلا) was the Ruler of Umm Al Quwain from 1904–1922, one of the Trucial States and today one of the seven emirates forming the United Arab Emirates (UAE). He gained influence over the tribes of the interior at the expense of the pre-eminent Trucial Ruler of the time, Sheikh Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan.