Saeed bin Maktoum bin Hasher Al Maktoum

Saeed bin Maktoum bin Hasher Al Maktoum
Sheikh
Sheikh Juma bin Maktoum bin Hasher Al Maktoum (left) and Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum bin Hasher Al Maktoum (right)
Emir of Dubai
Reign1912-1958
PredecessorButti bin Suhail Al Maktoum
SuccessorRashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum
Born1878
Dubai
Died9 September 1958(1958-09-09) (aged 79–80)
Dubai
IssueBy Sheikha Hessa bint Al Murr

By Sheikha Fatima bint Ahmed bin Suliman

HouseAl Maktoum
FatherSheikh Maktoum bin Hasher Al Maktoum

Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum bin Hasher Al Maktoum (1878 – 9 September 1958) (Arabic: سعيد بن مكتوم آل مكتوم) was the longest-serving Ruler of Dubai, from 1912 until his death in 1958. He presided over Dubai during the end of the pearling boom and through the long and difficult recession that followed the collapse of the pearling market, transforming Dubai into an active trading hub which developed new markets and economic opportunities.

Despite continuing a long tradition of liberal, trade-minded rulers, he faced pressure from a number of leading figures in Dubai to reform the governance of the town and was eventually forced to quell what became an active rebellion against his rule.

In later life he ceded many of the responsibilities for driving Dubai's economic growth to his son, Rashid.