Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi

Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi
سعود بن صقر القاسمي
Al Qasimi in 2019
Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah
Reign27 October 2010 – present 
PredecessorSaqr bin Mohammed Al Qasimi
Heir apparentMohammed bin Saud Al Qasimi
Born (1956-02-10) 10 February 1956 (age 68)
Dubai, Trucial States
(present day United Arab Emirates)
SpouseHana bint Juma Al Majid
Issue
HouseAl Qasimi
FatherSaqr bin Mohammed Al Qasimi
ReligionIslam

Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi (Arabic: سعود بن صقر القاسمي, romanizedSaʿūd bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī; born 10 February 1956)[1][2] is the current ruler of the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates. He became the chief of the ruler's Emiri court in 1979, the head of the Municipal Council in 1986, and the Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of the Emirate in June 2003.[3][4][5] Then, he officially became the ruler of the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah in 2010 after his father's death.[6][5]

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