Sultan bin Saqr Al Qasimi

Sultan bin Saqr Al Qasimi
Sheikh
Ruler of Sharjah
Reign1803–1866
PredecessorSaqr bin Rashid Al Qasimi
SuccessorKhalid bin Sultan Al Qasimi
Died1866
HouseAl Qasimi

Sheikh Sultan bin Saqr Al Qasimi (1781–1866) was the Sheikh of the Qawasim and ruled the towns of Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah, Jazirah Al Hamra and Rams; all within the then Trucial States and now part of the United Arab Emirates. Briefly a dependent of the first Saudi Kingdom, his rule over Ras Al Khaimah ran from 1803–1809, when he was deposed by order of the Saudi Amir and restored in 1820, going on to rule until his death in 1866 at the age of 85.[1] He was Ruler of Sharjah from 1814–1866, with a brief disruption to that rule in 1840 by his elder son Saqr. He was a signatory to various treaties with the British, starting with the General Maritime Treaty of 1820 and culminating in the Perpetual Maritime Truce of 1853.

  1. ^ Heard-Bey, Frauke (2005). From Trucial States to United Arab Emirates : a society in transition. London: Motivate. p. 83. ISBN 1860631673. OCLC 64689681.