The Al Sharqi () family is the ruling royal family of Fujairah, one of the seven emirates that together comprise the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Founding Fujairah The name derives from the singular of Sharqiyin, long the dominant (traditionally Ghafiri) tribe along the North East coast of the Trucial States (and the second most numerous in the area around the start of the 19th century), an area known as Shamaliyah. The Sharqiyin were originally dependents of Sharjah and, over the centuries, made several attempts to secede and declare independence, finally practically managing this from 1901 onwards and finally gaining British recognition as a Trucial State in 1952.
List of Al Sharqi rulers
1879–1936: Hamad bin Abdullah Al Sharqi 1936–1938: Saif bin Hamad Al Sharqi 1938–1975: Mohammed bin Hamad Al Sharqi 1975–present: Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi
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