Education Cairo University | ||
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Predecessor Rashid III bin Ahmad Al Mu'alla Father Rashid III bin Ahmad Al Mu'alla Parents Rashid III bin Ahmad Al Mu'alla Office Member of the Federal Supreme Council of United Arab Emirates since 2009 Grandparent Ahmad bin Rashid Al Mu'alla Similar Rashid III bin Ahmad Al Mu'alla, Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Saud bin Saqr al Qasimi, Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Sultan bin Muhammad Al‑Qasimi | ||
Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mu'allah (Arabic: سعود بن راشد المعلا; born 1 October 1952; referred to as Sheikh Saud) is the ruler and head of state of the Umm al-Quwain emirate since 2009 and a member of the Federal Supreme Council of the United Arab Emirates. He is the son of Rashid III bin Ahmad Al Mu'alla and succeeded his father as monarch of Umm al-Quwain on 2 January 2009 after his father died.
Previously, Sheikh Saud was the Commander of the Umm al-Quwain National Guard with the rank of colonel. In 1979 he headed the Umm al-Quwain Royal Court (Al Diwan Al Amir). Then on the 22 June 1982 his father Sheikh Rashid III bin Ahmad Al Mu'alla designated him to be the Crown Prince of Umm al-Quwain. He assisted his father in managing the emirate’s affairs, oversaw many investment projects and established numerous government entities and local enterprises.
Biography
Born on 1 October 1952, Sheikh Saud received his elementary and primary education in Umm al-Quwain before attending high school in Lebanon. He graduated with a degree in economics from Cairo University, Egypt in 1974.
He was appointed to the United Arab Emirates foreign ministry in 1973, and seconded at the Umm al-Quwain Amiri court. He was appointed Commander of the Umm al-Quwain Amiri guard in 1977. In 1979, he was appointed chief of the Umm al-Quwain Amiri court (Diwan) and became crown prince in 1982.
