Person

Khalid bin Muhammad Al Qasimi

d. 1972 · 20th century

Khalid bin Muhammad Al Qasimi was ruler of Sharjah from 1965 to 1972, appointed after the British deposed his cousin Saqr bin Sultan. He took part in the negotiations that created the United Arab Emirates, which Sharjah joined in December 1971, and agreed with Iran on shared arrangements for the island of Abu Musa. He was killed in January 1972 during Saqr's failed coup attempt.

Khalid bin Muhammad Al Qasimi
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