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Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi III

r. 1928–1981 · 20th century

Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi III was ruler of Ajman, one of the Trucial States on the Gulf coast, from 1928 until his death in 1981. During his long reign Ajman remained under British protection and balanced against its larger neighbour Sharjah. In December 1971 he took Ajman into the newly founded United Arab Emirates.

Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi III
Image: Post of Ajman · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Sheikhdom of Ajman

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