Person

Rashid bin Majid Al Mualla

18th century · 18th century

Rashid bin Majid Al Mualla was the founder of the Al Mualla ruling family of Umm al-Quwain on the Trucial Coast. In 1775 he established a fortified settlement on a sandy peninsula there, which became the seat of the sheikhdom. His descendants have ruled Umm al-Quwain ever since, through British protection and into the United Arab Emirates in 1971.

Rashid bin Majid Al Mualla
Image: Alexandermcnabb · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Mentioned in 1 state history

Sheikhdom of Umm al-Quwain

See also

Cite this entry
APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Rashid bin Majid Al Mualla. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/rashid-bin-majid-al-mualla
MLA
“Rashid bin Majid Al Mualla.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/rashid-bin-majid-al-mualla. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Rashid bin Majid Al Mualla.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/rashid-bin-majid-al-mualla.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Rashid bin Majid Al Mualla’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/rashid-bin-majid-al-mualla (Accessed: ).

Last reviewed October 2026Random entry ↻