| Al Mualla | |
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| Parent house | Al Ali |
| Country | United Arab Emirates |
| Founded | 1768; 257 years ago (1768) |
| Founder | Rashid bin Majid Al Mualla |
| Current head | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla |
| Titles | Emir Sheikh |
| Style(s) | His/Her Highness |
TheAl Mualla (Arabic:المعلا) family is the ruling royal family ofUmm Al Quwain, one of the seven emirates that together comprise theUnited Arab Emirates (UAE).
The family was traditionally at the head of theAl Ali tribe. The Al Ali (singular, Aliyi), were some 6,750 strong at the turn of the 19th century[1] and were almost all settled either at Umm Al Quwain (1,000 families) or the inland town of Falaj Al Ali (later to be known asFalaj Al Mualla). Some 200 settled Al Ali families lived inSharjah and 150 inRas Al Khaimah, although there was also a smallBedouin section of some 140 families who roamed adar betweenJazirat Al Hamra and Falaj Al Ali. There was aPersian group of Al Ali, who referred to the Umm Al Quwain section as 'Al Mualla'. The tribe originated inNejd.[2]
The first known head of the Al Ali when they settled at Umm Al Quwain wasSheikh Rashid bin Majid Al Mualla. Sheikh Rashid was responsible for the construction ofUmm Al Quwain Fort in the town in 1768,[3] today home to Umm Al Quwain museum.[4]
The fort and its watchtower were built after the Al Ali tribe moved from the island of Sinniyah to the mainland after water supplies on the island were exhausted.[5]
The successive Al Mualla Rulers of Umm Al Quwain were:[6]
The successive Al Mualla Deputy Rulers of Umm Al Quwain were:[7]
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