Saqr bin Sultan Al Qasimi
| Saqr bin Sultan Al Qasimi | |
|---|---|
| Sheikh | |
| Ruler of Sharjah | |
| Reign | May 1951-24 June 1965 |
| Predecessor | Sultan bin Saqr Al Qasimi II |
| Successor | Khalid bin Mohammed Al Qasimi |
| Born | 1924 |
| Died | 1993 (aged 68–69) [1] |
| Issue |
Khalid bin Saqr al Qasimi Sultan bin Saqr al Qasimi Asma bint Saqr Al Qasimi |
| House | Al Qasimi |
| Father | Sultan bin Salim Al Qasimi |
Saqr bin Sultan Al Qasimi was the Ruler of Sharjah from May 1951 to 24 June 1965.[2][3]
He ruled after his relative Sultan bin Saqr Al Qasimi. Saqr was a Nasserist. He was unpopular with the ruling Al Qasimi family and was exiled in 1995 to Bahrain and eventually Cairo after leading members of the family were all signatories to a letter calling for his abdication.[4] His cousin, Khalid bin Mohammed Al Qasimi succeeded him.
On the 24th January 1972, following soon after the creation of the United Arab Emirates on 2 December 1971, Saqr returned to Sharjah from Egypt with a number of mercenaries and seized power in an attempted coup. The group invested the Ruler's palace at approximately 2.30pm, with reports of gunfire and grenade explosions within the palace. Beseiged by the Union Defence Force, which arrived an hour later, Saqr finally gave himself up in the early hours of the 25th January to UAE Minister of Defence, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. However, Khaled was killed in the action.[5]
References
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirate_of_Sharjah#Rulers
- ↑ Graca, John V. Da (25 November 1985). "Heads of State and Government". Springer. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ↑ Joyce, Miriam. Ruling Shaikhs and Her Majesty's Government, 1960-1969: 1960-1969. Routledge. ISBN 9781135772536. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ↑ De Butts, Freddie (1995). Now the Dust has Settled. Tabb House. ISBN 1873951132.
- ↑ Al Qasimi, Sultan bin Muhammad (2011). My Early Life. Bloomsbury. pp. 285–287. ISBN 9781408814208.
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