Rashid III ibn Ahmad Al Mu'alla
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Sheikh Rashid III bin Ahmad Al Mu'alla (1932 – January 2, 2009) was the ruler of Umm al-Quwain
Umm al-Quwain
Umm al-Quwain is one of the emirates in the United Arab Emirates, located in the north of the country. The emirate was ruled until his death by Rashid bin Ahmad Al Mu'alla, who was a member of the UAE's Supreme Council since 1981. The emirate had 62,000 inhabitants in 2003 and has an area of 750...

 from 1981-2009. His reign commenced when he succeeded his father, Sheikh Ahmad bin Rashid Al Mu'alla
Ahmad bin Rashid Al Mu'alla
Sheikh Ahmad II bin Rashid Al Mu'alla was a ruler of the emirate of Umm Al Qawain, United Arab Emirates. He is the father of Sheikh Rashid III ibn Ahmad Al Mu'alla. He assumed his position after the assassinaion of his cousin, sheikh Hamad bin Ibrahim al Mualla in 1928. In his old age, the...

 on February 21, 1981.

He died on January 2, 2009, in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

. A week long national mourning was declared, and flags flew at half staff during that period. His son Saud bin Rashid Al Mu'alla
Saud bin Rashid Al Mu'alla
Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mu'alla is the current ruler of Umm Al Quwain and also a member of Supreme Council of the United Arab Emirates. He is the son of Rashid bin Ahmed Al Mu'alla...

succeeding his father, became the ruler of Umm Al Quwain on January 2, 2009.

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