Al Maktoum


The Al Maktoum family is the ruling royal family of Dubai, and one of the six ruling families of the United Arab Emirates. The family is a branch of the Bani Yas clan. The Al Maktoum family descends from the Al Bu Falasah section of the Bani Yas, a tribal federation that was the dominant power throughout most of what is now the United Arab Emirates.

Members

In 1833, about 800 members of the Bani Yas tribe, under the leadership of Maktoum bin Butti, took over the emirate of Dubai and established the Al Maktoum dynasty in the emirate. The Al Maktoum dynasty has ruled Dubai since 1833. Within the federation of the United Arab Emirates, a member of the Dubai ruling family is also de facto always the country's Vice President, Prime Minister and Defence Minister.
The following Al Maktoum family members have ruled Dubai: