Saud bin Rashid al Mu'alla - Wikipedia Saud bin Rashid al Mu'alla hide This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. ( Learn how and when to remove these template messages ) This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. ( March 2016 ) This article includes a list of references, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. ( March 2016 ) Saud bin Rashid Al Mu'alla Sheikh Predecessor Rashid III bin Ahmad Al Mu'alla Full name Saud bin Rashid Al Mu'allah Father Rashid III bin Ahmad Al Mu'alla Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mu'allah ( Arabic : سعود بن راشد المعلا ‎ ; born 1 October 1952 ; referred to as Sheikh Saud ) is the ruler and head of state of the Umm al - Quwain emirate since 2009 and a member of the Federal Supreme Council of the United Arab Emirates. He is the son of Rashid III bin Ahmad Al Mu'alla and succeeded his father as monarch of Umm al - Quwain on 2 January 2009 after his father died. Previously, Sheikh Saud was the Commander of the Umm al - Quwain National Guard with the rank of colonel. In 1979 he headed the Umm al - Quwain Royal Court ( Al Diwan Al Amir ). Then on the 22 June 1982 his father Sheikh Rashid III bin Ahmad Al Mu'alla designated him to be the Crown Prince of Umm al - Quwain. He assisted his father in managing the emirate 's affairs, oversaw many investment projects and established numerous government entities and local enterprises. Biography Born on 1 October 1952, Sheikh Saud received his elementary and primary education in Umm al - Quwain before attending high school in Lebanon. He graduated with a degree in economics from Cairo University, Egypt in 1974. He was appointed to the United Arab Emirates foreign ministry in 1973, and seconded at the Umm al - Quwain Amiri court. He was appointed Commander of the Umm al - Quwain Amiri guard in 1977. In 1979, he was appointed chief of the Umm al - Quwain Amiri court ( Diwan ) and became crown prince in 1982. See also Al Mu'alla Al Ali References Jump up ^ `` Key Members of Government ''. Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in Washington DC. Retrieved 21 February 2010. ^ Jump up to : `` Shaikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla, new Ruler of Um Al Quawain ''. Khaleej Times. Retrieved 21 February 2010. Emirs of Umm al - Quwain Majid ( 1775 -- 17 ? ? ) Rashid I ( 17 ? ? -- 1816 ) Abdullah I ( 1816 -- 1853 ) Ali ( 1853 -- 1873 ) Ahmad I ( 1873 -- 1904 ) Rashid II ( 1904 -- 1922 ) Abdullah II ( 1922 -- 1923 ) Hamad ( 1923 -- 1929 ) Ahmad II ( 1929 -- 1981 ) Rashid III ( 1981 -- 2009 ) Saud ( 2009 -- present ) Federal Supreme Council of the United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Khalifa ( Abu Dhabi ) Vice-president Sheikh Mohammed ( Dubai ) Members Sheikh Humaid ( Ajman ) Sheikh Hamad ( Fujairah ) Sheikh Saud ( Ras al - Khaimah ) Sheikh Sultan III ( Sharjah ) Sheikh Saud ( Umm al - Quwain ) This United Arab Emirati biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. This biography of a member of a Middle Eastern royal house is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Saud_bin_Rashid_Al_Mu%27alla&oldid=806584769 '' Categories : 1952 births Sheikhs of Umm al - Quwain Living people United Arab Emirati people stubs Middle Eastern royalty stubs Hidden categories : BLP articles lacking sources from March 2016 All BLP articles lacking sources Articles lacking in - text citations from March 2016 All articles lacking in - text citations Articles with multiple maintenance issues Articles containing Arabic - language text All stub articles Talk About Wikipedia تۆرکجه Español Italiano ქართული Polski Русский ไทย Edit links This page was last edited on 22 October 2017, at 23 : 32 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: who is the ruler of umm al quwain
Answer: Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mu'allah