# List of Emiratis

This is a list of prominent Emirati people who are United Arab Emirates nationals.

## Royal families
### Al Nahyan family (Al Nahyan royal family – Abu Dhabi)

* Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan – Ra'is (President) of UAE, Ruler of Abu Dhabi and Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces
* The Late Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan – Second Ra'is (President) of UAE and former Ruler of Abu Dhabi
* Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan – President's Representative
* Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan – Ruler's Representative in the Western Region of Abu Dhabi
* Sheikh Hamdan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan – Minister of Higher Education and Research Of Science
* Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs
* Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan – Minister of Foreign Affairs
* The Late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan – founding father of the United Arab Emirates and first Ra'is (President)
* Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi – referred to as the Mother of the United Arab Emirates

### Al Maktoum royal family – Dubai

* The Late Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum – Second Prime Minister of the UAE and founder of modern Dubai
* The Late Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum – First Prime Minister of the UAE
* Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum – Vice President & Prime Minister of UAE; Ruler of Dubai
* The Late Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum – Minister of Finance & Industry
* Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum – Crown Prince of Dubai, & Chairman of Dubai Executive Council

### Al-Qasimi royal family – Sharjah

* Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi – Ruler of Sharjah
* Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi – Minister of Foreign Trade

### Al-Qasimi royal family – Ras al-Khaimah

* Sheikh Saud bin Saqr al Qasimi – Ruler of RAK

### Al Nuaimi royal family – Ajman

* Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi – Ruler of Ajman
* Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi – Crown Prince of Ajman
* Sheikh Rashid Bin Humaid Al Nuaimi IV

### Al Sharqi royal family – Fujairah

* Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi – Ruler of Fujairah
* Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi – Crown Prince of Fujairah

## Council of Ministers

* Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum – Minister of Finance
* Lt-General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan – Minister of Interior
* Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan – Minister of Presidential Affairs
* Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan – Foreign Minister of Foreign Affairs
* Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan – Minister of Tolerance
* Rashid Ahmad Muhammad Bin Fahad – Minister of Environment and Water
* Reem Al Hashimi – Minister of State and managing director for the Dubai World Expo 2020 Bid Committee
* Mohammed Al Gergawi – Minister of Cabinet Affairs in the Federal Government of the United Arab Emirates
* Noura Al Kaabi – Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development and former member of the Federal National Council (15th and 16th Legislative Terms)

## Other Federal Government Officials

* Lubna Khalid Al Qasimi – former Minister and former Speaker of the Federal National Council
* Hawaa Saaed Al Thahak Al Mansoori – Member of the Federal National Council
* Jouan Salem Al Dhaheri – Secretary-General and Member of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC)
* Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar – Minister of State and former United Arab Emirates Ambassador to Iran
* Saeed Khalifa Humeid Al Rumaithi – former secretary of the Ministry of Labor in Abu Dhabi

## Businessmen

* Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum – CEO of Emirates airlines
* Hussain Sajwani – CEO, Damac (real estate)
* Ahmad Ali Al Sayegh – CEO, Dolphin Energy Limited (UAE)
* Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair – banker, chairman, MashreqBank, former president of the Federal National Council, prominent businessman and among Forbes List of Billionaires
* Majid Al Futtaim – Majid Al Futtaim & Co, prominent billionaire businessman
* Mohammed bin Ali Al Abbar – chairman, Emaar and director, Dubai Economic Department
* Saif Ahmad Al Ghurair – UAE, Al-Ghurair Group CEO
* Suhail Galadari – UAE, Director, Khaleej Times
* Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem – chairman and CEO of DP World
* Mohammad Al Gaz – chairman, United Arab Agencies
* Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi – CEO, Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC)
* Juma al Majid – businessman – CEO and founder of Juma al majid holding groups
* Issa bin Zayed Al Nahyan – businessman and relative of the royal family
* Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor – Founder and Chairman of the Al Habtoor Group
* Abdulraheem Al Masaood – son of Mahmoud Al Masaood; businessman and relative of the royal family prominent billionaire businessman resides in Canada

## Businesswomen

* Amina Al Rustamani – chief executive officer of AWR Properties, director and board member of the family-owned AW Rostamani Group
* Hend Faisal Al Qassemi – businesswoman, author and journalist
* Muna Al Gurg – Managing director of Retail at Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group
* Her Excellency Dr. Shaikha Ali Salem Al Maskari – Chairperson of Al Maskari Holding (AMH), Emirates & Al Maskari Holdings, and Tricon Energy Operations

## Medicine

* Dr. Ali Al Numairy – first Emirati plastic surgeon
* Dr. Moza Sultan Al Kaabi – first Emirati woman orthopedic surgeon.

## Astronauts

* Hazza Al Mansouri – first Emirati in space and first Arab to board the International Space Station
* Sultan Al Neyadi – second of the two first Emirati astronauts
* Nora Al Matrooshi – second group of astronauts.
* Mohammad Al Mulla – second group of astronauts.

## Arts and entertainment

* Amal Al-Agroobi – famous Emirati film director
* Abdul Qader Al Raes – famous Emirati painter
* Ousha the Poet – famous Nabati poet
* Mehad Hamad
* Najat Makki
* Wafa Hasher Al Maktoum
* Mohammed Kazem
* Hussain Sharif
* Ebtisam Abdulaziz
* Abdullah Al Saadi
* Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim
* Mattar Bin Lahej
* Moosa Al Halyan
* Abdulraheem Salim
* Ihab Darwish – famous Emirati composer and founder of Emirati Musicians' Association

## Innovations

* Reem Al Marzouqi

## Sports
### Cricketers

* Ali Asad Abbas
* Arshad Ali
* Asghar Ali
* Asim Saeed
* Mohammad Aslam (UAE cricketer)
* Shaukat Dukanwala
* Fahad Usman
* Mazhar Hussain
* Kashif Ahmed
* Khurram Khan
* Arshad Laeeq
* Rizwan Latif
* Ganesh Mylvaganam
* Naeemuddin
* Riaz Poonawala
* Suhail Galadari
* Abdul Rehman (UAE cricketer)
* Azhar Saeed
* Saeed-Al-Saffar
* Johanne Samarasekera
* Sameer Zia
* Shehzad Altaf
* Sohail Butt
* Syed Maqsood
* Sultan Zarawani

### ODI cricketers

* Imtiaz Abbasi
* Ali Asad Abbas
* Arshad Ali
* Asghar Ali
* Asim Saeed
* Mohammad Aslam (UAE cricketer)
* Shaukat Dukanwala
* Fahad Usman
* Mazhar Hussain
* Khurram Khan
* Arshad Laeeq
* Rizwan Latif
* Mohammad Ishaq
* Ganesh Mylvaganam
* Naeemuddin
* Riaz Poonawala
* Ramveer Rai
* Saleem Raza (cricketer)
* Abdul Rehman (UAE cricketer)
* Azhar Saeed
* Saeed-Al-Saffar
* Johanne Samarasekera
* Sameer Zia
* Shehzad Altaf
* Sohail Butt
* Syed Maqsood
* Mohammad Tauqeer
* Sultan Zarawani

### Bowlers

* Rizwan Latif
* Sameer Zia
* Syed Maqsood

### Footballers

* Rashed Ahmed
* Adnan Al-Talyani – professional footballer, has the most caps in the UAE national football team
* Ali Al-Saadi
* Ali Al-Wehaibi
* Abdulrahman Ibrahim
* Ismail Matar
* Mohamed Omer (football player)
* Saif Mohammed
* Khalid Eisa

### Rally drivers

* Khalid Al Qassimi
* Mohammed Ben Sulayem

### Sport shooters

* Ahmad Mohammad Hasher Al Maktoum – Saeed Mansoor Al Abdulla

### Other

* Sheikh Ahmad Mohammad Hasher Al Maktoum – ace-shooter and Olympic medalist
* Sheikha Maitha bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum – karate and taekwondo practitioner
* Elham Al Qasimi – first Arab woman to reach the North Pole
* Sergiu Toma – Judoka and Olympic medalist
* Hamda Taryam Al Shamsi- Professional drag racer, Philanthropist and Businesswoman

## Politics

* Ahmad Al Tayer
* Ali bin Abdulla Al Kaabi
* Saeed Mohammad Al Gandi
* Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
* Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
* Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
* Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum
* Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan
* Mohammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan
* Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan
* Qasim Sultan Al Banna
* Lubna Khalid Al Qasimi
* Rashid ibn Abdullah Al Nuaimi
* Shakhbut Bin-Sultan Al Nahyan
* Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan
* Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan
* Sultan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
* Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori
* Anwar Gargash