# House of Maktoum

The House of Maktoum (Arabic: آل مكتوم Āl Maktūm) is the ruling royal family of the Emirate of Dubai, and one of the six ruling families of the United Arab Emirates. The family is a branch of the Bani Yas clan (a lineage the family shares with the Al Nahyan dynasty of Abu Dhabi), which is a branch of the Al Bu Falasah section of the Bani Yas, a tribal federation that was the dominant power through the region that now forms the United Arab Emirates.

## History

In 1833, about 800 members of the Bani Yas tribe, under the joint leadership of Sheikh Maktoum bin Butti and Obeid bin Said, took over the emirate of Dubai. After Obeid bin Said died of old age in 1836, Maktoum bin Butti took the reins as the sole ruler 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, the Federal Supreme Council consists of the individual rulers of the seven emirates. The president and vice-president are elected by the Supreme Council every five years. Although unofficial, the presidency is de facto hereditary to the Al Nahyan clan of Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the Prime Minister, Vice President and Minister of Defence post de facto is hereditary to the Al Maktoum clan of Dubai.

## Genealogy

* Vice President
* Prime Minister
* Current Emir of Dubai
* Previous Emir of Dubai
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Butti bin Suhail | Butti bin Suhail | Butti bin Suhail | Butti bin Suhail | Butti bin Suhail | Butti bin Suhail | | |
| | | | | | | Maktoum bin Butti $^{(1)}$ r. 1833–1852 | Maktoum bin Butti $^{(1)}$ r. 1833–1852 | Maktoum bin Butti $^{(1)}$ r. 1833–1852 | Maktoum bin Butti $^{(1)}$ r. 1833–1852 | Maktoum bin Butti $^{(1)}$ r. 1833–1852 | Maktoum bin Butti $^{(1)}$ r. 1833–1852 | Saeed bin Butti $^{(2)}$ r. 1852–1859 | Saeed bin Butti $^{(2)}$ r. 1852–1859 | Saeed bin Butti $^{(2)}$ r. 1852–1859 | Saeed bin Butti $^{(2)}$ r. 1852–1859 | Saeed bin Butti $^{(2)}$ r. 1852–1859 | Saeed bin Butti $^{(2)}$ r. 1852–1859 |
| Hasher bin Maktoum $^{(3)}$ r. 1859–1886 | Hasher bin Maktoum $^{(3)}$ r. 1859–1886 | Hasher bin Maktoum $^{(3)}$ r. 1859–1886 | Hasher bin Maktoum $^{(3)}$ r. 1859–1886 | Hasher bin Maktoum $^{(3)}$ r. 1859–1886 | Hasher bin Maktoum $^{(3)}$ r. 1859–1886 | Rashid bin Maktoum $^{(4)}$ r. 1886–1894 | Rashid bin Maktoum $^{(4)}$ r. 1886–1894 | Rashid bin Maktoum $^{(4)}$ r. 1886–1894 | Rashid bin Maktoum $^{(4)}$ r. 1886–1894 | Rashid bin Maktoum $^{(4)}$ r. 1886–1894 | Rashid bin Maktoum $^{(4)}$ r. 1886–1894 | Suhail bin Maktoum Al Maktoum | Suhail bin Maktoum Al Maktoum | Suhail bin Maktoum Al Maktoum | Suhail bin Maktoum Al Maktoum | Suhail bin Maktoum Al Maktoum | Suhail bin Maktoum Al Maktoum |
| Maktoum bin Hasher $^{(5)}$ r. 1894–1906 | Maktoum bin Hasher $^{(5)}$ r. 1894–1906 | Maktoum bin Hasher $^{(5)}$ r. 1894–1906 | Maktoum bin Hasher $^{(5)}$ r. 1894–1906 | Maktoum bin Hasher $^{(5)}$ r. 1894–1906 | Maktoum bin Hasher $^{(5)}$ r. 1894–1906 | | | | | | | Butti bin Suhail $^{(6)}$ r. 1906–1912 | Butti bin Suhail $^{(6)}$ r. 1906–1912 | Butti bin Suhail $^{(6)}$ r. 1906–1912 | Butti bin Suhail $^{(6)}$ r. 1906–1912 | Butti bin Suhail $^{(6)}$ r. 1906–1912 | Butti bin Suhail $^{(6)}$ r. 1906–1912 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Saeed bin Maktoum $^{(7)}$ r. 1912–1958 | Saeed bin Maktoum $^{(7)}$ r. 1912–1958 | Saeed bin Maktoum $^{(7)}$ r. 1912–1958 | Saeed bin Maktoum $^{(7)}$ r. 1912–1958 | Saeed bin Maktoum $^{(7)}$ r. 1912–1958 | Saeed bin Maktoum $^{(7)}$ r. 1912–1958 | | | | | | | Juma bin Maktoum Al Maktoum | Juma bin Maktoum Al Maktoum | Juma bin Maktoum Al Maktoum | Juma bin Maktoum Al Maktoum | Juma bin Maktoum Al Maktoum | Juma bin Maktoum Al Maktoum |
| Rashid bin Saeed $^{(8)}$ r. 1958–1990 $^{(1)}$ r. 1971–1990 r. 1979–1990 | Rashid bin Saeed $^{(8)}$ r. 1958–1990 $^{(1)}$ r. 1971–1990 r. 1979–1990 | Rashid bin Saeed $^{(8)}$ r. 1958–1990 $^{(1)}$ r. 1971–1990 r. 1979–1990 | Rashid bin Saeed $^{(8)}$ r. 1958–1990 $^{(1)}$ r. 1971–1990 r. 1979–1990 | Rashid bin Saeed $^{(8)}$ r. 1958–1990 $^{(1)}$ r. 1971–1990 r. 1979–1990 | Rashid bin Saeed $^{(8)}$ r. 1958–1990 $^{(1)}$ r. 1971–1990 r. 1979–1990 | | | | | | | Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum | Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum | Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum | Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum | Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum | Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum | Thani bin Juma Al Maktoum | Thani bin Juma Al Maktoum | Thani bin Juma Al Maktoum | Thani bin Juma Al Maktoum | Thani bin Juma Al Maktoum | Thani bin Juma Al Maktoum |
| Rashid bin Saeed $^{(8)}$ r. 1958–1990 $^{(1)}$ r. 1971–1990 r. 1979–1990 | Rashid bin Saeed $^{(8)}$ r. 1958–1990 $^{(1)}$ r. 1971–1990 r. 1979–1990 | Rashid bin Saeed $^{(8)}$ r. 1958–1990 $^{(1)}$ r. 1971–1990 r. 1979–1990 | Rashid bin Saeed $^{(8)}$ r. 1958–1990 $^{(1)}$ r. 1971–1990 r. 1979–1990 | Rashid bin Saeed $^{(8)}$ r. 1958–1990 $^{(1)}$ r. 1971–1990 r. 1979–1990 | Rashid bin Saeed $^{(8)}$ r. 1958–1990 $^{(1)}$ r. 1971–1990 r. 1979–1990 | | | | | | | Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum | Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum | Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum | Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum | Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum | Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum | Thani bin Juma Al Maktoum | Thani bin Juma Al Maktoum | Thani bin Juma Al Maktoum | Thani bin Juma Al Maktoum | Thani bin Juma Al Maktoum | Thani bin Juma Al Maktoum | | | | | | | House of Sharqi | House of Sharqi | House of Sharqi | House of Sharqi | House of Sharqi | House of Sharqi |
| Maktoum bin Rashid $^{(9)}$ r. 1990–2006 $^{(2)}$ r. 1990–2006 r. 1971–1979, 1990–2006 | Maktoum bin Rashid $^{(9)}$ r. 1990–2006 $^{(2)}$ r. 1990–2006 r. 1971–1979, 1990–2006 | Maktoum bin Rashid $^{(9)}$ r. 1990–2006 $^{(2)}$ r. 1990–2006 r. 1971–1979, 1990–2006 | Maktoum bin Rashid $^{(9)}$ r. 1990–2006 $^{(2)}$ r. 1990–2006 r. 1971–1979, 1990–2006 | Maktoum bin Rashid $^{(9)}$ r. 1990–2006 $^{(2)}$ r. 1990–2006 r. 1971–1979, 1990–2006 | Maktoum bin Rashid $^{(9)}$ r. 1990–2006 $^{(2)}$ r. 1990–2006 r. 1971–1979, 1990–2006 | Muhammad bin Rashid $^{(10)}$ r. 2006–present $^{(3)}$ r. 2006–present r. 2006–present | Muhammad bin Rashid $^{(10)}$ r. 2006–present $^{(3)}$ r. 2006–present r. 2006–present | Muhammad bin Rashid $^{(10)}$ r. 2006–present $^{(3)}$ r. 2006–present r. 2006–present | Muhammad bin Rashid $^{(10)}$ r. 2006–present $^{(3)}$ r. 2006–present r. 2006–present | Muhammad bin Rashid $^{(10)}$ r. 2006–present $^{(3)}$ r. 2006–present r. 2006–present | Muhammad bin Rashid $^{(10)}$ r. 2006–present $^{(3)}$ r. 2006–present r. 2006–present | Hind bint Maktoum Al Maktoum | Hind bint Maktoum Al Maktoum | Hind bint Maktoum Al Maktoum | Hind bint Maktoum Al Maktoum | Hind bint Maktoum Al Maktoum | Hind bint Maktoum Al Maktoum | Fatima bint Thani Al Maktoum | Fatima bint Thani Al Maktoum | Fatima bint Thani Al Maktoum | Fatima bint Thani Al Maktoum | Fatima bint Thani Al Maktoum | Fatima bint Thani Al Maktoum | Hamad bin Muhammad Fujairah $^{(4)}$ r. 1974/5–present | Hamad bin Muhammad Fujairah $^{(4)}$ r. 1974/5–present | Hamad bin Muhammad Fujairah $^{(4)}$ r. 1974/5–present | Hamad bin Muhammad Fujairah $^{(4)}$ r. 1974/5–present | Hamad bin Muhammad Fujairah $^{(4)}$ r. 1974/5–present | Hamad bin Muhammad Fujairah $^{(4)}$ r. 1974/5–present |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Hamdan bin Muhammad Al Maktoum | Hamdan bin Muhammad Al Maktoum | Hamdan bin Muhammad Al Maktoum | Hamdan bin Muhammad Al Maktoum | Hamdan bin Muhammad Al Maktoum | Hamdan bin Muhammad Al Maktoum |

## Rulers

The following Al Maktoum family members have ruled Dubai:
| Name | Lifespan | Reign start | Reign end | Notes | Family |
| Maktoum bin Butti bin Suhailمكتوم بن بطي | Unknown – 1852 | 9 July 1833 | 1852 (death by smallpox) | Joint founder of the Al Maktoum clan and first ruler of Dubai, alongside Obeid bin Said bin Rashid | House of Al Falasi |
| Saeed bin Buttiسعيد بن بطي | Unknown – 1859 | 1852 | 1859 (death by smallpox) | Brother of Maktoum bin Butti bin Suhail | House of Al Falasi |
| Hasher bin Maktoum bin Butti Al Maktoumحشر بن مكتوم بن بطي آلمكتوم | Unknown – 1886 | 1859 | 22 November 1886 (death by natural causes) | Nephew of Saeed bin Butti | House of Al Falasi |
| Rashid bin Maktoumراشد بن مكتوم | Unknown – 1894 | 22 November 1886 | 7 April 1894 (death by paralytic seizure) | Brother of Hasher bin Maktoum bin Butti Al Maktoum | House of Al Maktoum |
| Maktoum bin Hasher Al Maktoumمكتوم بن حشر آل مكتوم | Unknown – 1906 | 7 April 1894 | 16 February 1906 (death by heart disease) | Nephew of Rashid bin Maktoum | House of Al Maktoum |
| Butti bin Suhail Al Maktoumٱلشَّيْخ بُطِّي بِن سُهَيْل آل مَكْتُوْم | 1850 – 1912 | 16 February 1906 | November 1912 (death by natural causes) | Cousin of Maktoum bin Hasher Al Maktoum | House of Al Maktoum |
| Saeed bin Maktoum bin Hasher Al Maktoumسعيد بن مكتوم آل مكتوم | 1878 – 9 September 1958 | November 1912 | September 1958 (death by natural causes) | Son of Maktoum bin Hasher Al Maktoum | House of Al Maktoum |
| Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoumراشد بن سعيد آل مكتوم | 11 June 1912 – 7 October 1990 | September 1958 | 7 October 1990 (death by natural causes) | Son of Saeed bin Maktoum bin Hasher Al Maktoum and one of the founders of the United Arab Emirates in 1971. | House of Al Maktoum |
| Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoumمكتوم بن راشد آل مكتوم | 15 August 1943 – 4 January 2006 | 7 October 1990 | 4 January 2006 (death by heart attack) | Son of Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum | House of Al Maktoum |
| Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoumمُحَمَّد بن رَاشِد آل مَكتُوم | 15 July 1949 – current | 4 January 2006 | Incumbent | Son of Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum. Current Ruler of Dubai, Vice President, Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the United Arab Emirates | House of Al Maktoum |

## Assets

The Al Maktoum family owns Godolphin, one of the premier thoroughbred studs.

## Controversy

In 2001, Sheikha Shamsa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum alleged that she was kidnapped off the streets of Cambridge by her father Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s men.
Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum also alleged that she was kidnapped off the coast of India on the orders of her father. She has stated that she was detained under police guard in Dubai. The actions taken against the princesses was allegedly motivated by a desire to protect the reputation of the Al Maktoum family.
On 29 June 2019, The Sun reported that the wife of Sheikh Mohammed, Princess Haya bint Al Hussein, had fled Dubai and was in Germany seeking political asylum along with her children son and daughter. The cause of the departure was unknown, despite a poem reportedly composed by Dubai’s ruler alluding to betrayal. On 30 July 2019 at the High Court, she filed for the sole custody of their two children, for a forced marriage protection order (FMPO), a non-molestation order, and non-repatriation to Dubai.
In December 2019, a UK family court ruled that—on the balance of probabilities—Sheikh Mohammed had orchestrated the abductions of Sheikha Latifa and Sheikha Shamsa and that he continued to maintain a regime whereby both were deprived of their liberty, and had subjected his former wife, Princess Haya, to a campaign of "intimidation"; the findings were published in March 2020.