Ruler:

Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, born 1931

Biography:

Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid al-Nuaimi succeeded his father Sheikh Rashid and became the emir of Ajman in 1981 and he is the current emir of Ajman. Under his reign, the state saw rapid changes from a small fishing town at the time of independence to a modern emirate.

He received his early education in Dubai in the 1940s and 1950s and later went to Cairo for further studies. In the early 1970s he became active in the affairs of state, as Ajman joined the United Arab Emirates in December 1971 and he was required to act as a deputy ruler. His elder brother Sheikh Ali was sidelined in the process. He belongs to the Al Nuaimi tribe.