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Arabian Peninsula states

This is a list of current monarchs of the Arabian Peninsula.

It includes the reigning houses of those states which are monarchies: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and each of the seven emirates which make up the United Arab Emirates.

The ruling families and their current head (and therefore ruler) are:

Monarchy Title Monarch House Notes
Bahrain King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Al Khalifa
Kuwait Emir Mishal Al Sabah Al Sabah
Oman Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said Al Said
Qatar Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Al Thani
Saudi Arabia King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Al Saud
United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Al Nahyan
Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Al Maktoum
Ajman Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III Al Nuaimi
Sharjah Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi Al Qasimi
Ras Al Khaimah Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi
Umm Al Quwain Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla Al Mualla
Fujairah Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi Al Sharqi

See also

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