Sultan bin Mohamed al-Qasimi

Sultan bin Mohamed al-Qasimi, 2014

Sultan bin Mohamed al-Qassimi III. ( Arabic سلطان بن محمد القاسمي, DMG Sulṭān b. Muḥammad al-Qāsimī ; * July 2, 1939 ) is the ruler of the Emirate of Sharjah and a member of the Supreme Council of the United Arab Emirates . He has ruled since 1972. Sultan bin Mohamed al-Qasimi has doctorates from the English universities of Exeter (philosophy, 1985) and Durham (history, 1999).

In 2002 he received the King Faisal Prize for services to Islam. As the main sponsor, he financed the construction of the Islamic Forum Penzberg in Upper Bavaria.

Fonts

• The Myth of Arab Piracy in the Gulf . Croom Helm, London et al. 1986, ISBN 0-7099-2106-3 .
• My early years of life . Translated from the English by Claudia Rielt , edited by Beate Bücheleres, Georg Olms Verlag, Hildesheim, Zurich, New York 2011, ISBN 978-3-487-14666-9 .
• Stormy times. My first years as ruler of Sharjah 1971–1977 . Translated from the English by Stefanie Kuballa-Cottone, Editor Beate Bücheleres, Georg Olms Verlag, Hildesheim, Zurich, New York 2012, ISBN 978-3-487-14842-7 .
• Firmly in the saddle. The years of consolidation 1979–1987 . Translated from the English by Stefanie Kuballa-Cottone, Editor Beate Bücheleres, Georg Olms Verlag, Hildesheim, Zurich, New York 2013, ISBN 978-3-487-15012-3 .

Web links

Commons : Sultan bin Mohamed al-Qassimi III.  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Works by and about Sultan bin Mohamed al-Qasimi at Open Library
• Award of an honorary doctorate from the University of Tübingen ( Memento from July 31, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
• His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi (English)