Abdulaziz bin Humaid Al Nuaimi
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| Abdulaziz bin Humaid Al Nuaimi | |
|---|---|
| Sheikh | |
| Ruler of Ajman | |
| Reign | 1900–1910 |
| Predecessor | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi II |
| Successor | Humaid bin Abdulaziz Al Nuaimi |
| Died | 1910 |
| House | Al Nuaimi |
Abdulaziz bin Humaid Al Nuaimi was Ruler of Ajman, one of the Trucial States, which today form the United Arab Emirates (UAE), from 1900 to 1910.[1] He steered Ajman through a period in which tribal conflicts triggered instability throughout the coast but was to ultimately meet the fate he had himself engineered for his predecessor.[2]
The then-ruler of Ajman, Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi II, was deeply unpopular within the ruling family as he had failed to pay a number of subsidies and allowances to family members. On the morning of 8 July 1900, he was killed by his uncle, Abdulaziz bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, who led the coup against him and who subsequently became the Ruler of Ajman.[2] Abdulaziz wrote to the British Resident at Bushehr, confirming his accession and his agreement to abide by all of the treaties between his predecessors and the British. He also moved to ensure that British subjects resident in Ajman were assured of their safety and that of their interests.[1]
A close friend of Saqr bin Khalid Al Qasimi, Sheikh Abdulaziz travelled to Sharjah to attend Curzon's Viceregal Darbar of Curzon on 21 November 1903.[3]
Abdulaziz was present at the first formal meeting of the Sheikhs of the Trucial Coast, in April 1905. The meeting was attended by Sheikh Zayed of Abu Dhabi; Sheikh Saqr bin Khalid Al Qassimi of Sharjah; Sheikh Rashid bin Ahmad Al Mualla of Umm Al Quwain.[4] The meeting was called as the result of a dispute which had arisen between Masfout and Hajarain (today known as Hatta) in the Wadi Hatta, in which the Bani Qitab tribe had built a fort in the wadi and were stopping caravans passing to and from Oman. Masfout at the time was linked to the Na'im of Buraimi, another branch of Ajman's ruling family. Following this meeting, Sheikh Rashid bin Ahmad Al Mualla also arranged a reconciliation between the Sheikhs of the Bani Qitab and Abdulaziz bin Humaid.[5]
Abdulaziz also entered into a further treaty with the British in 1902, abolishing the arms trade.[6]
