Saif bin Hamad Al Sharqi
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| Saif bin Hamad Al Sharqi | |
|---|---|
| Sheikh | |
| Ruler of Fujairah | |
| Reign | 1936–1938[note 1] |
| Predecessor | Hamad bin Abdullah Al Sharqi |
| Successor | Mohammed bin Hamad Al Sharqi |
| House | Al Sharqi |
Sheikh Saif bin Hamad Al Sharqi was the Sheikh of Fujairah from 1936–1938 and head of the Sharqiyin tribe.[1]
Nominally a dependency of Sharjah, then Abu Dhabi,[2] Fujairah was effectively independent following a number of conflicts, not least of which were with its neighbours, the Sharjah dependencies of Kalba and Khor Fakkan.[3]
Sheikh Saif bin Hamad took over from his long-lived and strong father Hamad Al Sharqi, who had fought all his life for independence for Fujairah from Sharjah and for British recognition of Fujairah as a Trucial State in its own right. That dream would come true for his younger brother, Mohammed bin Hamad, who acceded in 1938 or 1939 on Saif's death.[4]
