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RAK.ae. Ras Al Khaimah (Arabic: رَأْس ٱلْخَيْمَة), often referred to its initials RAK and historically known as Julfar, is the largest city and capital of the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The city had a population of 400,000 in 2023, [3] and is the sixth-most populous city in UAE after Dubai, Abu ...
Islam. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi (Arabic: سعود بن صقر القاسمي, romanized: Saʿūd bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī; born 10 February 1956) [1][2] is the current ruler of the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates. He became the chief of the ruler's Emiri court in 1979, the head of the ...
History of Ras Al Khaimah. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a relatively new country – it was formed in 1971. However, the history of the land that the UAE occupies dates back to the Neolithic Age, which is evidenced by inscriptions, drawings and archaeological finds uncovered in the seven emirates during the period from the early 1950s to ...
Ras Al Khaimah has been the site of continuous human habitation for 7,000 years, one of the few places in the country and the world where this is the case, [8] and there are many historical and archaeological sites throughout the emirate - local sources cite 1,000 [9] - dating from different time periods, including remnants of the Umm Al Nar Culture (3rd millennium BC). [10]
Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority (RAKIA) is a United Arab Emirates investment authority in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah. It issues licenses to operate within RAKIA owned special economic zones, provides business facilities and warehouses and provides investment funding. RAKIA supports developments that include industrial parks, education ...
Bahra University, Ras Al Khaimah Campus Higher Colleges of Technology, Ras Al Khaimah Campus Ras Al Khaimah Medical & Health Sciences University: Al Qasimia University: American University of Sharjah: Arab Academy for Science, Technology, & Maritime Transport, Sharjah Campus Emirates Institute for Banking and Financial Studies, Sharjah Campus
Haitham Mattar. Haitham Mattar is a Lebanese-American business executive and former CEO of the Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority.. where he successfully repositioned Ras Al Khaimah to become one of the fastest growing destinations in the world, exceeding the target of one million visitors in the first three years and winning a number of global travel awards and personal accolades.
1954-1975. Rank. Major General. House. Al Qasimi. Sheikh Faisal bin Sultan Al Qassimi (Arabic: الشيخ فيصل بن سلطان بن سالم القاسمي) is a member of the royal house of Al Qasimi who rule the Emirates of Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah. He was the first Under Secretary of the Ministry of Defence and chief of staff in Abu Dhabi.