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The Emirate of Ajman is one of the seven emirates (states) of the United Arab Emirates. It has an area of a mere 260 square kilometres, which makes it the smallest of the emirates in terms of area. It is named after the city of Ajman, which is its seat of government. The main landmass of the emirate is bordered on the north, east, and south by the Emirate of Sharjah. It has a population of some 240,000.
The flag of the United Arab Emirates contains the Pan-Arab colors red, green, white, and black. It was designed in 1971 by a 19-year-old Emirati, Abdullah Mohammed Al Maainah, and adopted on December 2, 1971. The main theme of the flag's four colors is the unity of Arab nations.
H.H Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III is the ruler of the emirate of Ajman and a member of the UAE Supreme Council of the Union. He is the 10th ruler of Ajman. Humaid bin Rashid succeeded his late father Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi III on September 6, 1981. He was the deputy ruler since 1960. Under his reign, the state saw rapid changes from a small fishing town at the time of independence to a modern emirate.
The Emirate of Dubai is one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates.
UAE First Division League is the second tier of football league competition in the United Arab Emirates.
The Al Nuaimi family is the ruling royal family of Ajman, one of the seven emirates that together comprise the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Masfout is a village that forms part of the eponymous exclave of Masfout in Ajman, one of the seven emirates forming the United Arab Emirates. It is surrounded by Ras Al Khaimah, the Dubai exclave of Hatta and Oman. It is only accessible from Ajman itself by crossing territories of Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah, and Oman.
The Al Bu Shamis or Al Shawamis is an Arab Bedouin tribe that mostly inhabit the southeastern part of the Arabian peninsula. They are located mainly in Northern Oman, the United Arab Emirates, and to a lesser extent Kuwait, Qatar, eastern Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. Due to the large nature of the tribe, there are today in fact many branches that trace themselves to the Al Bu Shamis tribe.
Rashid Abdulrahman Al Hosani is a United Arab Emirati footballer who is a midfielder for Ajman Club. He is a member of the United Arab Emirates national football team.
Bin Yarouf is a patrilineal clan name used by some Arabian tribes. In the United Arab Emirates, Bin Yaroufs mainly populate the cities of Dubai, Alkhan and Dibba Al-Hisn, an enclave of Sharjah. Members of the clan live in Dibba Al-Baya, Oman, but choose not to carry the clan's name. Other members of the clan migrated to Ajman.
Sheikh Râshid bin Ḥumaid Al-Nu`aimî, Arabic: راشد بن حميد النعيمي, was the 9th Emîr (أمير) (Ruler) of Ajman and ruled the emirate from 1928 until 1981. Throughout his extraordinary 53 years as Ruler, he worked tirelessly to build Ajman. Moreover, he was one of the founders the United Arab Emirates, as he helped to build consensus and install Ajman at the heart of the Union.
Khalfan Mubarak Khalfan Obaid Alrizzi Al Shamsi commonly known as Khalfan Mubarak, is an Emirati footballer. He plays as a midfielder and forward for Al Jazira and the United Arab Emirates national team.
Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmad Al Qasimi was the Ruler of Sharjah from 1914–1924 and Ras Al Khaimah from 1914–1921. He acceded on the death of Saqr bin Khalid Al Qasimi. His rule was tumultuous and unpopular, marked by internecine conflicts and public discontent and saw the final disintegration of the Al Qasimi's joint rule over Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah. Deposed as Ruler of Sharjah in 1924, he went on to become ruler of Dhaid and Kalba and a highly influential figure in the Shamaliyah.
Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi was the Ruler of Ajman, one of the Trucial States which today form the United Arab Emirates (UAE), from 1816–1838, leading a force of 50 men to take control of the town from members of the Al Bu Shamis tribe who had settled there and also at Al Heera. At the time, Ajman was a dependency of Sharjah. Five years after his establishment at Ajman, the fort was taken by the Darawisha Bedouin who were removed by the action of the Ruler of Sharjah, Sheikh Saqr bin Sultan Al Qasimi.
The Na'im is an Arab tribe in the United Arab Emirates. The tribe is also present in other gulf countries.
The Sudan is an Arab tribe in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and other Gulf states.
