Question : Ruler of UAE’s Sharjah has recenlty appointed new deputy. Name the person ?
a. Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed al-Qasimi
b. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
c. Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan
d. Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Ans. a.
Related facts —
- The ruler of Sharjah, the third largest of the United Arab Emirates, has recently(August 2021) appointed Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed al-Qasimi as deputy ruler as well as chairman of the Sharjah Petroleum Council.
- It is notable that emirate’s previous deputy ruler died last year.
- The appointments came in decrees by the conservative emirate’s 82-year-old ruler Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed al-Qasimi, who has led Sharjah since 1972.
- Ruler Sheikh Sultan had two sons, both of whom died.
- His new U.S.-educated deputy has held several senior posts, such as chairman of the Sharjah Media Council and of the Sharjah National Oil Company.
- The UAE federation —
- It founded in 1971, groups seven emirates including business and tourism hub Dubai and the capital Abu Dhabi, which holds most of the Gulf Arab state’s oil wealth.