House of Al Falasi


The House of Al Falasi is both a name of a tribe and a name of its Al Maktoum branch.

History

The Al Maktoum family descends from the Al Bu Falasah section of the Bani Yas, a tribal federation that has been the dominant power throughout most of what is now the United Arab Emirates. In 1833, a large group of the Al Bu Falasah section of the Bani Yas seceded to Dubai during the pearling season, under the leadership of Maktoum bin Butti bin Sohal, escaping the violence of Sheikh Khalifah of Abu Dhabi. Dubai was readily given up to them by its wali. The following autumn, the bulk of their relatives joined them and virtually all of the Al Bu Falasah were domiciled in Dubai from then on.
Sheikh Maktoum bin Hasher Al Maktoum convinced merchants from Lingeh in Iran to stay in the city by assuring zero taxation. A more modern cosmopolitan city as well as a business friendly orientation was later established, which is what Dubai is now known for. By the 1930s, the population of Dubai had nearly reached 20,000, a quarter of whom were expatriates.
In the 1950s, the Dubai Creek began to silt up. The late Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, commissioned the dredging of the waterway; resulting in an increased volume of cargo handling in Dubai, reinforcing Dubai's position as a re-export and trading hub.

Timeline of rulers of Dubai


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from:1833 till:1852 text:Maktoum bin Butti Ruled Dubai
from:1852 till:1859 text:Saeed bin Butti Ruled Dubai
from:1859 till:1886 text:Hasher bin Maktoum Ruled Dubai
from:1886 till:1894 text:Rashid I Maktoum Ruled Dubai
from:1894 till:1906 text:Maktoum bin Hasher Ruled Dubai
from:1906 till:1912 text:Butti bin Sohail Ruled Dubai
from:1912 till:1929 text:Saeed II bin Maktoum Ruled Dubai
from:1929 till:1929 text:Mani bin Rashid Ruled Dubai
from:1929 till:1958 text:Saeed II bin Maktoum Ruled Dubai again
from:1958 till:1990 text:Rashid II bin Saeed Ruled Dubai
from:1990 till:2006 text:Maktoum III bin Rashid Ruled Dubai
from:2006 till:2017 text:Mohammed bin Rashid Ruler of Dubai

Members of Al Falasi

Coat of arms

The coats of arms of the House of Al Falasi is simply described as إمارة دبي, i.e., Emirate of Dubai which is represented by a Falcon.