Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi

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Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi سلطان بن محمد القاسمي
Al Qasimi speaking at the London Book Fair in 2017
Ruler of Sharjah
Reign	25 January 1972 – present
Predecessor	Khalid bin Mohammed Al Qasimi
Heir presumptive	Sultan bin Muhammad bin Sultan Al Qasimi
United Arab Emirates Minister of Education
In office 9 December 1971 – 19 February 1972
President	Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Prime Minister	Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Abdullah bin Omran Al Taryam
Born	(1939-07-02) 2 July 1939 (age 85) Sharjah, Trucial States
Spouse	Jawaher bint Mohammed Al-Qasimi
Issue	Azza bint Sultan Mohammed bin Sultan Bodour bint Sultan Noor bint Sultan Hoor bint Sultan Khalid bin Sultan
House	Al Qasimi
Father	Mohammed bin Saqr bin Khalid Al Qasimi
Mother	Maryam bint Ghanem bin Salem Al Shamsi

Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi (Arabic: سلطان بن محمد القاسمي, romanized: Sulṭān bin Muḥammad al-Qāsimī; born 2 July 1939) is an Emirati politician, author, historian, and the current and 11th ruler of the Emirate of Sharjah and a member of the Federal Supreme Council of the United Arab Emirates since January 1972.^[1] He is best known for his historical publications, support for education, and preservation of cultural landmarks. He restored the Al Hisn Fort in Sharjah in 1970 and served as the United Arab Emirates first Minister of Education in 1971.^[2] As an academic, he has authored multiple historical documents as well as memoirs, studies, novels, poetry and plays regarding the Middle East and North Africa.^[3]