Saud bin Saqr al Qasimi
| Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi | |
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Sheikh Saud
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| Emir of Ras Al Khaimah | |
| Reign | 27 October 2010 - present |
| Predecessor | Saqr bin Mohammad Al Qassimi |
| Born |
10 February 1956 Dubai, Trucial States (now) United Arab Emirates |
| Religion | Islam |
Sheikh Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi is ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, an Arab sheikhdom of the Persian Gulf belonging to the United Arab Emirates. He is a member of the Federal Supreme Council.
Sheikh Saud was born in Dubai on 10 February 1956. Sheikh Saud is the fourth son of Sheikh Saqr bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, his predecessor as UAE Supreme Council Member and previous Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, who died on 27 October 2010. He completed both his primary and secondary education in Ras Al Khaimah and then attended the American University of Beirut (AUB) in July 1973 to pursue studies in economics. When the Lebanese civil war broke out in Beirut in 1975, Sheikh Saud transferred to the University of Michigan, where he received a bachelor's degree in economics and political science. The Sheik's son Mohammed bin Saud al Qasimi is the Crown Prince. The Prince was born in 1987, attended the University of Connecticut and graduated from UCLA.
On his return to Ras Al Khaimah in 1979, Sheikh Saud was appointed as Chief of the Ruler's Court to assist his father, Sheikh Saqr, in the administration of the sheikhdom. In 1986, he became the Chairman of the Ras Al Khaimah Municipal Council. In 1989, he recruited the Swiss-Lebanese engineer Khater Massaad who developed comprehensive industrialization plans for Ras Al Khaimah, the most important being the establishment of RAK Ceramics. Previously working in Fujairah, Massaad recognized the potential of exploiting raw materials in Ras Al Khaimah that could be used for the production of ceramics. Under the technical and managerial leadership of Massaad, RAK Ceramics tile and sanitary ware production facilities were created from the scratch 15 kilometers southwest of the town or Ras Al Khaimah. Relying since its creation in 1991 on inexpensive Asian labor, the company became the largest producer in the world over a period of around 20 years. As of 31 December 2012, Sheikh Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi personally continues to be the largest individual shareholder (39.88 percent of total shares), while the Government of Ras Al Khaimah benefits only from a mere 4.98 percent stake in RAK Ceramics.
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