Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed Al Qasimi (1931 – 25 January 1972) was an Emirati politician, and a founding father of the United Arab Emirates who served as the 9th ruler of the Emirate of Sharjah, from 1965 until his assassination in an abortive coup mounted by former ruler of Sharjah, Saqr bin Sultan Al Qasimi in February 1972.
Biography
Sheikh Khalid was born in Sharjah in 1931. He acceded as ruler of Sharjah following the exile of his Arab nationalist cousin, Sheikh Saqr bin Sultan Al Qasimi, who was removed as ruler of Sharjah with the unanimous consent of the ruling family, under pressure from the British. His status as ruler was confirmed by William Luce, the British Political Resident of the Persian Gulf, on 25 June 1965.
A quiet and unassuming man, Sultan had a precise plan drawn from the remaining foundations and, some twenty years later, Sheikh Sultan had the fort completely - and faithfully - restored.
- Mohammed Bin Khalid Al Qasimi, President of the Table Tennis Union and who died accidentally in April 1996;
- Sultan Bin Khalid Al Qasimi.
- Ahmed Bin Khalid Al Qasimi, who died with his father in the coup.