thumb|260px|Arabian Peninsula states

This is a list of current monarchs of the Arabian Peninsula.

It includes the reigning houses of those states which are monarchies: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and each of the seven emirates which make up the United Arab Emirates.

The ruling families and their current head (and therefore ruler) are:

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!Monarchy

!Title

!Monarch

!House

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|Bahrain

|King

|Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

|Al Khalifa

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|Kuwait

|Emir

|Mishal Al Sabah

|Al Sabah

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|Oman

|Sultan

|Haitham bin Tariq Al Said

|Al Said

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|Qatar

|Emir

|Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani

|Al Thani

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|Saudi Arabia

|King

|Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

|Al Saud

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! colspan="5" |United Arab Emirates

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|Abu Dhabi

|Sheikh

|Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan

|Al Nahyan

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|Dubai

|Sheikh

|Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

|Al Maktoum

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|Ajman

|Sheikh

|Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III

|Al Nuaimi

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|Sharjah

|Sheikh

|Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi

| rowspan="2" |Al Qasimi

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|Ras Al Khaimah

|Sheikh

|Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi

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|Umm Al Quwain

|Sheikh

|Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla

|Al Mualla

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|Fujairah

|Sheikh

|Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi

|Al Sharqi

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See also

  • List of Arabian Houses – royal families on the Arabian Peninsula in the 20th century
  • Royal families of the United Arab Emirates

References