H.H Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla

H.H Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla was born on October 1st 1952 . He became ruler of the Emirate Umm Al Quwain after the demise of his father Sheikh Rashid bin Ahmad Al Mualla on 2nd of January 2009 , and became member of the Supreme Council of the Union . He received his early education in Umm Al Quwain and his high school education in Lebanon ; then finished his higher education in Economics from the University of Cairo in 1974. He was appointed third secretary in the UAE Foreign Ministry in 1973 , and was Commander of Umm Al Quwain National Guard with the rank of Colonel .