List of Emiratis

This is a list of prominent Emirati people who are United Arab Emirates nationals.

Al Nahyan family (Al Nahyan royal family – Abu Dhabi)

 * Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan – Ra'is (President) of UAE, Ruler of Abu Dhabi and Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces
 * The Late Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan – Second Ra'is (President) of UAE and former Ruler of Abu Dhabi
 * Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan – President's Representative
 * Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan – Ruler's Representative in the Western Region of Abu Dhabi
 * Sheikh Hamdan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan – Minister of Higher Education and Research Of Science
 * Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs
 * Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan – Minister of Foreign Affairs
 * The Late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan – founding father of the United Arab Emirates and first Ra'is (President)
 * Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi – referred to as the Mother of the United Arab Emirates

Al Maktoum royal family – Dubai

 * The Late Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum – Second Prime Minister of the UAE and founder of modern Dubai
 * The Late Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum – First Prime Minister of the UAE
 * Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum – Vice President & Prime Minister of UAE; Ruler of Dubai
 * The Late Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum – Minister of Finance & Industry
 * Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum – Crown Prince of Dubai, & Chairman of Dubai Executive Council

Al-Qasimi royal family – Sharjah

 * Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi – Ruler of Sharjah
 * Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi – Minister of Foreign Trade

Al-Qasimi royal family – Ras al-Khaimah

 * Sheikh Saud bin Saqr al Qasimi – Ruler of RAK

Al Nuaimi royal family – Ajman

 * Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi – Ruler of Ajman
 * Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi – Crown Prince of Ajman
 * Sheikh Rashid Bin Humaid Al Nuaimi IV

Al Sharqi royal family – Fujairah

 * Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi – Ruler of Fujairah
 * Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi – Crown Prince of Fujairah

Council of Ministers

 * Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum – Minister of Finance
 * Lt-General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan – Minister of Interior
 * Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan – Minister of Presidential Affairs
 * Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan – Foreign Minister of Foreign Affairs
 * Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan – Minister of Tolerance
 * Rashid Ahmad Muhammad Bin Fahad – Minister of Environment and Water
 * Reem Al Hashimi – Minister of State and managing director for the Dubai World Expo 2020 Bid Committee
 * Mohammed Al Gergawi – Minister of Cabinet Affairs in the Federal Government of the United Arab Emirates
 * Noura Al Kaabi – Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development and former member of the Federal National Council (15th and 16th Legislative Terms)

Other Federal Government Officials

 * Lubna Khalid Al Qasimi – former Minister and former Speaker of the Federal National Council
 * Hawaa Saaed Al Thahak Al Mansoori – Member of the Federal National Council
 * Jouan Salem Al Dhaheri – Secretary-General and Member of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC)
 * Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar – Minister of State and former United Arab Emirates Ambassador to Iran
 * Saeed Khalifa Humeid Al Rumaithi – former secretary of the Ministry of Labor in Abu Dhabi

Businessmen

 * Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum – CEO of Emirates airlines
 * Hussain Sajwani – CEO, Damac (real estate)
 * Ahmad Ali Al Sayegh – CEO, Dolphin Energy Limited (UAE)
 * Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair – banker, chairman, MashreqBank, former president of the Federal National Council, prominent businessman and among Forbes List of Billionaires
 * Majid Al Futtaim – Majid Al Futtaim & Co, prominent billionaire businessman
 * Mohammed bin Ali Al Abbar – chairman, Emaar and director, Dubai Economic Department
 * Saif Ahmad Al Ghurair – UAE, Al-Ghurair Group CEO
 * Suhail Galadari – UAE, Director, Khaleej Times
 * Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem – chairman and CEO of DP World
 * Mohammad Al Gaz – chairman, United Arab Agencies
 * Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi – CEO, Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC)
 * Juma al Majid – businessman – CEO and founder of Juma al majid holding groups
 * Issa bin Zayed Al Nahyan – businessman and relative of the royal family
 * Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor – Founder and Chairman of the Al Habtoor Group
 * Abdulraheem Al Masaood – son of Mahmoud Al Masaood; businessman and relative of the royal family prominent billionaire businessman resides in Canada

Businesswomen

 * Amina Al Rustamani – chief executive officer of AWR Properties, director and board member of the family-owned AW Rostamani Group
 * Hend Faisal Al Qassemi – businesswoman, author and journalist
 * Muna Al Gurg – Managing director of Retail at Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group
 * Her Excellency Dr. Shaikha Ali Salem Al Maskari – Chairperson of Al Maskari Holding (AMH), Emirates & Al Maskari Holdings, and Tricon Energy Operations

Medicine

 * Dr. Ali Al Numairy – first Emirati plastic surgeon
 * Dr. Moza Sultan Al Kaabi – first Emirati woman orthopedic surgeon.

Astronauts

 * Hazza Al Mansouri – first Emirati in space and first Arab to board the International Space Station
 * Sultan Al Neyadi – second of the two first Emirati astronauts
 * Nora Al Matrooshi – second group of astronauts.
 * Mohammad Al Mulla – second group of astronauts.

Arts and entertainment

 * Amal Al-Agroobi – famous Emirati film director
 * Abdul Qader Al Raes – famous Emirati painter
 * Ousha the Poet – famous Nabati poet
 * Mehad Hamad
 * Najat Makki
 * Wafa Hasher Al Maktoum
 * Mohammed Kazem
 * Hussain Sharif
 * Ebtisam Abdulaziz
 * Abdullah Al Saadi
 * Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim
 * Mattar Bin Lahej
 * Moosa Al Halyan
 * Abdulraheem Salim
 * Ihab Darwish – famous Emirati composer and founder of Emirati Musicians' Association

Innovations

 * Reem Al Marzouqi

Cricketers

 * Ali Asad Abbas
 * Arshad Ali
 * Asghar Ali
 * Asim Saeed
 * Mohammad Aslam (UAE cricketer)
 * Shaukat Dukanwala
 * Fahad Usman
 * Mazhar Hussain
 * Kashif Ahmed
 * Khurram Khan
 * Arshad Laeeq
 * Rizwan Latif
 * Ganesh Mylvaganam
 * Naeemuddin
 * Riaz Poonawala
 * Suhail Galadari
 * Abdul Rehman (UAE cricketer)
 * Azhar Saeed
 * Saeed-Al-Saffar
 * Johanne Samarasekera
 * Sameer Zia
 * Shehzad Altaf
 * Sohail Butt
 * Syed Maqsood
 * Sultan Zarawani

ODI cricketers

 * Imtiaz Abbasi
 * Ali Asad Abbas
 * Arshad Ali
 * Asghar Ali
 * Asim Saeed
 * Mohammad Aslam (UAE cricketer)
 * Shaukat Dukanwala
 * Fahad Usman
 * Mazhar Hussain
 * Khurram Khan
 * Arshad Laeeq
 * Rizwan Latif
 * Mohammad Ishaq
 * Ganesh Mylvaganam
 * Naeemuddin
 * Riaz Poonawala
 * Ramveer Rai
 * Saleem Raza (cricketer)
 * Abdul Rehman (UAE cricketer)
 * Azhar Saeed
 * Saeed-Al-Saffar
 * Johanne Samarasekera
 * Sameer Zia
 * Shehzad Altaf
 * Sohail Butt
 * Syed Maqsood
 * Mohammad Tauqeer
 * Sultan Zarawani

Bowlers

 * Rizwan Latif
 * Sameer Zia
 * Syed Maqsood

Footballers

 * Adnan Al-Talyani – professional footballer, has the most caps in the UAE national football team
 * Ali Al-Wehaibi
 * Abdulrahman Ibrahim
 * Ismail Matar
 * Mohamed Omer (football player)
 * Saif Mohammed
 * Khalid Eisa

Rally drivers

 * Khalid Al Qassimi
 * Mohammed Ben Sulayem

Sport shooters

 * Ahmad Mohammad Hasher Al Maktoum – Saeed Mansoor Al Abdulla

Other

 * Sheikh Ahmad Mohammad Hasher Al Maktoum – ace-shooter and Olympic medalist
 * Sheikha Maitha bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum – karate and taekwondo practitioner
 * Elham Al Qasimi – first Arab woman to reach the North Pole
 * Sergiu Toma – Judoka and Olympic medalist
 * Hamda Taryam Al Shamsi- Professional drag racer, Philanthropist and Businesswoman

Politics

 * Ahmad Al Tayer
 * Ali bin Abdulla Al Kaabi
 * Saeed Mohammad Al Gandi
 * Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
 * Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
 * Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
 * Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum
 * Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan
 * Mohammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan
 * Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan
 * Qasim Sultan Al Banna
 * Lubna Khalid Al Qasimi
 * Rashid ibn Abdullah Al Nuaimi
 * Shakhbut Bin-Sultan Al Nahyan
 * Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan
 * Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan
 * Sultan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
 * Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori
 * Anwar Gargash