At the turn of the 20th century, the Al Bu Muhair were mostly settled, with a minority of some 20 households in Abu Dhabi still following a Bedouin lifestyle.
At the time, some 500 Muhair were settled in Abu Dhabi, with another 500 members of the tribe living in Al Bateen.
[2] Walker, in 1901, disagrees with Lorimer's 1906 estimate and puts the number of Al Bu Muhair in Ras Al Khaimah as 200 houses, divided equally between areesh and stone/gypsum construction.
[4] Lorimer records the Al Bu Muhair as being of Mahra origin (Southern Yemen) and notes they integrated into each of the communities in which they settled.
[2] Notable members of the Al Bu Muhair in the Emirates today include Mariam Almheiri, Head of International Affairs Office at the Presidential Court of the United Arab Emirates and former Minister for Environment and Climate Change, and paralympian Ahmed Saif Zaal Abu Muhair.