The Al Mualla (Arabic: المعلا) family is the ruling royal family of Umm Al Quwain, one of the seven emirates that together comprise the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The family was traditionally at the head of the Al Ali tribe.
There was a Persian group of Al Ali, who referred to the Umm Al Quwain section as 'Al Mualla'.
Sheikh Rashid was responsible for the construction of Umm Al Quwain Fort in the town in 1768,[3] today home to Umm Al Quwain museum.
[4] The fort and its watchtower were built after the Al Ali tribe moved from the island of Sinniyah to the mainland after water supplies on the island were exhausted.