Originally as merchants in the Arabian Peninsula and the Trucial States, the family became a vassal house of the Al Qawasem dynasty through royal intermarriage and migrated to the area of Fars province Lengeh in Persia, which then remigrated to the Arabian peninsula in the 1800s in concordance with the Qawasem.
The etymology of the name was originally given to them by the Persians to denote their socioeconomic profession of shepherding.
The Galadari's established trade ports between Dubai, Kuwait, India, and Iran.
After the fall of Al Qawasem dynasty rule in Lengeh and the increased hostility from the Persians towards Iranian Arabs, they resettled in their home town Dubai for good.
[1] Although a small house, the Galadari family played a significant role in the development of Dubai and were prominent advisers to Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum during the economical boom of Dubai.