Marar (tribe)

The Marar (singular Al Marri) is a tribe of the United Arab Emirates (UAE),[1] a subsection of the Bani Yas.

[2] The Marar are traditionally Hinawi, Mailiki Sunnis[3] and formed part of the tribal confederation brought together by Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, 'Zayed the Great', of Abu Dhabi.

[4] In 1890, under Zayed, the Marar and Manasir tribes were involved in a series of raids on the coast between Abu Dhabi and Dubai, capturing 400 camels and 100 horses.

[5] The Marar had also settled in Dubai and under Sheikh Rashid bin Maktoum of Dubai, in 1891, some 400 men of the Marar, considering themselves ill-treated by Rashid, ended the pearling season by sailing their boats to Sharjah and subsequently settling there.

She is the mother of the current ruler of Dubai, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

Left to right: Sheikh Rashid, an advisor, and Sheikh Rashid's sons Mohammed and Maktoum, both to become future rulers of Dubai, pictured in 1968.