Mohammed Abdullah Al-Rukn (Arabic: محمد عبدالله الركن) is an Emirati lawyer and political activist who was born on 26 September 1962.
Al-Rukn was born in Dubai, UAE to a modest family of Ajam ancestry.
[4] In 1985 Al-Rukn attended Warwick University and graduated with a degree in constitutional law.
[4] Al-Rukn had defended members of al-Islah, a Muslim Brotherhood affiliated group.
[5] Dr. Al-Rukn was arrested on July 17, 2012 for being part of Al Islah, a group that has allegedly planned to organize a coup against the UAE government.