Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla

Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla (Arabic: سعود بن راشد المعلا, romanized: Saʿūd bin Rāshid al-Muʿallā; born 1 October 1952) is the ruler and head of state of the Emirate of Umm Al Quwain since 2009 and a member of the Federal Supreme Council of the United Arab Emirates.

Born on 1 October 1952, Sheikh Saud received his elementary and primary education in Umm Al Quwain before attending high school in Lebanon.

He assisted his father in managing the emirate's affairs, oversaw many investment projects and established numerous government entities and local enterprises.

He was appointed to the United Arab Emirates foreign ministry in 1973 and seconded at the Umm Al Quwain Amiri court.

In 1979, he was appointed chief of the Umm Al Quwain Amiri court (Diwan) and became crown prince in 1982.