1972 in the United Arab Emirates
The following lists events that happened during 1972 in the United Arab Emirates.
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Incumbents
- President: Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
- Prime Minister: Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Events
January
- January 24 - A month after bringing the Emirate of Sharjah into the United Arab Emirates, the emir, Khalid bin Mohammed Al Qasimi was assassinated in a coup attempt by the previous ruler, Saqr bin Sultan al-Qasimi, whom Khalid had overthrown in 1965. Saqr failed to regain the throne, and Sharjah has been ruled since then by Khalid's brother, Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi.[1]
February
- February 10 - The seventh sheikhdom, Ras al-Khaimah, joins the United Arab Emirates.[2]
References
- Kourosh Ahmadi, Islands and International Politics in the Persian Gulf (Routledge, 2008), p108
- "The Story of the U.A.E." Retrieved January 22, 2015.
- Air Disaster Database Archived May 23, 2013, at the Wayback Machine; "112 Die as Danish Jetliner Crashes on Arab Island", Pacific Stars and Stripes, March 17, 1972, p1
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