Rulers
Its rulers were:
- 17??–17??: Sheikh Rahma Al Qasimi
- 17??–174?: Sheikh Matar bin Rahma Al Qasimi
- 174?–1777: Sheikh Rashid bin Matar Al Qasimi
- 1777–1803: Sheikh Saqr bin Rashid Al Qasimi
- 1803–1808: Sheikh Sultan bin Saqr Al Qasimi (died 1866) (1st time)
- 1808–1814: Sheikh al-Hassan bin `Ali Al Anezi
- 1814–1820: Sheikh al-Hasan bin Rahma
- 1820–1866: Sheikh Sultan bin Saqr Al Qasimi (2nd time)
- 1866 – May 1867: Sheikh Ibrahim bin Sultan Al Qasimi
- May 1867 – 14 April 1868: Sheikh Khalid bin Sultan Al Qasimi (died 1868)
- 14 April 1868 – 1869: Sheikh Salim bin Sultan Al Qasimi (18??–1919)
- 1869 – August 1900: Sheikh Humayd bin Abdullah Al Qasimi (died 1900)
- Sharjah appointed governors:
- September 1900 – 1909: Currently Unknown
- 1909 – August 1919: Sheikh Salim bin Sultan Al Qasimi
- August 1919 – 10 July 1921: Sheikh Sultan bin Salim Al Qasimi (1891–19??), who stayed on as the first of its own rulers:
- 10 July 1921 – Feb 1948: Sheikh Sultan bin Salim Al Qasimi
- 17 July 1948 – 27 October 2010: Sheikh Saqr bin Mohammad al-Qassimi (1918–2010)
- 27 October 2010 – current: Sheikh Saud bin Saqr al Qasimi
- The heir apparent is Sheikh Mohammed bin Saud Al Qasimi, son of the current Emir.
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