The ten families

The ten families

The ten families refers to the families or tribes that have ruled the Persian Gulf, with the exception of Saudi Arabia and Iraq. The standard Arabic reference to a tribe is "bani fulan", literally translated as "the sons of so-and-so". A majority of the families in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are part of the "Bani Yas" tribe whose origin can be traced back to Yas Bin Amer of the Nizar Bin Maid bin Adnan tribe. The ten families are

* Al Sabah family in Kuwait
* Al Khalifa family in Bahrain
* Al Thani family in Qatar
* Al Nahayan family in Abu Dhabi
* Al Nuaimi family in Ajman
* Al Sharqi family in Fujairah
* Al Maktoum family in Dubai
* Al Qasimi family in Sharjah and Ras al-Khaimah
* Al Mualla family in Umm al-Qaiwain
* Al Said family in Muscat and Oman

See also

* Sultanate of Oman
* United Arab Emirates
* Qatar
* Bahrain

References

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