My Early Life

by al-Qasimi, Sultan bin Muhammad

• ISBN13: 9781408814208
• ISBN10: 140881420X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-06-07
• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA

Summary

This first part of the autobiography of Dr Sultan bin Muhammad al-Qasimi spans the years until his selection as ruler of Sharjah as a young man of thirty-three. It reveals the emergence of the man and the state, documenting with insight the dramatic palace coups in his own country and the neighbouring emirate of Ras al-Khaimah and the struggles for power during the formation of the United Arab Emirates. Revealing fascinating and untold parts of the history of the Gulf state, the author's story is told with humour and passion, including his role in the protests and anti-British sabotage actions following the tripartite aggression against Egypt in 1956, his brief affiliation with the Ba'th party and the subsequent attempt on his life by party zealots in the 1960s, the occasionally baffled British administration attempting to follow the changing balances in power, and the siege of the palace in 1972 in which the former ruler of Sharjah was killed.

Author Biography

Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad al-Qasimi (born 1939) has ruled Sharjah since 1972. He is also the author of The Myth of Arab Piracy in the Gulf (1986), The British Occupation of Aden (1992), and The Fragmentation of the Omani Empire (1989).

Table of Contents

Family Tree	p. ix
Foreword	p. xi
Childhood Days	p. 1
Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr al-Qasimi	p. 17
Deputy Ruler of Sharjah	p. 45
The Development of Education in Sharjah	p. 71
Hajj	p. 99
The Tripartite Aggression against Egypt	p. 117
Events in Sharjah	p. 137
A Trip to Iran	p. 153
The BaÆarh Party	p. 173
The Sharjah Trade School Teacher	p. 187
Arab Nationalism Sweeps Sharjah	p. 203
University Years: Part 1	p. 233
University Years: Part 2	p. 255
The Homeland	p. 273
Index	p. 291
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