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This is a list of richest monarchs and family members, as estimated by forbes.com in 2015, [1] Business Insider in 2018, [2] and the CEOWORLD magazine in 2019. [3] The evaluations are based on their personal net worths, excluding properties held by the State, Government or Crown, and all of the figures are in U.S. dollars.
The Governor of the Central Bank of Malaysia is the chief executive of Malaysia's central bank and the ex-officio chairperson of its Central Board of Directors. Malaysian ringgit currency notes, issued by the Central Bank of Malaysia (BNM), bear the governor's signature.
Shaik Abdul Rasheed bin Abdul Ghaffour is a Malaysian banker who was appointed the Governor of the Central Bank of Malaysia (BNM) from 1 July 2023. He was previously the deputy governor of the central bank.
Sheikh Rashid bin Ahmad Al Mualla (1904–1922) Sheikh Abdullah bin Rashid Al Mualla II (1922–1923) Sheikh Hamad bin Ibrahim Al Mualla (1923–1929) Sheikh Ahmad bin Rashid Al Mualla (1929–1981) Sheikh Rashid bin Ahmad Al Mualla II (1981–2009) Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla (2009–present).
Bill Duff is known to have had a close relationship with Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, ten years elder to him, [4] ever since their first meeting in Kuwait in 1959. [ 3 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] It is reported that Duff hosted Al Maktoum several times in Scotland at Gleneagles Hotel , during the latter's visits to the place.
The construction of Dubai's aluminium smelter caused Al Tajir to fall out with Sheikh Rashid's sons. [4] In the judgement of a British court case, Al Tajir conspired to defraud Dubai Aluminium of millions of US dollars in connivance with commodities trader Marc Rich , who owned a neighbouring property in Switzerland.
In 1833, about 800 members of the Bani Yas tribe, under the joint leadership of Sheikh Maktoum bin Butti and Obeid bin Said, took over the emirate of Dubai.After Obeid bin Said died of old age in 1836, Maktoum bin Butti took the reins as the sole ruler and established the Al Maktoum dynasty in the emirate.
Sheikh Rashid was responsible for the construction of Umm Al Quwain Fort in the town in 1768, [3] today home to Umm Al Quwain museum. [ 4 ] The fort and its watchtower were built after the Al Ali tribe moved from the island of Sinniyah to the mainland after water supplies on the island were exhausted.