The House of Maktoum (Arabic: آل مكتوم, romanized: Āl Maktūm) is the ruling royal family of the Emirate of Dubai, and one of the six ruling families of the United Arab Emirates. The family is a branch of the Bani Yas clan (a lineage the family shares with the Al Nahyan dynasty of Abu Dhabi), a tribal federation that was the dominant power through the region that now forms the United Arab Emirates.
The House of Maktoum (Arabic: آل مكتوم, romanized: Āl Maktūm) is the ruling royal family of the Emirate of Dubai, and one of the six ruling families of the United Arab Emirates. The family is a branch of the Bani Yas clan (a lineage the family shares with the Al Nahyan dynasty of Abu Dhabi), a tribal federation that was the dominant power through the region that now forms the United Arab Emirates.
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