1972 in the United Arab Emirates
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The following lists events that happened during 1972 in the United Arab Emirates.
Incumbents[]
- President: Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
- Prime Minister: Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Events[]
January[]
- January 24 - A month after bringing the Emirate of Sharjah into the United Arab Emirates, the emir, Khalid bin Mohammed Al Qasimi was assassinated in a coup attempt by the previous ruler, Saqr bin Sultan al-Qasimi, whom Khalid had overthrown in 1965. Saqr failed to regain the throne, and Sharjah has been ruled since then by Khalid's brother, Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi.[1]
February[]
- February 10 - The seventh sheikhdom, Ras al-Khaimah, joins the United Arab Emirates.[2]
March[]
- March 14 - Sterling Airways Flight 267, which was bringing Danish vacationers home from a holiday in Sri Lanka, crashed on its approach to the Dubai airport. All 112 people on board were killed.[3]
References[]
- ^ Kourosh Ahmadi, Islands and International Politics in the Persian Gulf (Routledge, 2008), p108
- ^ "The Story of the U.A.E." Retrieved January 22, 2015.
- ^ Air Disaster Database[usurped!]; "112 Die as Danish Jetliner Crashes on Arab Island", Pacific Stars and Stripes, March 17, 1972, p1
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