His Highness Sheikh Saeed II bin Maktum was emir of Dubai November 1912 - April 15th 1929 and April 18th 1929 - September 1958. He was the son of Sheikh Maktum II bin Hushur, the emir 1894-1906. He succeeded his distant uncle Sheikh Bati bin Suhayl (see Family tree of the Al Maktoum rulers ). In 1929 he was briefly deposed and succeeded by Sheikh Mani bin Rashid a distant uncle. Three days later he was restored and reigned until his death in 1958. Coordinates: Emirate Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Area    - City 4,114 km² Population    - City (2006) 1,570,779  - Density 293. ...

Although Dubai (and other surounding areas) fell under an economic depression in the 1920s (due to its great reliance on pearling), he managed,w ith the help of a progressive trade policy, to raise Dubai's economics and limit the reliance on pearling. He was succeeded by Rashid II ibn Said Al Maktoum. Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum (1912 - October 7, 1990) (Arabic: راشد بن سعيد آل مكتوم) was the prime minister of United Arab Emirates from 1979 to 1990 and ruler of Dubai. ...

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