• Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, the Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, has offered condolences to the Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, on the death of his uncle, Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Qasimi. Courtesy Dubai Media Office / Wam
    Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, the Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, has offered condolences to the Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, on the death of his uncle, Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Qasimi. Courtesy Dubai Media Office / Wam
  • While visiting the mourining majlis at Al Dheyafa Palace in RAK, Sheikh Mohammed expressed his heartfelt condolences. Courtesy Dubai Media Office / Wam
    While visiting the mourining majlis at Al Dheyafa Palace in RAK, Sheikh Mohammed expressed his heartfelt condolences. Courtesy Dubai Media Office / Wam
  • Sheikh Mohammed also prayed to Allah the Almighty to rest the soul of Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Qasimi in paradise and grant patience and solace to his family. Courtesy Dubai Media Office / Wam
    Sheikh Mohammed also prayed to Allah the Almighty to rest the soul of Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Qasimi in paradise and grant patience and solace to his family. Courtesy Dubai Media Office / Wam
  • Khalifa Saeed Suleiman, director-general of the Department of Protocol and Hospitality in Dubai, accompanied Sheikh Mohammed. Courtesy Dubai Media Office / Wam
    Khalifa Saeed Suleiman, director-general of the Department of Protocol and Hospitality in Dubai, accompanied Sheikh Mohammed. Courtesy Dubai Media Office / Wam

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Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Qasimi laid to rest in Ras Al Khaimah

Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Qasimi who was the uncle of Sheikh Saud, was buried in Al Qawasim cemetery in the Oreibi district

The National

July 02, 2018

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Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, and Sheikh Mohammed bin Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Crown Prince of RAK, led the funeral prayers for Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, at Sheikh Zayed Mosque in RAK on Sunday.

A number of Sheikhs, senior officials, citizens and residents also performed prayers alongside them.

Sheikh Hamad, who was in his 80s and the uncle of Sheikh Saud, was buried in Al Qawasim cemetery in the Oreibi district of the emirate.

Read more: Ras Al Khaimah royal Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Qasimi dies

The mourners offered condolences to Sheikh Saud and the elders of Al Qawasim tribe. Among them were Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla, Ruler of Umm Al Quwain, and the crown prince, Sheikh Rashid bin Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla.

  • Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Qasimi is buried in Ras Al Khaimah. Wam
    Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Qasimi is buried in Ras Al Khaimah. Wam
  • Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, and Sheikh Mohammed bin Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Crown Prince of RAK, perform funeral prayers for Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, at Sheikh Zayed Mosque in RAK on Sunday. Wam
    Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, and Sheikh Mohammed bin Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Crown Prince of RAK, perform funeral prayers for Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, at Sheikh Zayed Mosque in RAK on Sunday. Wam
  • Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Qasimi is buried at Al Qawasim Cemetary in RAK on Sunday. Wam
    Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Qasimi is buried at Al Qawasim Cemetary in RAK on Sunday. Wam

The Ruler of Ajman, Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi and the Crown Prince, Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid also offered their condolences while visiting the mourning majlis in Khuzam.

Sheikh Saud also received condolences from Sheikh Ahmed bin Saud Al Mualla, Vice President of the Executive Council of Umm Al Quwain Government, and a number of Sheikhs and senior officials.

A host of Sheikhs also accepted condolences alongside the Sheikh Saud, reported Wam.

Three days of official mourning was declared in Ras Al Khaimah beginning Monday, July 2.

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