It one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi. Under the guidance of Shaikh Mohamed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Ruler of Dubai)  Dubai has emerged as a global city and a business hub. Although Dubai’s economy was built on the oil industry, currently the emirate’s main revenues are from tourism, real estate, and financial services. The Founder of Dubai is Maktoum bin Bati bin Suhail (1833) who left Abu Dhabi with 800 members of the Bani Yas tribe, under his leadership and took over Dubai and established the Al Maktoum dynasty. The Al Maktoum family is a branch of the Bani Yas tribe (a lineage the family shares with the Al Nahyan dynasty of Abu Dhabi), a powerful bedouin clan from the interior. The Al Maktoum family descends from the Al Bu Falasah (now known as Al-Falasi) section of the Bani Yas, a highly respected and authoritative tribal federation that was the dominant power throughout most of what is now the United Arab Emirates.

• 9 June 1833 – 1852 Sheikh Maktoum I bin Bati bin Suhayl (The founder of Dubai)
• 1859 – 22 November 1886 Sheikh Hushur bin Maktoum
• 22 November 1886 – 7 April 1894 Sheikh Rashid I bin Maktoum
• 7 April 1894 – 16 February 1906 Sheikh Maktoum II bin Hushur
• 16 February 1906 – November 1912 Sheikh Bati bin Suhayl
• November 1912 – 15 April 1929 Sheikh Saeed II bin Maktum (1st time)
• 15 April 1929 – 18 April 1929 Sheikh Mani bin Rashid
• 18 April 1929 – September 1958 Sheikh Saeed II bin Maktum (2nd time)
• September 1958 – 7 October 1990 Sheikh Rashid II bin Said Al Maktoum (The Builder of Dubai)
• 7 October 1990 – 4 January 2006 Sheikh Maktoum III bin Rashid Al Maktoum
• 4 January 2006–Present Shaikh Mohamed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

It is here where the tallest building in the world is.