The Man Who Lowered His Nation’s Flag!

Rose al-Youssef Magazine – Monday, 21 June 1976

Issue No. 2506 – Fifty-first Year

In this notable press interview, the writer offers a thoughtful human and intellectual portrait of Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Ruler of Sharjah, presenting him as a leader who possessed an early and perceptive understanding of his era and its challenges. The article highlights the Sheikh’s ability to engage in meaningful, measured dialogue—free from flattery and superficiality—and underscores his unwavering belief that education and rational thinking form the true foundations of a modern state.

The piece also pauses at a symbolic moment: Sheikh Sultan’s act of raising the national flag during the inauguration of the Traffic Department building. This gesture reflected his conviction in the importance of integrating certain local departments into the federal structure, as a reaffirmation of support for the Union and its institutional consolidation.

Through this lens, the article portrays Sheikh Sultan as a cultured and principled leader—one who believes that the future of the UAE is built through knowledge, institutional strength, and dialogue that looks beyond appearances to the essence of ideas and the broader public good.

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