ʃˈeɪk sˈækɚ wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪnðə sˈɪɾi ʌv ɹˈɑːz ˈæl kˈɑːɪmə, wˌɛɹ hiː wʌz bɹˈɔːt ˌʌp ɪnðə kˈɛɹ ʌv hɪz fˈɑːðɚ, ʃˈeɪk moʊhˈæmɪd bˈɪn sˈælɪm, hˌuː ɹˈuːld ðɪ ˈɛmᵻɹˌeɪt æz ɹˈiːdʒənt fɔːɹ hɪz ˈeɪlɪŋ ænd pˈæɹəlˌaɪzd fˈɑːðɚ sˈælɪm bˈɪn sˈʌltən ˈæl kˈæsɪmi bᵻtwˌiːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪntiːn.
Sheikh Saqr was born in the city of Ras Al Khaimah, where he was brought up in the care of his father, Sheikh Mohammed bin Salim, who ruled the emirate as regent for his ailing and paralysed father Salim bin Sultan Al Qasimi between 1917 and 1919.