ʃˈeɪk sˈækɚ bˈɪn mjuːhˈæmɪd ˈæl kˈæsɪmi bɪkˌeɪm ðə ɹˈuːlɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈɛmᵻɹˌeɪt ʌv ɹˈɑːz ˈæl kˈɑːɪmə ˌɔn sˈɛvəntˌiːn dʒuːlˈaɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt, ˈæftɚɹ ɐ blˈʌdləs kˈuːp ɐɡˈɛnst sˈʌltən bˈɪn sˈælɪm ˈæl kˈæsɪmi, hˌuː hæd ɐlˈɛdʒᵻdli nᵻɡlˈɛktᵻd hɪz sˈʌbdʒɛkts ænd ˈeɪliənˌeɪɾᵻd ðˌɛm baɪ sˈiːkɹᵻtli sˈaɪnɪŋ ˈɔɪl kənsˈɛʃənz wɪð bɹˈɪɾɪʃ kˈʌmpəni pˌiːsˌiːˈɛl pətɹˈoʊliːəm kənsˈɛʃənz lˈɪmɪɾᵻd
Sheikh Saqr bin Muhammed Al Qasimi became the Ruler of the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah on 17 July 1948, after a bloodless coup against Sultan bin Salim Al Qasimi, who had allegedly neglected his subjects and alienated them by secretly signing oil concessions with British company PCL (Petroleum Concessions Ltd)