1987 Sharjawi coup d'état attempt

1987 Sharjawi coup
	Part of 1980s oil glut
	; Emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates
Date	June 17, 1987 - June 24, 1987
Location	Emirate of Sharjah25.3575°N 55.390833°E
Result	Coup failed; Negotiated settlement by the Federal Supreme Council; Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi reinstated as Sheikh of Sharjah; Sheikh `Abd al-`Aziz bin Muhammad Al Qasimi named crown prince;
Belligerents
Sharjah; Supported by:; United Arab Emirates; Abu Dhabi; Ajman; Fujairah; Dubai (officially); Ras Al Khaimah; Umm Al Quwain; Saudi Arabia	Sharjawi dissidents; Supported by:; Dubai (unofficially); Soviet Union (denied by UAE);
Commanders and leaders
Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi; Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum	Sheikh `Abd al-`Aziz bin Muhammad Al Qasimi
Units involved
Sharjah Amiri Guard loyalists; United Arab Emirates Army	Sharjah Amiri Guard dissidents; Emirati Mercenaries
Strength
~1,600	~800

The 1987 Sharjawi coup or the 1987 Emirati crisis was a political crisis in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) when, due to economic recession due to the 1980s oil glut, the brother of Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi, the Sheikh of the Emirate of Sharjah, Sheikh `Abd al-`Aziz bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, attempted to stage a bloodless palace coup seizing key positions throughout Sharjah with military elements loyal to him. The coup destabilized the foundation of the still young UAE, and threatened to break the union back into its constituent Emirates, however, it would ultimately fail due to Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum convincing the other Emirati leaders to reinstall the deposed Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi.

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