Rashid Bin Tannaf Bin Fayez Bin Saeed born in 1910 in Dhaid, Sharjah. He lost his father at an early age, and was brought up by his maternal grandfather, Saeed Alsowaya Al Noaimi.

At the age of seven, he moved to the city of Sharjah with his family, memorized the Holey Quran, and then learned how to write under poet Ahmed Bin Abdul Rahman Bu Sneadah, and his poetic talent blossomed from the age of 10. From the age of 17, Bin Tannaf worked as a diver for 30 years, and then in quarrying coral reefs for construction purpose for 4 years.

Rashid Bin Tannaf began writing poetry at the age of 25. He is among the poets who have seen development of the UAE from a remote country to a developed nation. Most of his poetry is full of humor and fun with a distinctive style, and his best poems are those dealing the love and patriotism.