The judgment includes evidence provided by Princess Haya that she had been blackmailed by members of her security staff over an affair she had with one of them. They have 12 children: Sheikh Mohammed was married to Princess Haya bint Hussein (marriage 10 April 2004, divorce 7 February 2019), they have two children: Sheikh Mohammed was married to Sheikha Randa bint Mohammed Al-Banna (marriage 1972, divorced). Registered by an Emirati firm, Axiom Limited, the three companies were Tandem Investco Limited and Tandem DirectorCo Limited in BVI and Allied International Investments Limited in the Bahamas. [40] The following day, the Federal National Council selected him as the new vice president of the UAE. Cultivation takes place at multiple levels due to the sloping terrain. In her video, she says even if her escape attempt wasnt successful, she didnt want it to be in vain.. Latifa bint Suhail Al Maktoum (born 17 February 2022). [89], In the 15th Asian Games in 2006, Mohammed's son Rashid took the individual gold in endurance riding. The pair slowly became friends, learning skydiving together, with Latifa going on to become a qualified instructor, with more than 2500 jumps to her name. At the entrance of the village stands the Acropolis, an imposing rock called Kastelos, on top of which there is the cavernous church of The Holy Cross. She was able to divorce him but says that her punishment was not being able to see her daughter Manal, now in her 40s. He said he had no intention of causing harm to the princess. Mohammed bin Hamdan Al Maktoum (born 25 February 2023). On 11 February, the Council approved President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan's nomination of Sheikh Mohammed for Prime Minister. [72], The Palm Islands were developed by Nakheel Properties, which Mohammed founded. Mohammed succeeded his brother Maktoum as vice president and ruler following the latter's death in 2006. Some of these are held by Dubai Holding. However, the president of the Family Division of the High Court in the UK found to the contrary. In 1996, the Dubai World Cup was inaugurated as the world's richest horserace, drawing the legendary American dirt track horse Cigar to race in Dubai. Aisha bint Mohammed Al Sharqi (born 1 November 2011). I was sleep-deprived and the guards told me Id stabbed the ruler of Dubai in the back, so Id get the death penalty or a life sentence. To work. In some ways, the expectations of them as royals mean they have even more restricted lives than local UAE women Latifa has alleged she had no freedom to travel, work, or even have relationships. WebWAM. She has now filed for divorce, and is living in a London mansion with her children, while fighting for their legal custody against the Sheikh in the British High Court. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has been in the headlines this week regarding the whereabouts of his daughter Princess Latifa but what else do we know about the Dubai rulers private life? We were downstairs hiding in the bathroom. [64] Dubai Holding benefits from its association with the ruling family of Dubai, and is given free land by the Dubai government. It gave her a sense of freedom, and adrenalin, and a reason to get up in the morning, says Tiina. [133], In October 2013, Mohammed faced another scandal in the venue of horseracing, with reports of potentially toxic and dangerous steroids, anaesthetics, and anti-inflammatory drugs being shipped into the UAE, mislabeled as "horse tack". One close friend, she says, was even deported. I don't really know if I'm going to survive this situation." 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The Telegraph commented that a "PR campaign is already underway, with Sheikh Mohammed again cast as a victim of employee malpractice". Hope became the first Arab mission to space, as well as the first of three missions in July 2020the others from the US and Chinato arrive at Mars. And five years after that, he and Hamdan had three studs and 100 horses under training.[83]. Princess Haya and Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum split up in 2019 after he learned she was having an Sheema bint Nasser Al Khalifa (born 16 July 2010). There was a hatch in the wall that theyd open to give me food, she says. Khalifa bin Khaled Al Nahyan (born 10 October 2022). When Latifa, now 34, finally shared her story with Tiina, it proved to be an unthinkable contrast to the superficially luxurious appearance of her life as an Arab princess, living in her mothers private palace, complete with a staff of 100 and its own gym. Tiina, now 43, never imagined shed end up befriending an Arab princess. They tied my hands and shouted, Close your eyes! It isnt known exactly why she made the decision to leave, but it is believed that she was made aware of information concerning Latifas story, and that could have caused her to flee out of concerns for herself and her own young children. At the age of 10, he moved to Al Shaab School, and two years later, went to Dubai Secondary School. At an altitude of 500 meters, Kalamafka has lush green vegetation and rich sources of spring water, and extensive olive cultivation in the fertile soils between the rock formations that characterize the entire landscape. This Extra Virgin Organic Olive Oil is officially certified as organic by the Bio Hellas Institute. [116][117][118] The cause of the departure was unknown. [97] An initiative by Mohammed in 2015 saw Dubai's Metro stations turned into art galleries in the period leading up to Art Dubai 2015. According to the laws of Dubai, the ruling family owns all undeveloped land in Dubai, which has allowed the family to prosper from real estate development. Rashid bin Mansoor Al Nahyan (born 22 March 2017). One person would hold her, and the other would cane her feet, says Tiina. She was treated like a minor, and felt like she was suffocating. But in evidence to the court, the sheikh claimed he saw both his daughters in August, last year, and said they were adamant they didnt want to speak to the princesss lawyers and offered them independent legal advice. [66][bettersourceneeded] Mohammed appointed his uncle Ahmed bin Saeed as chairman of the new company. The company is owned by the government of Dubai. Horizon olive oil is produced in the traditional way in the village of Kalamafka, in Lasithi, Crete. 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H. Sheikh Mohamed bin Rashid bin Saeed bin Maktoum Al Maktoum, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (2022present). Latifa isnt the only one who is suffering. Web2004 - Mohammed, the ruler of Dubai and vice president of the United Arab Emirates, marries Princess Haya bint al-Hussein, half sister of Jordanian King Abdullah. [65], Through the 1970s, as well as his role as head of Dubai Defence Force and UAE minister of defence, Mohammed oversaw Dubai's energy resources and was in charge of Dubai Civil Aviation. Read about our approach to external linking. They ignored her. [31], On 3 January 1995, Sheikh Mohammed's elder brother Maktoum signed two decrees appointing him and his brother Hamdan as Crown Prince of Dubai. [67][bettersourceneeded], The Burj Al Arab was inaugurated in December 1999. Its something that she and Latifa discussed doing together after their escape, and something Latifa touched on herself in her video. In 2008, he bought the Woodlands Stud empire for more than $460 million. [13][14][15][16] It is characterized by scholars as authoritarian. Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Centre for Cultural Understanding, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum (I), Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum (II), Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, "UAE president Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed dies", "Luxembourg Companies Lead to Luxury Real Estate Across Europe", "Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum: Who is Dubai's ruler? Tiina hasnt suffered any repercussions from Latifas family, but she claims that many of her friends in Dubai were arrested and questioned during the time she was detained. She has a child with her husband and was born in February 1994. [36] In 1977, Mohammed oversaw the integration of Dubai's military forces with those of the other emirates. [30], Mohammed created the Dubai Shopping Festival in late 1995, an annual event that has become a significant contributor to the economy of the UAE. [I was] in a cell, which was freezing cold with the fluorescent lights always on. (9) of 2017 on the Establishment of the International Institute for Tolerance and Decree No. [128][129][130] In 2006, American lawyers representing the UAE raised a motion to dismiss the lawsuit on the grounds that none of the involved parties resided in the US, arguing that the UN program best served the interests of the children. When the new nation of the United Arab Emirates was founded on 2 December 1971, he became its first minister of defence at the age of 22. Shes now concentrating on human rights work to help other women who are oppressed in the Middle East. [5], Mohammed was responsible for the launch of Emirates Airline. WebA dramatic international custody battle is brewing between Dubai's Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and one of his wives, Princess Haya, after the latter fled the UAE with their two young kids and sought political asylum in the UK. Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum is the senior wife and consort of Sheikh Mohammed. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Arabic: ; Muhammed bin Rid l Mektm; born 15 July 1949) is the vice president, prime minister, and minister of defence of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as well as the ruler of Dubai. [20] On 16 February 2021, BBC's Panorama broadcast a documentary featuring Sheikha Latifa's video messages that she made secretly under enforced detention in Dubai on the orders of Sheikh Mohammed. Its time for women to speak out. [93], Godolphin's Cross Counter, ridden by Kerrin McEvoy and trained by Charlie Appleby won the 2018 Melbourne Cup. [135][136][137], Sheikh Mohammed has 26 children from several wives. WebMeet the wife of Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. WebPrincess Haya of Jordan, 45, a daughter of the late King Hussain and a former Olympic equestrian, married Sheikh Mohammed of Dubai, 70, in 2004, becoming the sixth and It is now 20 years since Princess Latifa's sister, Shamsa, was last seen in public.Credit: She was imprisoned for eight years after the escape in Dubai, says Tiina. They have one daughter: On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum: Who is Dubai's ruler? [43] There is a blurred line between the assets of the state of Dubai and those of the Al Maktoum ruling family. Horizon elite organic olive oil is produced in the Cretan village of Kalamafka in the southern foothills of the Diktian mountain range, located 12km north of Ierapetra and 24km west of Agios Nikolaos. [76], In 2000, Mohammed donated 4 million for the construction of the Essalaam Mosque in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. There has never been any response to the video, except a short statement from her family, released in December 2018. In the UK, Mohammed's horses have won Group One races including several of the British Classic Races. [27][bettersourceneeded] He subsequently studied at the Mons Officer Cadet School in Aldershot, passing out with the sword of honour as the top Commonwealth student. To study. It appears Princess Shamsa tried to run away from her familys Surrey estate back in 2000, when she was just 18, after being told she wasnt allowed to go to university. The Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, Year in Review 2016, First Edition. [38], In 2001, Sheikh Mohammed ordered the arrest of Obaid Saqr bin-Busit, the head of Dubai Customs and the chairman of the World Customs Association. Randa al-Banna, from Lebanon, met the Dubai ruler in 1972 in Beirut when she was just 16. Her older sisters story is even more harrowing. Princess Latifa has accused her father of holding her hostage in secret videos sent to friends in solitary confinement from the bathroom of a villa with barred windows and police guards. The court ordered Sheikh Mohammed to make a lump-sum payment of 251.5 million, about $330 million, to Princess Haya, who was the most visible of the sheikhs reported six wives. The Al Maktoum family is Dubai's ruling family and descendants of the House of Al-Falasi, of which Sheikh Mohammed is the tribal leader. The hotel, constructed from a design by WS Atkins in response to a brief from Mohammed to create "a truly iconic" building, styles itself as "the world's most luxurious hotel". [48] The council, again headed by Sheikh Mohammed, approved the decision to found an Emirati embassy in Tel Aviv in January, and Mohammed swore in the first Emirati ambassador to Israel, Mahmoud Al Khajah, a month later. Helping Shamsa was one of her motivations to leave in 2018, because you cant help someone else until you help yourself.. Its a start of me claiming my life, my freedom, freedom of choice. There was nowhere to go., The cabin began to fill with smoke. Its changed my life completely. It has also awarded secured payments of 5.6m-a-year to each of her two children, a 14-year-old daughter and a nine-year old son. [108][109][110] Robinson admits she was "horribly tricked" when photographs of the private lunch were made public and that both she and Haya had been told of details of Latifa's bipolar disorder, a condition which she does not have. [139] In 2022, the High Court of England and Wales ruled and mandated that Mohammed must not have direct contact with his children by Haya, or input into decision-making about them, because of his coercive and abusive behaviour which "had emotionally and psychologically harmed their children". Because of its low acidity, and the complete absence of toxic substances, pesticides and herbicides and its excellent organoleptic characteristics, Horizon olive oil is a product of the highest and purest quality. WebSheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, 70, has been married at least six times. He also drove the construction of Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world. The results were a string of high-profile wins, and by 1994 he founded Godolphin. Hamdan bin Nasser Al Khalifa (born 28 October 2018). WebThe 45-year-old married the ruler of the Emirate of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, in 2004, aged 29, becoming his sixth and junior wife. She was born on February 12, 1962, and the couple were married in April 1979. Sheikh Mohammed and the Dubai Royal Court claim she is safe in the loving care of her family. His first, in 1979, was to his first cousin and First Lady of Dubai, Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum Her Highness Sheikha Latifa is now safe in Dubai, it claimed. [96][bettersourceneeded], In 1998, Mohammed set up the Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Centre for Cultural Understanding (SMCCU), a not-for-profit organisation that aims to raise awareness and demystify the local culture, customs, and religion of the United Arab Emirates. The olive groves of the Nikolarakis family are found throughout the region of Kalamafka. [86], At the age of 63, Mohammed won the 2012 World Endurance Championship over a 160km course. 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