[17][18] According to human rights organizations, there are systematic human rights violations, including the torture and forced disappearance of government critics. Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi (born 29 December 2009). But two months later, she was found in Cambridgeshire and taken back to Dubai. Station master arrested after dozens killed in Greece train crash, Survivors describe 'nightmarish seconds' as trains crashed, Rescuers search wreckage of deadly Greece train crash. In February 2021 video footage obtained by the BBC shows Sheikha Latifa saying she has been "a hostage" for over a year "with no access to medical help" in "solitary confinement" without access to medical or legal help in a "villa jail" with windows and doors barred shut, and guarded by police. This was rejected, and judges ruled the sheikh had ordered and orchestrated the abduction of Sheikha Shamsa and Sheikha Latifa, and forced them to return to Dubai. There has been huge interest in Latifas case, including a BBC TV documentary that was broadcast in Australia early last year. Tiina, now 43, never imagined shed end up befriending an Arab princess. The High Court ruled this year that Sheikh Mohammed had illegally hacked the mobile phones of Princess Haya, her bodyguards and her legal team, which includes the Tory peer Baroness Shackleton. 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? [144], In the 2021 Pandora Papers leaks, it was revealed that Sheikh Mohammed was a shareholder in three additional companies registered in jurisdictions allowing secrecy.[145]. 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. Their Koroneiki olive trees are 20-25 years old and grow together with ancient olive trees (the oldest of which is over 3000 years old with a circumference of about 14m). [77][78], In June 2017, two new initiatives were added to the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, within the "Empowering Communities" sector, namely the International Institute for Tolerance and the Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Award for Tolerance. Im obviously hoping this unfinished case will have an impact. Its pretty normal over there for a female to be under house arrest for rebelling. Rashid bin Hamdan Al Maktoum (born 20 May 2021). Fatima bint Mansour Al Nahyan (born 9 June 2006). Latifa looks confused and doesnt seem to be aware of the photos being taken. 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. [65], The Mohammed bin Rashid Global Initiatives is a charitable foundation which consolidates the work of some 33 charitable foundations, entities and initiatives which, together, implement more than 1,400 development programs, contributing to the support of more than 130 million people in 116 countries in collaboration with over 280 strategic partners, including governmental institutions, private sector companies, as well as regional and international organizations. She was given no fresh clothes, toothbrush or anything to wash with.. It was mental torture. 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. Historical data and artifacts housed in the British Museum of London show that in ancient times, this place was a place of worship of Asclepius. At times, the days on the boat felt really, really long. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. [86], At the age of 63, Mohammed won the 2012 World Endurance Championship over a 160km course. 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 [66][bettersourceneeded] Mohammed appointed his uncle Ahmed bin Saeed as chairman of the new company. 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But within a matter of years, she left him. Shes one of those women. She left a video to prove it", "Ex-spy: Daughter of Dubai ruler missing since escape attempt", "Call for clarity on Dubai missing princess", "Sheikha Latifa: Mary Robinson 'backed Dubai version of events', "UAE princess's relative paid for Mary Robinson's flight to see her in Dubai", "Robinson 'had nothing to do' with press ban on her speech", "Mary Robinson labelled a 'willing pawn' over visit with UAE princess", "Mary Robinson says she feels 'horribly tricked' by the family of Dubai's Princess Latifa", "Princess Latifa: 'Hostage' ordeal of Dubai ruler's daughter revealed", "In Videos, Dubai Princess Says She Is a 'Hostage', "A princess raced to escape Dubai's powerful ruler. Her statement was criticised by human rights groups, who said that Robinson would not have been able to tell in the meeting whether Latifa truly had psychological issues. [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. ", "Dubai ruler has big ideas for the little city-state", "About the Government | UAE Embassy in Washington, DC", "Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum of Dubai: six wives, 30 children and a 14-year reign of control", "Dubai faces self-made public image 'disaster', "Dubai's Sheikh Mohammed abducted daughters and threatened wife UK court", "WORLD EXCLUSIVE: Dubai royal insider breaks silence on escaped princesses | 60 Minutes Australia", "Dubai ruler to have no direct contact with two children after UK court battle", "Mohammed is new world endurance champion", "His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum; early Life", "H. H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum The Official Portal of the UAE Government", "How Dubai's Shopping Festival Marks a Liberalized Economy", "UAE Leader: Israel Would Destroy Iran if Attacked", "Dubai Introduces Its Own Font, Lauding Free Expression It Does Not Permit", "Law No. Sheikh Mohammed is married to Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum (m. 1979, First Lady of Dubai). [79], Sheikh Mohammed is a major figure in international thoroughbred horse racing and breeding. Dubai Millennium, said to be Mohammed's favourite, won nine of his ten starts before succumbing to injury followed by grass sickness in 2001.[85]. [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 results were a string of high-profile wins, and by 1994 he founded Godolphin. This article delves down into her personal life. [2] He is the third son of Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, former vice president of the UAE and ruler of Dubai. Sheikha Mahra bint Mohammed Al Maktoum (born 26 February 1994). The combination of dry soil, the climate and the local micro climate here creates the ideal growing conditions for the development of healthy olive trees. She was able to divorce him but says that her punishment was not being able to see her daughter Manal, now in her 40s. [35], In 1973, Sheikh Mohammed was involved in protracted negotiations with the hijackers of JAL 404, led by Japanese Red Army member Osamu Maruouka, which landed in Dubai after being hijacked as it departed Schiphol Airport. Tiina now hopes that Latifas story will move other Arab women to speak up about the way they are treated. Sheikh Mohammed and the Dubai Royal Court claim she is safe in the loving care of her family. 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. Unlike Princess Latifa, whose Algerian mother is considered one of the Sheikhs lower wives, Princess Haya had always enjoyed privileges and freedoms that many women in Dubai are denied. Tiina was released after a video that Latifa had made prior to the escape went up on YouTube, and it was made public that shed tried to leave the country with her. She was born in Finland, where her parents have a flower business, and went to university in London, before moving to Dubai in 2001. Today, held at the Meydan Racecourse, the race meeting carries a prize of $27 million. Horizon olive oil is produced in the traditional way in the village of Kalamafka, in Lasithi, Crete. WebSheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum The current ruler of Dubai is Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Having attended school in the United Kingdom, he became part of the everyday running of the country. Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum (III) (born 30 March 1989). If Haya talks about her reasons for leaving, it gives her leverage to help Latifa., David Haigh, a human-rights lawyer who helped Tiina create the #FreeLatifa campaign, adds, Weve spent a lot of time helping Haya and her legal team. WebSheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum and his estranged wife, Princess Haya Bint Al-Hussain By Frank Gardner BBC security correspondent It's described as the biggest I was pushed to the floor, in a pool of blood [several crew members had been injured]. Her older sisters story is even more harrowing. 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. Rape victims are also often ostracised for going public. Shaikha bint Maktoum Al Maktoum (born 25 January 2023). He said they needed watertight security to ensure their continued safety in the UK. Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum is the senior wife and consort of Sheikh Mohammed. [107] A spokeswoman for The Mary Robinson Foundation Climate Justice confirmed that Robinson was approached by Mohammed's wife Princess Haya bint Hussein, an old friend of Robinson's, and was requested to go to Dubai by Princess Haya and that Haya paid the fare, less than two weeks after the BBC ran a documentary detailing Sheikha Latifa's failed escape attempt in March. We spent most of our time downstairs, trying to contact journalists on our phones, as Latifa felt that might protect her., But after just eight days on board the yacht, captained by Herv Jaubert (a Frenchman whose help Latifa had enlisted after she read about his own escape from Dubai), the princesss short-lived freedom came to an abrupt end off the coast of Goa, when the two women heard gunshots from the upper deck. It was constructed on an island offshore from the Jumeirah Beach Hotel, the first property managed by Jumeirah,[68] the hotel management company launched by Mohammed in 1997 and headed by ex-Trust House Forte executive Gerald Lawless. 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. Princess Latifa and best friend Tiina Jauhiainen during their escape from Dubai in 2018. Credit: Sheikh Mohammed, 70, is largely credited with turning Dubai into the global, glamorous city it is today. There has never been any response to the video, except a short statement from her family, released in December 2018. Hamdan bin Nasser Al Khalifa (born 28 October 2018). Some people say she had access to money and was able to do a lot of activities, like skydiving, which she loved. A keen equestrian who was partly educated in England, he is the founder of the Godolphin racing stable, owns a 75 million estate in Surrey in Englands southeast and is an acquaintance of the Queen. He owns Darley Stud, the biggest horse breeding operation in the world with farms in the United States, Ireland, England, and Australia. Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed Al Maktoum (born 26 June 1989). His sons Rashid, Ahmed, Majid, and Hamdan took the team gold in endurance riding,[90] his niece Latifa took a bronze in show jumping,[91] and his daughter Maitha led the UAE team in taekwondo. Mohammed hosts the Dubai World Cup at Meydan Racecourse. [134], In October 2021, an investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) revealed that over 330 prominent politicians and public officials across the world had ties with offshore companies. [13][14][15][16] Mohammed is Prime Minister of the UAE, which scholars characterize as authoritarian. But its coming to a point where I have to think about myself, too.. Maktoum bin Majid Al Maktoum (born 15 July 2022). WebMeet the wife of Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Hind bint Ahmed Al Maktoum (born 22 October 2022). WebThe ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum has been ordered to pay his ex-wife Princess Haya bint al-Hussein more than $728 million (500 million), in one of Latifa bint Mansour Al Nahyan (born 23 January 2014). Anniversaries and birthdays are hard, she says. 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. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum and his estranged wife, Princess Haya Bint Al-Hussain, Princess Haya fled from Dubai to Britain with her children in 2019, saying she was in fear of her life, Sheikh Mohammed, 72, is prime minister of the UAE and a giant figure in the horse-racing world, Rescuers search wreckage of deadly Greece train crash. It gave her a sense of freedom, and adrenalin, and a reason to get up in the morning, says Tiina. (9) of 2017 includes the launch of the Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Award for Tolerance, administered in accordance with the provisions and statute of said Law. Latifa bint Suhail Al Maktoum (born 17 February 2022). At the time, Princess Haya asked the most senior family judge in England and Wales, Sir Andrew McFarlane, to look into the alleged abductions of two of the sheikhs older daughters, Shamsa and Latifa. This was, said the judge, a legitimate criticism. And if Latifa as a princess is treated like this, imagine how theyre treated? [41][bettersourceneeded], Mohammed is the absolute monarch of Dubai. She called it a house, and hated it. 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? WebSheikh Mohammed was married to Princess Haya bint Hussein (marriage 10 April 2004, divorce 7 February 2019), they have two children: Sheikha Al Jalila bint Mohammed Al I wanted to show her my favourite country, Nepal, and she was desperate to go to Hawaii. 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. Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Maktoum (born 7 February 1987). WebSheikh Mohammed, known to many expats as Sheikh Mo, married his senior wife, Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum, in 1979. To work. Lawyers for Princess Haya insisted she had made no claims for her own future needs but she was criticised during court hearings for her lavish spending. Media reports also asserted that Haya had taken 31 million with her. A further $75 million in facilities and materials was provided, but Emirates has always maintained that it has received no further subsidies throughout the company's meteoric growth to become one of the world's leading airlines. She didnt even call her home a home. [116][117][118] The cause of the departure was unknown. Its changed my life completely. [124], In December 2021, Haya was granted full custody of her children, and alimony and support in the amount of US$720 million. Open Minds", SMCCU aims to improve cross-cultural understanding and communication between UAE locals and guests visiting or residing in the UAE. Mohammed bin Hamdan Al Maktoum (born 25 February 2023). [66], In 1989, Mohammed inaugurated the first Dubai Airshow. "They also threatened me that I would be in prison my whole life and I'll never see the sun again. [76], In 2000, Mohammed donated 4 million for the construction of the Essalaam Mosque in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. 2023 BBC. She was treated like a minor, and felt like she was suffocating. Each of the Sheikhs wives has her own separate home, and they are not encouraged to mix with each other. His junior wife is Princess Operating under the motto "Open Doors. She was born on February 12, 1962, and the couple were married in April 1979. By 1992, Mohammed had started 'wintering' his horses in Dubai, frequently against the advice of trainers and pundits in the UK. Its time for a #MeToo of no longer tolerating this kind of abuse in the Gulf. [36] In 1977, Mohammed oversaw the integration of Dubai's military forces with those of the other emirates. Mohammed delivered Saqr to Sheikh Zayed, who put him under house arrest in Al Ain. [122][123][19], In October 2021, the High Court ruled that agents of Sheikh Mohammed used the Israeli Pegasus spyware to hack the phones of Princess Haya, her solicitors, a personal assistant and two members of her security team in the summer of 2020. [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". [5], Mohammed issued a law in 2006 to form the Dubai Establishment for Women Development, renamed by law in 2009 as the Dubai Women's Establishment. The company is owned by the government of Dubai. To travel. ", Mohammed bin Rashid issues law on establishing International Institute for Tolerance, "MASSIVE MEDAL HAUL FOR UAE AT LONGINES FEI WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS", "FEI faces backlash after Maktoum 'ringer' inquiry ends with no disciplinary action", "FEI Suspend United Arab Emirates from Equestrianism Following Spate of Scandals", "Latifa does UAE proud as she qualifies for Beijing Olympics, UAE interact", "Shaikha Maitha bound for Beijing Olympics", "Melbourne Cup: 2018 field, form guide and sweep", "Melbourne Cup 2018: Cross Counter takes out the Melbourne Cup", "Dubai metro stations to be transformed into art museums", "Unruly daughter of wealthy sheikh made a bid for freedom. [29], On Mohammed's return from military training to Dubai, his father appointed him as the head of the Dubai Police Force and the Dubai Defence Force (which later became a part of the Union Defence Force) when he was only 20 years old. He never replied. [59][60] The Emirates Lunar Mission will use a rover reportedly built entirely in the UAE,[61] and is scheduled for 2022. [75], In 2005, Mohammed made an offer to pay to separate conjoined twins in India, but the offer was declined for fears the surgery was too risky. Theres only so much you can do when youre trapped in a country and trapped by all these restrictions, says Latifa in the film. Princess Haya and Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum split up in 2019 after he learned she was having an She is the youngest of six wives of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum - the multi-billionaire ruler of Dubai, prime minister of the UAE and influential horse-racing owner. Although unsuccessful in obtaining the release of the hostages (they were finally freed, and the 747 blown up, in Libya), he was more successful in a later negotiation with the three hijackers of KLM 861, who released the balance of their hostages and handed over the plane in return for safe passage. [84], Godolphin's first win, Balanchine taking the Oaks at Epsom Downs, England, in 1994, was to mark the beginning of a winning streak with horses such as Lammtarra, Daylami, Fantastic Light, Street Cry, Sulamani, Dubawi, and Ramonti among them. Its sad. Sheikha Salamah bint Mohammed Al Maktoum (born 8 August 1999). [26], From the age of four, Mohammed was privately tutored in Arabic and Islamic Studies. Shes been living with friends in London, without a stable job, trying to campaign for Latifas freedom. She made several payments to four of these staff, some of which came from her children's bank accounts. The escape attempt was the focus of a documentary by Australian broadcaster Nine News as well as BBC Newsnight investigation.[105][106]. In a social media post, Sheikh Hamdan revealed that he and his Sheikh Mohammed, 72, who is also a giant figure in the horse-racing world, has denied the abductions - despite a 2020 High Court judgement saying they were, in all probability, true. In this respect, Sheikh Mohammed issued Law No. WebThe ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, used agents of Dubai and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to hack into and monitor the phones of his ex-wife

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