Our goal was to see the world. Some of these are held by Dubai Holding. Sheikh Mohammed of Dubai has said heirlooms given to his former wife would be sent on to her. She went on to produce at least nine winners from twelve foals and is the ancestor of many successful horses. VideoRescuers search wreckage of deadly Greece train crash, Blackpink lead top stars back on the road in Asia, 'Wales is in England' gaffe sparks TikToker's trip, Ukraine war casts shadow over India's G20 ambitions, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. [41][bettersourceneeded], Mohammed is the absolute monarch of Dubai. In July 2007, judge Cecilia Altonaga accepted the motion and dismissed the suit. On 11 February, the Council approved President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan's nomination of Sheikh Mohammed for Prime Minister. [57][58], In 2020, Mohammed announced a second mission, this one to the moon. "The police threaten me that they would take me outside and shoot me if I didn't cooperate with them," she said. But it did take years for her to trust me fully and open up. [100], On 11 March 2018, a video was released of Sheikha Latifa[101][102][103] after her failed attempt to flee the UAE and subsequent disappearance,[104] in which she claimed she was fleeing from her family, made allegations of abuse, and said her father was responsible for a number of murders, including the murder of his deceased older brother's wife. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, has announced the newest member of his family. [126] UNICEF endorsed the UAE's efforts and expressed the hopes that "the UAE's programme will serve as a model to other countries in the region, as a means of ending all forms of exploitation of children". The olive groves of the Nikolarakis family are found throughout the region of Kalamafka. document.write(['horizonoliveoil','gmail.com'].join('@'))/*]]>*/ , [emailprotected] 0030-28410-26084, 0030-6972236082. Read about our approach to external linking. WebBeing the Sheikh's senior wife and consort, Sheikha Hind is the ruling family's chief matriarch and resides with her family in the Zabeel Palace (Ruler's Palace) in Dubai. Were working to restore it. Shes one of those women. [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. They were married on 26 April 1979 and she is the mother of 12 of her husbands children, including his heir apparent Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, the Crown Prince of Dubai. It was pitch black with the red lights of the laser sights pointed at different parts of our bodies. In the divorce judgment, Mr Justice Moor, decided that, given earlier rulings, the princess and her two children were particularly vulnerable. Sheikh Mohammed Ordered to Pay $734M Divorce Settlement to Princess Haya Princess Haya and Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum split up in 2019 after he learned she was having an affair, a UK court heard. This was, said the judge, a legitimate criticism. Get your need-to-know Their story doesnt have a happy ending.. [21][22], Mohammed is an equestrian and is the founder of the Maktoum family-owned Godolphin stable and the owner of Darley, a thoroughbred breeding operation, operational in six countries. He also said he has removed the online poem ascribed to him, which the princess perceived as a threat to her life. 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. 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. These are to be secured with a 290m guarantee. Zoe Grigorakos, like the rest of Sheik's wives, has stayed out of the spotlight. [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. [20] She has not been seen in public since. Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum, 59, is Sheikh Mohammed's senior wife, consort and cousin. [17][18], On 5 March 2020, a British court ruled that on the balance of probabilities, Mohammed had abducted two of his daughters, Shamsa and Latifa, and had threatened his former wife, the Jordanian princess Haya bint Hussein. (36) of 2009 Amending Law No. Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric', The people who want you to believe the Ukraine war is fake, What we've learned from Alex Murdaugh murder trial. Mohammed hosts the Dubai World Cup at Meydan Racecourse. In recent years, there have been a number of high-profile cases of people, including foreigners, being imprisoned and allegedly badly treated at the hands of the countrys security services. Sometimes theyd get so angry I felt like they were about to hit me.. [82][bettersourceneeded] Becoming an owner in his own right, ten years later he won his first race with Hatta at Brighton. The company is owned by the government of Dubai. Sheikh Mohammed and the Dubai Royal Court claim she is safe in the loving care of her family. A High Court judge said Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum must pay 251.5 million pounds to his U.K.-based sixth wife, Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, and make ongoing payments for their children Jalila, 14, and Zayed, 9, underpinned by a bank guarantee of 290 million pounds. Its time for women to speak out. To work. The Sheikh is believed to have about 25 children In spite of her wealth, she hadnt left the country in more than two decades, and claims she wasnt even allowed to visit friends houses. Nothing is happening. 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. "There is a clear and ever-present risk to these children that is almost certain to persist until they obtain their independence," the judge said. 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. It was shocking. [135][136][137], Sheikh Mohammed has 26 children from several wives. 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. That was two years ago, on February 24, 2018, the day Princess Latifa bint Mohammed al-Maktoum, daughter of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, ruler of Dubai and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, tried to escape her life as a Dubai princess, with the help of her best friend, Tiina. Campaign group Human Rights Watch has called the UAE hypocritical, and says that any attempt to paint the government as tolerant is laughable. Read about our approach to external linking. It is now 20 years since Shamsa was last seen in public. It was in this latter role, in March 1985, that he founded Emirates Airline,[65] tasking then-head of dnata, Maurice Flanagan, with launching a new airline to be called Emirates after a dispute with Gulf Air over Dubai's 'Open Skies' policy. Wam. Horizon olive oil is produced in the traditional way in the village of Kalamafka, in Lasithi, Crete. The other five are Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum, Princess Haya bint Hussein, Randa bint Mohammed Al-Banna, Delila Aloula and Zoe Grigorakos. They threatened to shoot my brain out if I spoke. A figurine from this particular region is the symbol of the Medical Association of Lasithi. In December 2018, former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson, after meeting Sheikha Latifa in the presence of other family members, said that the princess was now in the loving care of her family. [71][bettersourceneeded] In November 2000, it was joined by Dubai Media City, a content and media production-free zone, which is co-located with DIC. A princess in her own right, she was born to the late King Hussein of Jordan, was educated at the British private schools Badminton and Bryanston, studied philosophy, politics and economics at Oxford and is a renowned Olympic equestrian. 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. That was the last time I saw Latifa. She married him shortly after and they had a daughter together. ", "A Princess Vanishes. [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. 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. [131], In April 2013, Mohammed's Godolphin stables trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni was disqualified for eight years from thoroughbred horse racing by the British Horseracing Authority for administering steroids to eleven racehorses. He owns Ballysheehan Stud in County Tipperary, Ireland; as well as Gainsborough Farm Inc. in Versailles, Kentucky, United States. Her marriage to the Sheikh, which took place after the death of her father, was said to be a love match: they bonded over their interest in horses. Cultivation takes place at multiple levels due to the sloping terrain. [156] They have one daughter: Sheikh Mohammed was married to Sheikha Delila Aloula (divorced), they have three daughters: Sheikh Mohammed was married to Sheikha Houria Ahmed Lamara (divorced), they have five children: Sheikh Mohammed has a son from a separate marriage (divorced): Sheikh Mohammed was married to Mrs. Zoe Grigorakos (divorced). Video, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story, Dubai ruler had ex-wifes phone hacked - UK court. Princess Hayas lawyers wanted both Shamsa and Latifa to give evidence about their treatment at their fathers hands. How many more are there that we dont? Houria Ahmed Lamara, the mother of Princess Latifa, is one of six women who has been married to the Dubai leader. Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed Al Maktoum (born 26 June 1989). These included ballet shoes given to her by the world famous dancers Dame Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev. Rashid bin Hamdan Al Maktoum (born 20 May 2021). [64], Mohammed's personal corporate portfolio is the Dubai Holding Group, which is involved in a variety of investments. Hind bint Mohammed Al Sharqi (born 22 June 2020). [28] He also travelled to Italy to train as a pilot. Latifa bint Mansour Al Nahyan (born 23 January 2014). Hind bint Ahmed Al Maktoum (born 22 October 2022). Shaikha bint Hamdan Al Maktoum (born 20 May 2021). Sheikha Futtaim bint Mohammed Al Maktoum (born 22 July 1994). The launch budget of the airline was $10 million (the amount Flanagan said he needed to launch an airline) and its inaugural flight took place on 25 October 1985. [24] His mother was Sheikha Latifa bint Hamdan Al Nahyan, daughter of former ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan. [17][18] According to human rights organizations, there are systematic human rights violations, including the torture and forced disappearance of government critics. Its a start of me claiming my life, my freedom, freedom of choice. Shaikha bint Faisal Al Qassimi (born 29 October 2020). She has a child with her husband and was born in February 1994. Why do the wives and daughters of Dubai's Sheikh Mohammed keep trying to escape. Then, a third princess changed the narrative in a case that has made global headlines. 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 [86], At the age of 63, Mohammed won the 2012 World Endurance Championship over a 160km course. The image shared on Escaping on a yacht sounds glamorous, but it was the opposite. [3], A billionaire,[4] Mohammed generates most of his income from real estate and is described as "one of the world's most prominent real estate developers". And five years after that, he and Hamdan had three studs and 100 horses under training.[83]. Mohammed bin Nasser Al Khalifa (born 6 June 2012). I was abused, I had my daughter taken off me, they threatened me, they did this and that. And these are the ones we know about. 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. He is married to Sheikha Madiyah bint Dalmook Al Maktoum. [73][bettersourceneeded], The Mohammed bin Rashid School of Government (previously the Dubai School of Government) is an academic and research institution in the area of public policy and administration. But two months later, she was found in Cambridgeshire and taken back to Dubai. They all have similar stories. [30][31][26], As a young man, in January 1968, Mohammed was present when his father Rashid and Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan first met in the desert between Dubai and Abu Dhabi at Argoub El Sedira[32] to agree to the formation of a union of emirates following British notification of intent to withdraw from the Trucial States. In order to carry out his dealings, he secretly registered three companies in the tax havens of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) and the Bahamas. 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]. The governments of Dubai and the UAE have not responded to requests for comment from the BBC. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, has announced the newest member of his family. Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum: Who is Dubai's ruler? They go on I don't really know if I'm going to survive this situation." Sorry, this video isn't available any more. The yacht is 162 metres (531ft) long, and was the world's third largest yacht as of 2014, with the capacity for up to 115 people including crew. 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. [124], In December 2021, Haya was granted full custody of her children, and alimony and support in the amount of US$720 million. Mohammed succeeded his brother Maktoum as vice president and ruler following the latter's death in 2006. Vice President of the United Arab Emirates, Ruler of Dubai, Vice President and Prime Minister, Interests, activities and philanthropic work, Mohammed bin Rashid Global initiatives (MBRGI), Aiding mosque construction in the Netherlands, Sheikha Latifa and Sheikha Shamsa kidnap allegations. Tiina, now 43, never imagined shed end up befriending an Arab princess. I wanted to show her my favourite country, Nepal, and she was desperate to go to Hawaii. He is married to Dalal Al Marzouqi and they have two sons: Rashid bin Marwan Al Maktoum (born 18 June 2013). Hamad bin Nasser Al Khalifa (born 6 June 2012). With more than 50,000 employees in over 100 cities around the globe, the group has real estate, logistics and other business investments in the United States, the United Kingdom, and South Africa. Mohammed delivered Saqr to Sheikh Zayed, who put him under house arrest in Al Ain. [111] Latifa's cousin Marcus Essabri reported that Latifa's photos with Mary Robinson seems to show Latifa medicated while held in Dubai under her father's orders. 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. She made several payments to four of these staff, some of which came from her children's bank accounts. [125] In 2022, the court mandated no direct contact between Mohammed and the children, and no input by him into decision-making about the children's lives. [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. In 1955, he began his formal education at Al Ahmedia School. I know its what Latifa would want. Princess Haya bint Hussein became the second official wife of the ruler of Sheikh Mohammed and is a graduate of the University of Oxford. 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. Latifa with ex-Irish president Mary Robinson in late 2018; this is the only proof her friend Tiina has that the princess is still alive.Credit: The only proof Tiina has that Latifa is alive are some photos of her taken in Dubai in late 2018: she is with Mary Robinson, Irelands former president, who is a friend of Princess Haya. [63], Mohammed established Dubai World by decree,[64] leading to the company's launch on 2 July 2006, as a holding company consolidating a number of assets including logistics company, DP World, property developer Nakheel Properties, and investment company Istithmar World. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (born 18 November 2003). [115], In June 2019 it was reported that one of Sheikh Mohammed's wives, Princess Haya bint Hussein, had fled Dubai and was in Germany seeking political asylum along with her children, a son and a daughter. 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