Alia bint Khalifa Al Maktoum

In this Arabic name, the surname is Al Maktoum.
Alia bint Khalifa bin Saeed Al Maktoum
Spouse
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(m. 1971)​
IssueSheikha Hessa
Sheikha Maitha
Sheikh Saeed
Sheikh Rashid
Sheikha Lateefa
HouseAl Maktoum
FatherKhalifa bin Saeed Al Maktoum
MotherSana bint Mana Al Maktoum

Sheikha Alia bint Khalifa bin Saeed Al Maktoum is the widow of Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum. They were married from 12 March 1971 until his death in 2006.[1][2]

Sheikha Alia, like other members of the Maktoum family, is involved in horse racing. In 2005, she purchased four horses.[3] Her horse Eilean Ban won the EBF Fillies' Conditions Stakes on September 2, 2005, at the Newmarket Racecourse.[4]

  1. ^ ARR: Arab Report and Record. Economic Features, Limited. 1971. p. 136. Shaikh Maktoum bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the Ruler's heir, married a cousin, Alia bint Khalifa, on 12 March.
  2. ^ Champ, Genna (17 March 2009). "Family Pictures". The National (Abu Dhabi). Retrieved 27 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Sheikha Alia al Maktoum". Breeders' Cup Stats & Bios. Breeders' Cup. Archived from the original on 14 December 2010. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
  4. ^ "McRae's Charge in the Driving Seat". sportinglife.com. 365 Media Group. 2 September 2005. Retrieved 27 December 2010.