Shamsa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum

In this Arabic name, the surname is Al Maktoum.
Shamsa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum
Sheikha
Born (1981-08-15) 15 August 1981 (age 43)[1]
Dubai
Names
Shamsa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
HouseAl Falasi
FatherMohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum[1]
MotherHuriah Ahmed al M'aash[2][3]

Sheikha Shamsa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Arabic: شمسة بنت محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم, Shamsa bint Muḥammad bin Rāshid Āl Maktūm; born 15 August 1981)[1] is an Emirati princess and a member of the Dubai ruling family. Her father, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, is the prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, and her mother, Huriah Ahmed al M'aash,[2][3][4][5] is from Algeria. She is the full sister of Sheikha Maitha (born 1980), Sheikha Latifa (born 1985) and Sheikh Majid (born 1987).

In July 2000, whilst on holiday in the United Kingdom, she fled her family and stayed with friends in London. In August 2000, she was abducted by men working for her father off the street in Cambridge, and taken back to Dubai on a private jet. In 2020, a UK Family Court found that her father orchestrated her abduction.[6][7]

  1. ^ a b c Millar, Stuart; Wilson, Jamie (10 December 2001). "Police investigate 'kidnap' of sheikh's daughter". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 10 May 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Scandale / Séquestrée durant trois ans, la fille de l'émir de Dubaï, née d'une mère algérienne, s'enfuit du pays" (in French). Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  3. ^ a b "La fille de mère algérienne de l'émir de Dubaï suscite un scandale (vidéo)". 10 March 2018. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Findings in UK court battle between Dubai's sheikh and former wife". Reuters. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Re Al M, Approved Judgment (The High Court of Justice, Family Division)" (PDF). Courts and Tribunal Judiciary. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  6. ^ Bowcott, Owen; Dodd, Vikram (6 March 2020). "Police to review inquiry into 2000 disappearance of Dubai ruler's daughter". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 7 March 2020 – via www.theguardian.com.
  7. ^ Doward, Jamie (8 March 2020). "Sheikh's daughter called UK police after kidnap, lawyer claims". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 8 March 2020 – via www.theguardian.com.