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Born 12 February 1962 ( Age 57 ) ( 1962-02-12 ) Issue Sheikha Hessa (b. 1980) Sheikh Rashid (b. 1981; d. 2015) Sheikh Hamdan, Crown Prince of Dubai (b. 1982) Sheikh Maktoum (b. 1983) Sheikh Ahmed (b. 1987) Sheikh Saeed (b. 1988) Sheikha Latifa (b. 1989) Sheikha Maryam (b. 1992) Sheikha Shaikha (b. 1992) Sheikha Fatima (b. 1994) Sheikh Hassan (b.1994) Sheikha Salamah (b.1999) Sheikha Shamma (b. 2002) Father Sheikh Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum Mother Sheikha Shaikha bint Saeed bin Maktoum Al Maktoum Role Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum 's wifeParents Shaikha bint Saeed bin Maktoum Al Maktoum, Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum Similar People | ||
Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum (Arabic: الشيخة هند بنت مكتوم بن ُجمعة ال مكتوم; born 12 February 1962) is the senior wife and consort of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ruler of Dubai.
Contents
- Facts
- Family
- Marriage
- Children
- Sheikha Hind Womens Sport Tournament
- Charity work and donations
- Titles styles and honours
- References
They were married on 26 April 1979. She is the mother of her husband's heir-apparent, Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, the Crown Prince of Dubai. She is also referred to as the First Lady of Dubai.
Sheikha Hind is not a public figure and tends to keep a low profile in society because she follows the traditions and cultures of the UAE (i.e. not interacting with men).
Facts
Family
Sheikha Hind is the granddaughter of Juma bin Maktoum Al Maktoum, brother of Emir Saeed II of Dubai, grandfather of the current Sheikh. She is also the niece of Sheikh Ahmad Bin Juma Al Maktoum who died in 2009.
Her mother Sheikha Shaikha bint Saeed bin Maktoum Al Maktoum (who died on 28 January 2017) is the daughter of Emir Saeed II of Dubai, making Sheikha Hind a first cousin to her husband through her mother as well as second cousin of her husband through her father.
Marriage
In 1979, at the age of 17, Hind Bint Maktoum married her first cousin, Sheikh Mohammed Rashid, who was 13 or 14 years older than her. Their wedding was Dubai's first major public event. Elaborate arrangements were made to celebrate the event, the wedding was a lavish one that one could easily have mistaken it for a national festival rather than a nuptial. A 20,000 seater stadium was built to host the wedding which featured displays of horse and camel riding, and an aerobatics display by the Dubai Air Force. The total cost of the wedding celebrations was estimated to be around $100 million. After her marriage, Sheikha Hind, remained a traditional Arab wife and faithfully follows the Islamic purdah system by never accompanying her husband to his race meetings and is rarely seen in other public events. Even her photograph has never been shown publicly.
Being the Sheikh's senior wife and consort, Sheikha Hind is the royal family's chief matriarch and resides with her family in the Zabeel Palace (Ruler's palace) in Dubai. The Sheikh's junior wife leads a separate existence. Sheikha Hind oversees the upbringing of her children and a smattering of orphans she has adopted out of charity.
Children
Sheikha Hind has 12 children
Sheikha Hind Women’s Sport Tournament
The tournament was launched on December 17, 2012, at the Dubai World trade Centre and was organized by the Women's Sport Committee of the Dubai Sports Council, under the patronage of Sheikha Hind, and under the guidance of her son, Shiekh Hamdan, the Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Sports Council (DSC). The sports tournament is meant to encourage women to come out and actively participate in fitness and sports activities.
Charity work and donations
In January, 2013, Sheikha Hind, donated three planes to airlift the United Arab Emirates national football team’s fans from Manama in Bahrain to Dubai following UAE's splendid 1-0 victory over Kuwait in the semi-final of the 2013 Gulf Cup of Nations. The initiative was highly appreciated by the sports community in general and the UAEFA in particular.
In June 2013, The Mohammed bin Rashid Charity and Humanitarian Establishment distributed 4100 smart cards of Ramadan Ration by donation of Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum in its charitable programmes for the Holy Month of Ramadan, aiming at distributing basic foodstuff to the needy and poor families in the emirate of Dubai and northern areas. Ibrahim Boumelha, Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation, expressed his gratitude and thanks to Sheikha Hind for her moral and material support for various charitable projects, undertaken by the Foundation for the benefit of the citizens and residents expatriates, particularly in the Holy Month of Ramadan.