Arab princes. It's too tough for you: the most eligible bachelor in the Arab world. Sheikh Sultan bin Tahnoun al-Nahyan
11 January 2016, 04:47I was looking for this post and decided to create it myself. from the series I Can't Be Silent. Well, a lot of things have accumulated: ozone holes, everything... again, recently here the Arab princes were included in some kind of war... It immediately became clear that the one who was deprived of this title was called a prince...
Girls, the affairs of the Arab crown are not inferior in complexity to the intrigues of the Magnificent Century. Moreover, I am oriented only in the affairs of the Emirate of Dubai. and there are not one or two emirates in the UAE.
why is this interesting to me (and to you) - because the sheikhs there are quite pie-in-the-sky. Because there really is a serpentarium - two. and because this information is not available ANYWHERE in Russian at all. Even in the family’s fan community on VKontakte (several tens of thousands of readers, by the way), completely false information has been posted.
Therefore, I consider myself practically a torch, amen. let's get started.
Sheikh of Dubai - Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum. He is many years old and a very popular man. He was born in 1949, which does not prevent him from having youngest son aged 3 years. Well done? Well done. Dubai recently celebrated 10 years of his reign and everyone cried with happiness. But here, by the way, I have nothing to argue with - Mohammed is a great man who made oil work for people. Imagine, it turns out that with petrodollars it was possible to build an oasis of tourism and trade in the desert. We didn’t even know (#mohammed_where_you_used to be)!
The Sheikh's eldest son is the unknown Sheikh Marwan, born in 1981. he lives in London and does not look like an Arab at all, because he was born of a German mother. but his children (as is expected with recessive inheritance) are Arabs, no matter what. Marwan is not even listed in the line of succession, although he is welcomed in the family. So he's a good person)
the second son of the sheikh is Sheikh Rashid, who tragically died in September 2015. He was 33. By the way, the emphasis is on the first syllable without variations, because in Arabic spelling there is only one vowel in this name) I found a way to unobtrusively show you that I know Arabic))))
The story with Sheikh Rashid is very dark and the truth will never be revealed to us. Officially, until 2011 (!), he was the heir to the throne. Sheikh Rashid was with his father everywhere and believe me - of all the sons, it was Rashid who succeeded the best. I would say this is the top of the “breed”, the brightest diamond, the most obvious leader. It was such power, such a magnet - you had to see it! But something terrible happened - Rashid turned out to be a “difficult passenger.” According to documents that are still on Wikileaks, Sheikh Rashid was not only a drug addict, he also accidentally (?!) killed a servant in the palace. What is “haram” is a terrible monstrous sin.
For me, this was the character to rule the country, it just had to be trimmed. But Sheikh Rashid after this story in literally disappears from everywhere. For some time he still occupies minor commercial positions, however, he soon loses this too. It is not shown anywhere else, so that, God forbid, a carefully erased old case does not come to light. In September, according to the official version, Rashid dies of a heart attack (I believe), according to the sub-version (I’m sure it was allowed by the palace service) he was shot in the battles for his homeland. The second version is categorically excluded, because Rashid was not allowed anywhere at all, so as not to shine and remind. I think for him (with his obvious arch-ambitiousness) it was a colossal blow, and it is not yet known whether everything turned out so tragically precisely because of this.
By the way, for the whole family, the death of Rashid became a terrible tragedy, healthy men the brothers shed tears without any embarrassment. Hamdan, I was actually afraid he would lose consciousness, he was shaking so much. Then I remember how the Windsor boys didn’t shed a tear at Diana’s funeral. Not as a reproach. I just think how different temperaments are!
in 2011, Crown Prince Hamdan is introduced to the world. his image is so sterile that I don’t believe a single word. he is with the world light hand a member of the palace service is known under the pseudonym Fazza (faz3) - I won’t translate from Arabic what Fazza means, otherwise I’ll get confused. Fazza as a person is a poet, philanthropist, a lover of children, a defender of animals... by the way, his poems are the same as the image, it is impossible to read.
Fazza is the sterile, perfect image of Hamdan, polished to a shine, and only he himself knows what he really is. if he remembers of course.
But if he doesn’t remember, it’s okay, I remember)))
(hamdan on the right, next to Rashid)
Before becoming the heir, Fazza was an overweight (all Al Maktoums are very prone to being overweight), an extremely pimply young man who made facial expressions a la Tarkan in front of the camera. Now they have knocked it out of him - they explained that with a romantic look he looks like a m....k, so he needs to frown menacingly. Working it out.
how the palace erases Hamdan’s photos is just a fairy tale) it’s almost impossible to catch unphotoshopped frames online, they don’t eat their bread in vain, however, here are a couple of samples of what Superman-Hamdan really looks like)))
Hamdan has a fiancée (a cousin, of course - that’s how it is, it’s okay), however, there are persistent rumors that the engagement has been broken off and he supposedly has a girlfriend. Now get ready for a flood of sugar in honey.
This means, according to “rumours” kindly spread by the palace service, Hamdan’s bride is a refugee from hot spots, whom he met when he worked as a volunteer distributing lunches for the homeless. This is such a fucking profanation that I almost cried with happiness when I first read it. Oh, almighty palace service - to what other heights will you reach? I don’t know who this is intended for - 10th graders? I can only say that even words such as "girl" in Arabic No. Dating is haram. If you like it, you'll get married. If you don't like it, move on. Here we all humbly remain silent about the famous parties with girls in the palace. keep quiet, I say! And we admire the glossy Hamdan with the approved skin tone “sexy number 6”.
The next son of the Sheikh (all from the same wife Hind - she, poor thing, gave him as many as 12 offspring) is Sheikh Maktoum. You can’t tell, but in general he’s only 32. He will be the vice-ruler of Dubai and seems to me the only sane member of the family. I like him very much, his English friend plays a significant role in this, posting occasionally very touching photos with Maktoum, where he cuts a cake at a birthday party or goes skiing with friends. not a Superman look, not a poser look. It’s even strange - our man is right behind enemy lines.
Despite his very visible role in Dubai (and by the way, the father mostly goes everywhere with Maktoum, and not with Hamdan), Maktoum is very closed and uncommunicative with the press. Finding a video with him is impossible even if you search in Arabic.
Sheikh Ahmed (emphasis is also on the first syllable because there are no more vowels) is the next son. local clown and my favorite. I look at him every time and can’t believe that one day they will trust him with something.
The palace's PR service carefully polishes his image and even came up with a nickname for him - Azzam. Something like "decisive" in Arabic. I’m laughing out loud now, because Ahmed seems to me to be the most natural stoner and hedonist. Like all his brothers, he was initially awesome handsome guy(the al-Maktums have the right genes), however, he gained weight. I wonder how much effort it takes Hamdan to stay in shape?
my favorite))
Ahmed performs the nominal functions of somewhere as a chairman, somewhere as a presenter... he does it with an invariably bored face, and the last thing that turned him on was the dancing of Arab actresses at some charity performance. Because of my studies, I constantly watch the news in their dialect and always eagerly wait for Ahmed to touch the Christmas tree? Touched. I was once again convinced that he is completely crazy and probably a pervert))) but in a series of sterile brothers, I find him extremely attractive.
The palace is diligently destroying all non-Photoshopped images online, so enjoy it while you can. In his youth, Ahmed loved to apply eyeliner. It's disco, baby)))
There is also Sheikh Said, born in 1988, however, he is a very strange character, fortunately, he hardly appears anywhere, because he has such a look... I would hide such a boy (which is what the palace does). I don't know anything about him. Either he did something wrong or he is not ambitious.
And finally, two more sons - from his wife from Morocco, although Russian-language sources mistakenly attribute the boys to different ladies. We probably won’t take our daughters, otherwise we won’t leave here (although the sheikh’s daughters are also wow!).
So, a wife from Morocco gave Sheikh Mohammed two rather prominent sons.
The first is Sheikh Majid. Let him appearance Don't deceive you, Prince William has thick hair in comparison. Just trust me.
Majid is 28 years old, and everything was in Swiss chocolate until he decided to marry a girl, Hesse, from, by the way, not the simplest family. The Al Maktums did not approve of this marriage to such an extent that a - they did not show up, b - after the wedding, Majid became a figurehead and moved to the second row at events, BEHIND all the other brothers and even behind his own younger brother. They didn't save the guy))
Majid is the only one of all the sheikh’s sons who is married and already has two children. he named his daughter Dubai (?!), which in the process finished off the palace, because no one congratulated him on the birth of his children on his social accounts. And they are all more than active online.
Sheikh Mansur - whom everyone here recently discussed on the main page, when he led the fire extinguishing of the Address Hotel. Mohammed's final work. Mansur is 26 years old, and since he was born from the same mother as Majid, he is also rapidly going bald.
photo proof. In this photo, Mansur is participating in a charity match with disabled people and coquettishly combs the rest of his hair forward. I need to tell him that this is also fashionable here.
although the Arabs generally don’t have much hair on their heads. It is, as it were, compensated by the vegetation on the body))) By the way, Mansur has an unearthly and mutual love with his body. He is practically Mr. Universe, which at least somehow compensates for his completely Bedouin appearance. Mansur is the only prince who travels to hot spots, but I assure you - only after they have cooled down)))
Mansur is the owner of some fabulous car park with Ferrari Lamborghini Bentley and whatever else. There is a report about this on YouTube, although in Arabic. but the picture is Speaks for Itself. The Sheikh's car number is D8. D - Dubai, 8 - the eighth man in the family (the first is Sam).
Another son, three-year-old Zayed, was born to the sheikh by the well-known Princess Haya. the one who fights for women's rights all over the world, while happily being in a polygamous marriage, and who insists on the fight against smoking, and then stealthily smokes at the races. I have no complaints about Princess Haya, I think she did everything right in life)
The last one. Who is Sheikh Nasser? An outrageously playboy-looking sheikh of Bahrain, married to one of Mohammed's daughters. They have three children. I couldn’t help but include him here, because Sheikh Nasser was very successful.
I guess that's all. I have tired you out quite a bit with my libations, although believe me, it took me a lot of effort to restrain myself and I didn’t tell even a third of the story)
love you. I hope you won't be confused now)
Many people remembered the handsome, young and very rich crown prince from the Emirates. His photos were posted on LJ and Facebook by hundreds of thousands of users.
http://miss-tramell.livejournal.com/704090.html
And suddenly I came across this article... How sad. The elder brother of the much-hyped prince from the Emirates died.. Also handsome and an athlete..
Dubai, one of the key emirates in the UAE, is in mourning. Sheikh Rashid ibn Mohammed al-Maktoum, the eldest son of Mohammed ibn Rashid al-Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai, and concurrently the second most influential person in the United Arab Emirates, prime minister, vice president and minister of defense of the country, has died. Sheikh Rashid died of a heart attack, less than a month and a half shy of his 34th birthday. His younger brother and Crown Prince Hamdan wrote: “Today I lost my best friend and a childhood friend, dear brother Rashida. We will miss you"
However, there is an alternative version, according to which the sheikh did not die of a heart attack, but died during the fighting in Yemen. This statement was made by the Iranian Fars agency, citing statements from informed sources and eyewitness accounts. “Sheikh Rashid and several other UAE soldiers were killed as a result of artillery shelling by (supporters of the Shiite movement) Ansar Allah in the Yemeni province of Marib,” the agency notes. The same news is confirmed by eyewitnesses who participated in the fighting in this area of Yemen.
In Dubai, one of the
According to British standard
Little is known about Rashid’s childhood and youth: Instagram did not yet exist at that time, and Arab emirs and their heirs had not yet acquired the habit of posting scenes of a rich life with geotags for public viewing.
Rashid is the eldest son of the emir from his eldest and main wife Hind bint Maktoum and, accordingly, the stepson of the emir’s second wife, the Jordanian princess Haya bint al-Hussein. The children of Mohammed and Hind, according to the memoirs of brother Rashid Hamdan, were brought up in the spirit of traditional values.
In Dubai, the heir graduated from a school for boys named after Sheikh Rashid - education there was conducted according to English model. After which his father sent Rashid to Great Britain - to the royal military academy at Sandhurst, where Arab sheikhs traditionally send their children (the current emir of Qatar, the king of Bahrain, and the sultans of Brunei and Oman graduated from it).
Disinherited
Rashid ibn Mohammed was preparing to become his father's successor: the emir introduced him to state affairs and entrusted him with control over various economic projects. But on February 1, 2008, everything suddenly changed: crown prince Rashid's younger brother, the second son of Sheikh Mohammed, Hamdan, was appointed to Dubai. His younger brother Maktoum received the post of Deputy Ruler of Dubai. The emir's eldest son officially abdicated the throne, and moreover, there was no place for him among the leadership of the emirate.
This step, however, can only be called unexpected: diplomats and Arabic experts, long before the emir’s decree, noticed that Hamdan was increasingly appearing in front of cameras next to his father and that the emirate’s press was writing about him more and more often. What happened, why was Rashid out of work?
The publication of WikiLeaks documents brought some clarity to this issue. Among the released cables is a telegram from the US Consul General in Dubai, David Williams, in which he reports on the change in the order of succession and the reasons for it. Without disclosing his sources, Williams reported that Rashid killed one of the workers in the emir's palace, this angered the sheikh, and he revised the line of succession.
Solace in sports
The PR campaign in the emirate and around the world bore fruit: the new Crown Prince Hamdan quickly became a darling of the press. A diver and paratrooper, a falconer who keeps a menagerie of lions and white tigers, a snowboarder and a poet who writes under the pseudonym Fazza. An excellent rider, multiple winner of equestrian competitions, owner expensive cars and yachts - Hamdan ibn Mohammed willingly demonstrates all this luxury on his Instagram account. Hamdan is known as a philanthropist and philanthropist, generously distributing donations to the disabled and sick children, and also as one of the most eligible bachelors in the world. Admiring fans gave him the nickname “Aladdin.”
Against this background, his older brother Rashid looked rather pale (especially considering the difference in their capital - less than two billion dollars for Rashid versus 18 billion for Hamdan), and he does not have an Instagram account. Although it cannot be said that the press did not spoil him with their attention. Since 2005, he has consistently been included in the "20 Sexiest" list for five years in a row. Arab men”, in 2010, Esquire magazine recognized him as “one of the 20 most enviable royals,” and a year later, Forbes included him in the twenty “most desirable royals.”
Having lost his right to the throne, Rashid ibn Mohammed focused on sports. The entire Al Maktoum family is famous for its love of horses, and Rashid is no exception. He owned the Zabeel Racing International racing corporation and won numerous competitions both in the UAE and abroad. In total he won 428 medals. Vertex sporting achievements Rashid ibn Mohammed - two gold medals at the Asian Games in Doha in 2006. From 2008 to 2010, Rashid was even the president of the UAE Olympic Committee, but left this post, as he explained, due to lack of time.
Scandal in a noble family
Arab sheikhs try not to make their internal affairs public, but sometimes when traditional values oil emirs are faced with European realities, leaks occur. This is what happened with Rashid.
In 2011, a black employee from the staff of the British palace of Emir Olantunji Faleye appealed to the British court. He claimed that he was discriminated against on racial and religious grounds: members of the sheikh's family addressed him as "al-abd al-aswad" - "black slave", and repeatedly insulted Christianity (Faleye is an Anglican), calling him "bad, low and disgusting faith,” convincing his “black slave” to convert to Islam.
A famous Arab poet and athlete, he is also the Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, he is also the Minister of Defense and the ruler of the Emirate of Dubai.
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Residents of the Emirate of Dubai are very proud of their leader and love him - as part of the celebration of the next anniversary of his reign, there was even an event called “Thank you, Sheikh Mohammed, for your kindness.” As a sign of gratitude, everyone brought bouquets of flowers to the Dubai Mall in the center of the capital. (Presumably, everything was littered with flowers). And to prepare treats for the sheikh’s guests on January 4, 2013. The largest team of chefs in the world was assembled, thanks to which the Emirate has once again entered the Guinness Book of Records. 2,847 chefs from hotels and restaurants in the emirate worked hard for their beloved sheikh, showing their skills and wanting to feed everyone deliciously and beautifully, so that both the sheikh and his guests were certainly satisfied. And it doesn’t hurt to become famous once again, especially since the Emirate of Dubai with its attractions and amazing events hits all the time.
The sheikh's ancestors are also well-known - the ruling dynasty of Al Maktoum was founded by Sheikh Maktoum bin Butty, who in 1833. decided to create his own emirate, for which he moved from the emirate of Abu Dhabi to the area of Dubai Bay. You can’t say anything - he founded it, he founded it... And so it turned out that the UAE is a republic for seven monarchs, each of whom rules in his own emirate... not exactly as he wants, but not without it.
Power, as is known, in this country is inherited, and in 2006. Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum has become the tenth ruler of the Emirate of Dubai. Mohammed's father, the late Rashid bin Said Al Maktoum, helped the first president of the UAE, the legendary Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, in every possible way in the creation and development of the UAE, and in general, all the other sheikhs also tried.
The golden childhood of Sheikh Mohammed took place in the family home in Shindag (Bar Dubai), and judging by the poems the now adult son devotes to his mother - Sheikha Latifa bint Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who belongs to the family of the rulers of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and is cousin the legendary Sheikh Zayed, he was dearly loved by his mother.
Little Mohammed was passionate about falconry, horse riding, swimming, shooting, and also listened and mentally analyzed those wise sayings, practical advice and other wisdom at the meetings of his grandfather Sheikh Zayed with his fellow tribesmen. Could the famous grandfather, looking at the dark-eyed, inquisitive boy, his beloved grandson, hovering nearby, foresee what role he would play in the future for the whole country, and how he would be loved by his people?..
At school, Muhammad was a successful student, rather than lagging behind among the laggards, and today the small private school where he received his primary education, Al Ahmadiyya in Deira, has become a museum.
In 1958 His father, Sheikh Rashid bin Said, became the ruler of Dubai. Sheikh Rashid understood that one of his sons would also take his place in the future, so he immediately began to seriously prepare his sons to understand politics, economics, psychology - in a word, they could solve any issues relating to the present and future of the Emirate of Dubai. And here Muhammad was also present at meetings of prominent figures - bankers, builders, traders, intellectuals...
Then the grown-up future ruler of Dubai studied at an elite language school in the UK, at Mons Military College. In Cambridge, Sheikh Mohammed spoke with young people from different countries, learning about the traditions and culture of many other nationalities. A great lover of horses (Arab men have it in their blood), he attended horse races in London, missing and nostalgic for his homeland. Abroad, as they say, it’s good, but at home it’s still better...
The future ruler of Dubai was not even twenty years old at that time, but, despite his green age, he already understood the importance of his future adult life His hobbies will be politics, military knowledge, sports and literature.
Women, horses, yachts
Sheikh Mohammed, as curious media representatives have calculated, has 14 daughters and 9 sons, a rather large family - 23 children, many of the children are already quite old. However, there is no “yellow press” in the Emirates, so not much is known about the personal life of the sheikh. In particular, everyone knows the names of only two of his wives - this is the eldest wife Hind bint Maktoum bin Jumaa Al Maktoum, the mother of the Sheikh’s 12 children (one of the sons is the young handsome Sheikh Hamdan - the crown prince of the Emirate) and the former Jordanian princess Haya bint Al Hussein, in in whose veins flows the blood of the Prophet Muhammad (herald of Islam). In December 2007 Haya gave birth to a daughter, Al-Jalil, and a son, Zayed, in January 2012.
Princess Haya - a beauty, younger than her husband, is public person. The sheikh apparently loves and pampers her so much that he allows her a lot - she founded the Arab charity Tikyet Um Ali, fighting to overcome poverty and hunger in her native Jordan. Serves on the boards of many non-profits public organizations, heads the World Equestrian Federation, is a member of the International Olympic Committee, takes part in international equestrian competitions, which is surprising and uncharacteristic for women in this country. The princess, like her husband, loves horses very much and is excellent in the saddle (at the age of 13 she successfully represented her country at the international level).
She is also the Chairman of Dubai's International Humanitarian City, the world's largest humanitarian aid center. emergency situations.
In the UAE, Haya wears discreet outfits at official events, and light beautiful an airy scarf covers her luxurious and well-groomed hair, and during trips to other countries, her suits and dresses often surpass the insanely expensive toiletries of other society ladies. Her husband allows her to give interviews and be photographed, which she willingly does. Judging by the photographs, Haya is happy with her husband (who takes her with him on “business trips” abroad), and does not regret at all that she married the sheikh, although she is not his only wife.
An excellent rider who can cope with any, even the most restive horse, the sheikh keeps several hundred thoroughbred horses in his stables in the UAE and abroad, many of which win prestigious international races. The Sheikh himself competes in horse racing as an athlete and is the captain of a team of horse endurance races in the desert - Arab riders led by Sheikh Mohammed always win these competitions. The sheikh's sons and even daughters also perform at equestrian competitions.
In 2001, the sheikh received a special Ex Libris award as a world-recognized owner of purebred Arabian horses.
In addition to the happy possession of a palace, Arabian and English purebred very expensive horses, cars, gold utensils in the palace, etc. etc., Sheikh of Dubai in 2012 became the owner of one of the largest and most luxurious yachts in the whole world, which aroused the envy of equally rich shipowners who were proud of the symbols of their prestige. The press announced the news that now his yacht “Dubai” began to be considered the largest in the world, and the sheikh in this status indicator of wealth, dashingly jumped ahead of Roman Abramovich, since his yacht turned out to be 15 cm longer. They say that Roman Arkadyevich, having learned this unpleasant and shocking news for himself, he was furious. If there were other times, maybe he would have cut off the head of the messenger with bad news, as they did in the old days, but... now he can only think about how to make his yacht the largest in the world again. It’s not in vain that 500 million dollars were spent (the cost of “Eclipse”), now it is necessary to puzzle the engineers - what to hang so as to lengthen it by at least half a meter...
The yacht of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is also valued at several hundred million dollars and is famous for its own submarine, helipad, huge glass staircase and many dining salons and swimming pools.
Authoritative person
Sheikh Mohammed enjoys well-deserved authority in his country and in the world. From the beginning of his reign (in 1995 he was solemnly proclaimed the Crown Prince of the Emirate), Dubai began to take off economically and its appearance changed radically. A luxury ski resort was built in Dubai with the assistance of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum 
Ski Dubai Snow Park - having the opportunity to visit other countries, Sheikh Mohammed saw real snow and, most likely, skied. Now Arab children can play snowballs and ride down the slides at any time during the year-round summer, and finally learn what skiing and skating are.
Also among the implemented grandiose projects of Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum:
Artificial palm islands- Palm Jumeirah, Palm Jebel Ali, Palm Deira.
The aquarium, considered the largest in the world (in shopping center Dubai Mall), filled with water, algae and various live fish.
Also considered the most expensive and luxurious in the world, the sail-shaped Burj Al Arab hotel, with a helipad at the top for hotel guests arriving by private helicopter, is trimmed in gold inside.
An international golf club, famous far beyond the borders of Dubai, and horse racing tracks were built, and in 2004 the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC) was founded.
And much, much more...
A courageous and independent politician, Sheikh Mohammed is an example for leaders of other states in the region. He is involved not only in politics, but also in charity work, investing in the development of culture, art, and science.
In addition, the sheikh has been interested in literature almost from infancy, which, of course, characterizes him as a versatile and educated person. The work of Sheikh Mohammed as a poet is known throughout the Arab region, and beyond its borders too. Collections of poems and poems by the sheikh have been translated into many languages; Sheikh Mohammed dedicates the most tender poems to his mother. Based on the poetry of Sheikh Mohammed in Morocco in 2008. The television series “Battle on the Sand” was filmed.
Here is an approximate translation of one of the sheikh’s poems:
No matter how many nights it falls,
The memory still lives in my chest.
There will be no better moon to rise.
Your heart sings a song.
You are no dearer, mother,
Closer, dearer, dearer,
I don’t know better in my heart
Name than yours.
You are the cradle of warmth,
Caress, peace, dreams.
No matter how cold time gets,
The feeling for you will not go away.
You brighten my day
You are my best shadow
I immediately hasten to your canopy,
As soon as the day comes.
You are alone in my heart
When waking up from sleep
And when you go to bed,
Forever, all my life in advance.
(translation by Victor Lebedev)
However, despite his kindness and subtle soul strings, as a boss, for example, Sheikh Mohammed is very tough and organized: “…. There were cases when at 8 o’clock in the morning I personally toured my departments. If one of the heads of departments of his government was not available, he was fired within 15 minutes” (Vladimir Bekesh, expert on the Middle East).
In 2009, the sheikh arrived in Moscow and met with Dmitry Medvedev, who then served as President, as well as Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, after which the sheikh invited Vladimir Putin to visit the United United Arab Emirates. Very far-sighted and smart eastern sheikh….
The beautiful actions and deeds of the Sheikh of Dubai - Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the beautiful way of thinking suggest that such people are born to be the rulers of a happy and rich country. The ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed, is a man who, while prospering, does everything for his people and for his land on which he lives.
Princess Amira is the wife of Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal. She is Vice-Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Al-Waleed bin Talal Foundation, an international non-profit organization, supporting programs and projects to combat poverty, the consequences of disasters, supporting women's rights and interfaith dialogue. The princess is also on the board of trustees of Silatech, an international organization for employment youth.
Princess Amira is a graduate of the University of New Haven (USA) with a degree in business administration.
She defends women's rights, incl. and the right to drive, obtain education, and obtain employment without having to seek permission from a male relative. Amira herself has an international driver's license and drives herself on all trips abroad.
Known for her impeccable dress sense, Amira is the first Saudi princess to refuse to wear the traditional abaya in public like other women in the kingdom.
2. Rania Al-Abdullah (Queen of Jordan)
Rania showed herself to be very ambitious when she was rejected for a senior position at Apple Jordan (she was 22 at the time), slamming the door and heading to Citibank Amman, owned by King Abdullah's sister and brother-in-law. It was in the bank office in the spring of 1993 that the girl and the prince exchanged glances for the first time. It didn't take them long to fall madly in love with each other, and the couple celebrated their wedding on June 10, 1993.
The girl received her education in foreign educational institutions: Studied at the New English School in Kuwait, then received a degree in business administration from the American University in Cairo in Egypt. She never wore a headscarf. And he is unlikely to wear it in the future.
By the way, she was born in 1970.
www.queenrania.jo is her website, where she independently responds to visitors every day.
Her Royal Highness Haya bint Al Hussein, Princess of Jordan and Sheikha of the Emirate of Dubai. Younger wife of the Emir of Dubai, loving mother of a 4-year-old daughter, President International Federation Equestrian Sports (FEI), patroness of the World Academy of Sports, UN Ambassador of Peace, charming woman, president of the Dubai Health Service.
Princess Haya bint Al Hussein was born on May 3, 1974, to King Hussein I of Jordan. Her mother, Queen Alia, tragically died in a helicopter crash in February 1977, leaving three young children orphaned.
Haya received an excellent European education: she studied in England, where she attended Badminton School for Girls in Bristol, Bryanston School in Dorset, and then St Hilda's College at the University of Oxford, from which she graduated with an honors degree in philosophy, politics and economics.
On April 10, 2004, Princess Haya married Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum. prime minister UAE, ruler of Dubai, whose fortune is estimated at $20 billion.
4. Princess Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned (Qatar)
Sheikha Moza Nasser breaks all stereotypes about eastern wives, she is the second of the three wives of Sheikh Emir of the State of Qatar and the daughter of the famous Nasser Abdullah All-Misned.
In 1986, Sheikha entered the National University of Qatar and after some time successfully graduated with a degree in Sociology.
Sheikha holds some international and Qatari posts:
- Chairman of the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development;
- President of the Supreme Council of Family Issues;
- Vice President of the Supreme Council for Education;
- UNESCO Special Envoy for Basic and Higher Education.
Besides!!! She has seven children: five sons and two daughters.
And again besides!!! She topped Vanity Fair's "best dressed women" list for the second time.
5. Princess Akishino Mako (Japan)
On October 23, Her Imperial Highness Princess Akishino Mako, eldest granddaughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, celebrated her 20th birthday. According to Japanese law, the princess becomes an adult.
Princess Mako is currently a senior 3rd grade student high school Gakushuin for girls in Tokyo.
Princess Mako has been something of an Internet idol since 2004, when she was released in Japan school uniform in the form of a sailor suit was shown on television. An image bank was established and a video featuring Princess Mako fanart (with music by IOSYS) was uploaded to the popular video archive website Nico_Nico_Douga, attracting over 340,000 views and 86,000 comments. Office of Affairs imperial court, responding to a request for comment, stated that it was not sure how it should feel about this phenomenon, since it did not see any signs of slander or insults against the Imperial Family.
6. Crown Princess of Brunei - Sarah
Sarah Saleh is a commoner. Before meeting the heir, the girl studied mathematics, biology and dreamed of becoming a marine biologist. The smart and charming wife of Crown Prince Al-Muhtadi Bill and mother of Prince Abdul Muntaqim. Crown Princess- beautiful role model for Brunei youth, the most popular member of the family of the Sultan of Brunei.
By the way, at the wedding she had a bouquet made of gold and diamonds:
7. Lalla Salma (Morocco). Princess engineer :)
She studied at private school in Rabat, then, having graduated from the Hassan II Lyceum, received a bachelor's degree mathematical sciences. For two years the girl attended preparatory courses at the Lyceum. Mulaya Yosef, and graduated in 2000 High school computer science and systems analysis, after which she interned at Morocco's largest private corporation, Omnium North Africa (in which the royal family has a 20 percent stake). Six months later, Lalla received the position of information systems engineer.
Morocco's King Mohammed VI became the first monarch in his country's history to break with long-standing tradition and publicly announce his desire to marry twenty-four-year-old Lalla Salma Bennani, a computer engineer. For centuries, Moroccan kings, including the father of the groom, King Hassan II, hid the fact of their marriage and
often even the name of his chosen one. This information was considered a state secret, and queens never played a significant role in governing the country.
From the very beginning Lalla Salma established certain rules and, making sure that the king was ready to receive them, agreed to his advances. One of the main conditions was monogamous marriage.
Bennani, like Queen Rania of Jordan and Prince William's fiancée Kate Middleton, has quickly become a trendsetter in her country. As soon as the engagement was announced, Moroccan women began to dye their hair red.
In a survey of readers of Hola! Princess Lalla Salma took first place as "the most elegant guest at the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge" thanks to her national dress - the kaftan.
8. Princess Sirivannavari (Thailand)
Sirivannavari, the granddaughter of the current ninth king of Thailand, Bhumibol Adulyadej, appears more often than any other member of the royal family at social events and meetings high level, thereby performing representative functions immediately for all of their numerous relatives.
The main passion of the 24-year-old Thai princess is fashion design. Collections under the Princess Sirivannavari brand are now successfully traded not only in Bangkok, but also in Paris, Milan and New York.
The modest personal fortune of the heir to the throne of Thailand is almost $35 billion.
9. Princess Ashi Jetsun Pema (since October 13, 2011 Queen of Bhutan)
The new queen is the pilot's daughter civil aviation. Her mother is a distant relative of the Bhutanese royal family. The King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuk, married a girl from a simple family, 21-year-old student Jetsun Pema.
She was educated in India and is now studying at a university in the UK. Obviously, the girl will be a diplomat, since she is getting a profession in international relations.
The most eligible groom Arab world!
Even today, in the age of space travel and universal equality, many girls still dream of fairy prince on a white horse. One can understand the dreamers, because the object of their nightly dreams is quite real. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, heir to the throne of Dubai, meets all conceivable and inconceivable requirements for an ideal groom.
A romantic and kind soul, Hamdan is handsome, smart and monstrously rich. And the 35-year-old prince is still not married and has been at the top of the list of the most eligible bachelors in the Arab world for many years now!
The man's father, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, is actually rules Dubai since 1995. It was thanks to his decisions that this city became a tourist Mecca and the pearl of the Middle East.
Hamdan loves and honors his parent. In all interviews, Al Maktoum Jr. states: “I still continue to learn from my father.”.
The sheikh himself cannot be called a representative of the golden youth. The man has nine sisters and six brothers, including the eldest, but heir to the throne It was Hamdan who became Dubai.
Since 2008 Arabian prince takes an active part in the governance of the emirate, without missing a single important meeting.
Al Maktoum Jr. has his hands full: in addition to sitting on the Dubai Executive Council and managing the local investment fund Hamdan also leads the Sports Committee and coordinates the activities of the autism research center. Of course, this is far from full list organizations and events in which the prince takes part.
Hamdan copes with all his responsibilities with a bang, because he received the best education in the world. At home, the aristocrat graduated from the Dubai Government School and then went to the UK.
There he studied at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, where he once sat at his desk English prince Harry. And finally, the heir to the throne of Dubai took specialized courses at the London School of Economics.
Hard work for the good of his homeland rarely leaves the prince the opportunity to find time for a hobby. And Hamdan has a lot of them! The handsome Arab loves to travel, loves to play football and takes great photos.
But most of all the man likes horse riding. The heir to the throne of Dubai is a professional rider who has repeatedly won prizes in international competitions.
However, horses are not the only ones among the prince’s favorite animals. Like most Arab sheikhs, Hamdan loves big cats, especially tigers and lions. Moreover, the man breeds camels. Al Maktoum Jr. spent $3 million on one of the most valuable specimens!
“The passion for horse riding is in my blood”, - admits the heir to the throne. Hamdan often takes part in team competitions together with his many relatives. For example, at the 2006 Summer Asian Games, the UAE team, of which the sheikh was part, chose gold!
IN European countries, where Al Maktoum Jr. often comes on government business, the man usually rides a bicycle. In general, Hamdan tries to spend as much time as possible move.
The prince does not allow himself to relax, taking everything from life. Falconry, photo safari, parachuting, scuba diving: it seems that the Arab aristocrat has tried every single type of extreme entertainment!
With all this, Hamdan cannot be called an arrogant proud person or a self-centered hedonist. The prince donates a lot to charity, communicates with disabled and sick people and is ready to help anyone who needs his advice. Al Maktoum Jr. always emphasized that the ruler must be close to his people.
Numerous fans of Hamdan are especially pleased with the evidence of subtle, romantic nature prince. In rare free moments, the man writes poems about his homeland, love and horses, which he later posts on the Internet under a pseudonym. Al Maktoum Jr. does not consider himself a great poet, but his fans are still delighted with his work!
Alas, nothing will happen to the admirers of the heir to the Dubai throne. Hamdan’s personal life is a closely guarded secret, but the prince once mentioned that engaged since birth with the heiress of another Arab ruling house.
Arranged marriages are common among aristocrats. But if European nobles often go against fate, choosing commoners as life partners, then in the East everything is much stricter.
We have previously written about the most desirable brides and grooms in the world. No wonder Hamdan is number one on this list!