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Who is Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum?

Who is Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum?

Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum (II) Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Arabic: شيخة لطيفة بنت محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم‎ Laṭīfa bint Muḥammad bin Rāshid al-Maktūm) (born 5 December 1985) is an Emirati princess and a member of the Dubai ruling family.

What did Shamsa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum do?

It has been alleged that abuse and torture are carried out within the family. Shamsa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum has alleged that she was kidnapped off the streets of Cambridge by her father Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum’s men. Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum has also alleged that she was kidnapped and tortured on the orders of her father.

When did Sheikha Latifa Al Maktoum make her video?

On 9 March 2018, the Daily Mail broke the news of the disappearance of Nostromo and those aboard, after being contacted by Sheikha Latifa’s representatives. She had made a 39-minute video before the escape attempt, to be released in case her life was in danger, and it was made public on 11 March 2018.

Who was Sheikha Shamsa al Maktoum kidnapped by?

Sheikha Shamsa al-Maktoum ran away, they say, a few weeks before she claims she was kidnapped by members of her father Sheikh Mohammed al-Maktoum’s staff and returned to Dubai.

Who is Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum married to?

Getting married? Stop wasting your time! Shaikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the daughter of His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, and Ruler of Dubai, got married to Shaikh Faisal Saud Khalid Al Qasimi.

How many sisters does Sheikha Latifa Al Maktoum have?

Sheikha Latifa has two half-sisters with the same name. She is the full sister of Sheikha Maitha (born 1980), Sheika Shamsa Al Maktoum (born 1981), and Sheikh Majid (born 1987).

Why was Sheikha Latifa taken away from India?

Sheikha Latifa, despite claiming asylum to Indian personnel and expressing a clear unwillingness to go back to the UAE from where she was fleeing, was forcefully taken away onto one of the ships.