18-668: Saeed Al Maktoum may refer to any person with Saeed given name in Al Maktoum family, the royal house of Dubai: Saeed bin Maktoum bin Hasher Al Maktoum (1878–1958), ruler of Dubai as Saeed II Saeed bin Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum , (born 1976) participate at 2004 Summer Olympics Shooting, Saeed II great-grand son [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
36-622: A British solicitor who had spoken to Shamsa, Cambridgeshire police began investigating the incident. During inquiries, people close to Shamsa in the United Kingdom substantiated her story of escape, and the matter was raised in Parliament; the police investigation stalled, however, which was alleged at the time as being due to denial of access to her by Dubai authorities and non-cooperation of the Longcross estate staff. According to
54-556: A campaign of "intimidation"; the findings were published in March 2020. Shamsa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum 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) is an Emirati princess and a member of the Dubai ruling family. Her father, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum ,
72-584: A family-owned compound brought the almost two decades old incident back into media focus, as has a BBC Panorama documentary of 16 February 2021 about Latifa's plight. Appeals by various human rights groups and campaigners seeking release of the two sisters made a United Nations special rapporteur to seek official response from the United Arab Emirates as well. A few months later in 2019, Princess Haya had to leave Dubai with her children reportedly due to feeling threatened after inquiring about
90-635: Is de facto hereditary to the Al Nahyan clan of Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the Prime Minister, Vice President and Minister of Defence post de facto is hereditary to the Al Maktoum clan of Dubai. Vice President Prime Minister [REDACTED] Current Emir of Dubai [REDACTED] Previous Emir of Dubai The following Al Maktoum family members have ruled Dubai: The Al Maktoum family owns Godolphin , one of
108-620: Is a branch of the Al Bu Falasah section of the Bani Yas, a tribal federation that was the dominant power through the region that now forms the United Arab Emirates. In 1833, about 800 members of the Bani Yas tribe, under the joint leadership of Sheikh Maktoum bin Butti and Obeid bin Said , took over the emirate of Dubai. After Obeid bin Said died of old age in 1836, Maktoum bin Butti took
126-540: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Al Maktoum The House of Maktoum ( Arabic : آل مكتوم Āl Maktūm ) is the ruling royal family of the Emirate of Dubai , and one of the six ruling families of the United Arab Emirates . The family is a branch of the Bani Yas clan (a lineage the family shares with the Al Nahyan dynasty of Abu Dhabi ), which
144-601: Is the prime minister of the United Arab Emirates , and her mother, Huriah Ahmed al M'aash, 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
162-575: The Foreign Office , Sheikh Mohammed himself tried to intervene with the British government over the police investigation. As of July 2023 , Shamsa has not been seen in public, 23 years after her disappearance. In March 2018, Shamsa's sister Latifa also attempted to escape and was also forcibly recaptured and brought back to Dubai. Her video-statement corroborating story of Shamsa's attempted escape, her own abuse and their imprisonment in
180-461: The BBC Panorama documentary that was originally broadcast on 16 February 2021. In December 2019, a United Kingdom family court ruled that – on the balance of probabilities – Sheikh Mohammed orchestrated the abductions of Sheikha Latifa and Sheikha Shamsa and subjected Princess Haya to a campaign of "intimidation"; the findings were published in March 2020. Police have subsequently said that
198-549: The High Court, she filed for the sole custody of their two children, for a forced marriage protection order (FMPO), a non-molestation order , and non- repatriation to Dubai. In December 2019, a UK family court ruled that— on the balance of probabilities —Sheikh Mohammed had orchestrated the abductions of Sheikha Latifa and Sheikha Shamsa and that he continued to maintain a regime whereby both were deprived of their liberty, and had subjected his former wife, Princess Haya, to
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#1732764889590216-419: The opportunity to flee from her family in mid July 2000. After her escape, she stayed with friends for a few weeks in a London flat before being found by her family. In August 2000, Shamsa was forcibly picked up by what she describes as four Arab men carrying guns from the streets of Cambridge while walking out of a bar and taken back to Dubai on a private jet . In March 2001, after having been contacted by
234-489: The premier thoroughbred studs. In 2001, Sheikha Shamsa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum alleged that she was kidnapped off the streets of Cambridge by her father Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum ’s men. Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum also alleged that she was kidnapped off the coast of India on the orders of her father. She has stated that she was detained under police guard in Dubai. The actions taken against
252-506: The princesses was allegedly motivated by a desire to protect the reputation of the Al Maktoum family. On 29 June 2019, The Sun reported that the wife of Sheikh Mohammed, Princess Haya bint Al Hussein , had fled Dubai and was in Germany seeking political asylum along with her children son and daughter. The cause of the departure was unknown, despite a poem reportedly composed by Dubai’s ruler alluding to betrayal. On 30 July 2019 at
270-544: The reins as the sole ruler and established the Al Maktoum dynasty in the emirate. The Al Maktoum dynasty has ruled Dubai since 1833. Within the federation of the United Arab Emirates, the Federal Supreme Council consists of the individual rulers of the seven emirates. The president and vice-president are elected by the Supreme Council every five years. Although unofficial, the presidency
288-409: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Saeed_Al_Maktoum&oldid=733091275 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
306-514: The sisters on her own. In December 2018, the police investigation on Shamsa's disappearance was reopened after testimony of Shamsa's cousin Marcus Essabri (then Fatima Essabri) living in the United Kingdom , and their mutual correspondence before her disappearance made her wishes for freedom apparent. Her cousin, Marcus Essabri, called for the release of both Shamsa and Latifa from Dubai and Sheikh Mohammed's prison. He also features on
324-514: 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. In summer 2000, Shamsa was in the United Kingdom on holiday with her extended family residing at their Longcross estate near Chobham in Surrey . In an attempt to seek a better future for herself and escape restrictions on her life in Dubai, she used
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