In Russia, in recent years, oriental-themed series about the life of sheikhs and their lovers have been gaining more and more popularity - Kinglet songbird, Taste of pomegranate, Ticket to the harem. And this weekend will see the premiere of another soap opera - "My Oriental Nights", based on real events. We decided to figure out who the richest men in the world actually choose as their wives. As it turned out, Arab princes also fall in love with ordinary girls, for example, Belarusian or Moroccan. Our selection contains five real love stories of sheikhs and women from ordinary families who became their wives.
1. Princess-waitress Natalya Aliyeva
Belarusian student of the physical education academy, waitress Natalya Aliyeva became the bride of the prince after just six days of dating. The nephew of the ruler of Dubai, billionaire, sportsman and politician, Prince Said al-Maktoum came to Minsk for shooting competitions, and left not only with a prize, but also with his second wife.
Natalya converted to Islam, became Princess Aisha Al Maktoum and received: Dubai instead of Smolevichi, a royal palace instead of a small apartment, a domestic cheetah instead of an ordinary cat. Recently, Natalia and Said had their first child.
The first wife of King Mohammed VI was born in Morocco in the family of a simple teacher. Lalla trained as an engineer and worked in her specialty for the largest private corporation in Morocco (Omnium North Africa). She met her future husband in 1999 at a private party and three years later became the first publicly recognized wife of a Moroccan ruler.
According to the rules of the state, Lalla will not be able to become queen, but marriage gave her the unspoken title of the First Lady of Morocco and the official title - Her Royal Majesty Princess Lalla Salma. Lalla does charity work, attends social events and brings up two children. The wives of Arab rulers and heirs differ from each other not only in the color of the veil. Some of them brush aside oriental stereotypes with a truly royal scope.
Rania was born in Kuwait in the family of a pediatrician, studied at the American University of Cairo. In the early 1990s, she moved to Jordan with her family. She worked at Apple and then at Citibank, where she met Crown Prince Abdullah of Jordan. Rania and Abdallah got married after four months of dating in 1993. Already in 1999, her husband was declared king, and Rania received the title of Queen of Jordan.
Rania lives in a palace with her husband and four children, is involved in politics, charity, fights for women's rights and against stereotypes in the Middle East, does not wear a headscarf, prefers Western-style clothes and is considered one of the most elegant women in the world. Almost from the very coronation, the media do not stop calling Rania “the most beautiful of queens”, and in 2004 her husband “gave” her a new, official, rank of colonel in the Jordanian army.
4. The “grey eminence” of the Middle East, Sheikh Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned
The second of the three wife of the Emir of Qatar was born in Qatar, lived with her family in Egypt until the age of 18 and returned to her homeland to marry the heir of Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani. For 37 years of marriage, Moza gave birth to her husband five sons, two daughters and achieved the impossible for women in the Middle East: she received a number of state and international positions, became the head of the Qatari Education Fund, president of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs; Vice President of the Supreme Council for Education; special envoy of UNESCO.
Mozah is regularly featured on Vanity Fair's Most Stylish Celebrity list, one of the most powerful women in the world (Forbes) and the most prominent representative of Arab fashion. However, among the Arab wives there are those who love beautiful oriental dresses, traditional bright makeup and lead a quiet life in the palace.
5. Mystery Queen Fatima Kulthum Zohar Godabari
No one talks or writes about the life of the Queen of Saudi Arabia. Fatima became the subject of discussion only once when her photographs first hit the Internet.
Fatima walks with her head covered and wears exclusively oriental clothes, does not participate in the socio-political life of the country and “sins” only with love for the Internet: the queen maintains a blog and periodically replenishes her Facebook page with new photos.
If you like oriental exotic. This weekend, September 7, the Domashny TV channel will premiere the series “My Oriental Nights”, based on the real love story of a sheikh for a commoner.
The father of a Belarusian student who married an Arab prince visited his daughter in her palace in the Emirates.
“I met your daughter six times, I want to marry her”
Every morning, 19-year-old Natasha Alieva took a minibus and traveled 35 kilometers from her town of Smolevichi to the Minsk Physical Education Academy, where she studied. In her free time, she worked as a waitress in a hotel. And, of course, I didn’t think that the unpretentious student life would change well, completely different.
A handsome athlete and nephew of the ruler of Dubai, Said bin Maktoum al-Maktoum, arrived in Minsk for clay shooting competitions. I ordered orange juice in the room. Natasha was sent to bring the order. It can be seen that the guest liked the fragile girl of bright oriental appearance (Natasha's father is an Azerbaijani) so much that from that moment only she was sent to bring fruits and juices to the presidential suite. The prince spoke to the girl, but she was terribly shy, and her English was lame. But Said did not even think of retreating - he smiled and tried to talk to the modest waitress. Somehow he managed to invite Natasha to training. Then they had dinner together, walked around the city ...
Said is a very determined man, - says Natasha's sister Galina. - After a couple of days, I asked Natasha if she wants to accept Islam. And the next day he proposed to her.
After that, he came to ask for the hand of his beloved from Natasha's parents. The girl's mother - a simple nurse - did not know where to seat her dear guest, she was busy all day in the kitchen the day before. Said arrived with an interpreter - he joked, praised the treats, did not even touch the alcohol. And then he said: “I, Sheikh Said, Prince of Dubai, met your daughter six times, I like her, I want to marry her.”
Parents, of course, were embarrassed by the fact that Said already has one wife (according to the law, he can have up to four) and five children. But Natasha shone with happiness ...
In Minsk, they played a quiet family wedding. And a few days later the newlyweds left for Dubai.
Russians have not yet been taken as wives here
The appearance of Natasha caused a stir in the United Arab Emirates. Said is the nephew of the ruler of Dubai and the prime minister of the UAE. And the wife is a simple girl, and even from Belarus ...
Usually people do not even know the names of the wives of the rulers, but there are so many details: a student from a provincial town brought juice to the prince's apartment and sunk right into his heart! - Oleg, a Russian employee of a Dubai travel agency, shared with us. - For the first time in the country they only talked about it! There were cases when wealthy Arabs married Europeans, Asians. But Russians - never!
The other day, Natasha Muslim's father returned from the UAE - he visited his daughter.
In Dubai, Natasha met her father in a white, huge, like a tank, Infiniti (a gift from her husband). Behind the wheel is the driver. Natasha was capricious at first - she wanted a black car. But the prince snapped:
It will be white. I don’t want my habibi (beloved. - Ed.) to be hot. Black cars are hard to drive!
We drove from the airport and laughed, recalling how my daughter told me after meeting Said: “Dad, for the first time in my life I saw a prince alive. His nickname is Sheikh,” says Muslim. - I then explained to her that the sheikh is not a nickname. I was worried, to be honest, at first - no matter how they lured the girl somewhere, but it turned out how it happened - like in a fairy tale ...
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In the house instead of a kitten - a cheetah
After the adoption of Islam, Natasha changed her name. Now she is called Madame Aisha. She lives in the elite district of Jumeirah, where the houses of high-ranking persons are located. Entry into it is closed, and photo and video filming of the palaces of the ruling persons in the Emirates is considered a state crime.
For the first time in my life I saw such beauty - the whole palace, - Muslim continues. - Natasha has two maids, a cook, gardeners. Peacocks walk in the yard, roe deer in the aviary. Cheetah is small in the house. She plays with him like a cat! Now she still asks her husband to get a panther.
Natasha lives alone in this palace. In the Emirates, every wife of a wealthy man has his own house, and he himself lives separately.
- How did the first wife react to Natasha?
Peacefully, Muslim replied. - It is customary for them to have more than one wife. So why share? Sukhema - Said's first wife - lives with children. Her house is not even next door to Natasha. The daughter communicates with her and with her husband's heirs.
- Have you met Said?
Yes. He invited me to his eagle house, the so-called eagle house: there are beautiful live eagles everywhere. Only men gather there. They solve their own problems, they play chess, billiards ... He has special possessions where shooting ranges are held - he was there too. I saw a book, richly decorated, about Said's family. And there are pictures of his father all over the city.
- Your daughter does not call you to move in with her?
Yes, the sheikh invited our whole family to move in with them. But I want to live in Smolevichi. I have my own corner. I will definitely visit my daughter.
DOSSIER "KP"
Sheikh Said bin Maktoum al-Maktoum is the heir of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the owner of the 16 billionth fortune. Passionate shooter. When his father died, Saeed was supposed to take over the throne of Dubai, but declined in favor of his uncle in order to continue playing the sport.
BY THE WAY
Said introduced the fashion for Russian wives
During this trip, through Dubai acquaintances, our correspondent met a man named Abdullah. He manages the stables of the current ruler of the emirate of Dubai (Uncle Said). He said that Said introduced the fashion for Russian wives in Dubai.
Said is a brave man. I also want to repeat his feat and marry a Belarusian girl! Abdullah says enthusiastically. - I must do as my sheikh! And what? I am 29 years old. I have a wife and two children. I like tall blondes. Age - from 18 to 22. Will you find me a bride in your homeland?
AND AT THIS TIME
"I am very very happy"
The correspondent of "Komsomolskaya Pravda" was recently on a tour in the United Arab Emirates. In Dubai, she called Natasha - offered to meet. The girl was very happy. But then she called back and rescheduled the meeting:
- My husband and I are going to congratulate his son from his first wife on his birthday.
Then Natasha met her father. Then I was busy with urgent paperwork for a trip abroad ...
- Said often travels to competitions around the world, - said Natasha. - Sometimes he will call me: “I miss you very much, fly in ...”
Natasha rushed to the airport 15 minutes before the departure of our journalist. Slim, graceful. The black abaya (long sleeved Arabic dress) only accentuates her fragility.
- Not hot? - I sympathized (in the UAE it was 30 degrees above zero).
What are you! Abayas are made from very good fabric. They cost more than a diamond ring. It just seems that it is unbearable to wear it in the heat. It is very comfortable to wear an abaya on both a dress and jeans. I also have a scarf that covers my face completely. But Said does not demand that I put it on (the face of a woman in the Emirates is covered only if her husband orders it. - Ed.).
- Natasha, are you happy?
Very very! - the girl smiles. I love my husband so much...
Runner, horse owner, poet, heir to the royal family, son of Sheikh Mohammed al-Maktoum, Crown Prince Hamdan bin Mohammed al-Maktoum is shrouded in an enviable halo of power, fabulous wealth and romance. Chairman of the Dubai City Council, President of the Emirate of Dubai Sports Committee, Honorary Patron of the Dubai Autism Research Center and Youth Business Support League, Sheikh Hamdan has long been an eligible bachelor who is still single. Will someone get this handsome man or is there a place in his heart for one single passion - horses?
Roots and branches
Sheikh Hamdan is one of twenty-three (and their number is constantly growing!) Children of Sheikh Mohammed, Prime Minister and Vice President of the United Arab Emirates and head of the emirate of Dubai from the al-Maktoum dynasty. Understanding the intricacies of the genealogical tree of Arab rulers is quite simple. The Maktum clan is descended from the Bani Yas group of tribes that inhabited the emirates of Abu Dhabi and Dubai. The dynasty itself dates back 180 years, since its founder, Sheikh Maktoum bin Butta, founded his own emirate in the Dubai Creek area in 1833. Currently, the ruling dynasty is continued by Sheikh Mohammed al-Maktoum, who in 2006 became the tenth ruler of Dubai. At the moment, the sheikh has nine sons and fourteen daughters. Mohammed is married to Hind bint Maktoum, who is the mother of twelve children, including Sheikh Hamdan. The second wife of the sheikh was the famous (primarily in the world of equestrian sports) Jordanian princess Haya bint al-Hussein, who in 2007 gave birth to Mohammed's girl Al-Jalil, and in January 2012, her son Zayed. Thus, Sheikh Hamdan is the Crown Prince of the Emirate of Dubai and the stepson of Princess Haya.
In the spirit of tradition
Hamdan al-Maktoum was born on November 13, 1982. Despite the fact that from the very birth the prince was surrounded by incredible luxury, he was brought up in the spirit of traditional values. “My father, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, is my life guide. I always continue to learn from him, and his experience helps me in solving many strategic issues. My mother, Sheikha Hind, is a true example of a loving and caring mother. She raised me in an atmosphere of absolute love and affection and still supports me, despite the fact that I have already grown up. I will never forget the deep devotion and kindness of my mother. I have great respect for her and I think that any society where mothers are not valued is dishonorable and worthless, says the prince. - I enjoyed a peaceful childhood surrounded by my family and was raised in an environment that allowed me to realize my purpose in life and reflect on the greatness of God. The beauty of the desert gave me a sense of harmony and helped me merge with nature - so I was able to develop my poetic gift, and with the help of my father I got a chance to make the impossible possible.
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Hamdan bin Mohammed AL Maktoum at YAMAMAH
School years are wonderful ...
Sheikh Hamdan began his studies at the Sheikh Rashid Private Secondary School in Dubai, built on the English model. By the way, it was founded in 1986 by Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid al-Maktoum, so that the boy did not seem to leave the bosom of the family. The young man continued his studies at the Faculty of Public Administration at the Dubai Government School, and then went to the UK. There he became a student, and then a graduate of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (which, by the way, graduated from Prince Harry, the youngest son of the British Prince Charles and Princess Diana). Later, Sheikh Hamdan attended specialized courses at the London School of Economics and finally, armed with knowledge, returned to his native Emirates. “School days and college were the most wonderful period of my life, and I still remember my peers and friends. A military academy like Sandhurst not only teaches basic disciplines but also teaches virtue, responsibility, and commitment to one's country. These are very important values that people need both in everyday life and at the state level, when they have serious responsibilities.”
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From his father, Sheikh Mohammed (left), Prince Hamdan bin Mohammed will inherit power over one
from the richest and most influential regions in the Middle East
The sands of Time
Already from the statements of the prince, one can see that he is a romantic nature - Hamdan is also known as a talented poet. He publishes his poetry under the pseudonym Fuzza. “Fazza represents my poetic personality and personality. This word in the Emirati dialect means a person who selflessly rushes to the aid of all those who are in trouble. My poetry can fill people's hearts with happiness and help ease their suffering. I was very impressed with my father's poetry and had the chance to meet many poets who helped me to identify and develop my own style. From an early age, my father listened to my poems and gently advised in which direction to move on. Once at a press conference, the prince was asked why he chose such a pseudonym for himself. Hamdan replied that he once met an old man in the desert, whose car was stuck in the sand. He helped pull out the car and was about to leave, without waiting for words of gratitude, but then the old man called out to him and said: "You are Fazza." The prince liked this nickname so much that it became his middle name and poetic pseudonym. Hamdan's poems are mostly romantic and patriotic and, of course, many are dedicated to his main passion - horses.
What is my horse to me...
What is my horse to me? My strength and courage
This is my essence, my blood flesh.
I wanted to soar into the sky more than once or twice
Or fall on your back, breaking your anger.
You held me, and the bridle, like rags,
Remained in the hand, as if the heart - in pieces!
I burned and dared, the sultry prairie hunter,
The horse flew like an arrow, his whiskey ached.
What is my horse to me? My prowess and dexterity
The pride of my ancestors, their victories in battles.
My Arabian horse gave me skill
Passion to the faithful heart, fearless gleam in the eyes!
On the wings of the wind
“I come from a family that loves horses,” the prince admits. - There is a strong spiritual connection between me and the world of equestrian sport, which is a huge part of my life. I ride whenever the opportunity presents itself, because it gives me a feeling of absolute freedom.” Like many members of the al-Maktoum family, Hamdan is not only excellent in the saddle, but also professionally involved in equestrian sports. He has his own stable, where he breeds thoroughbred riding and Arabian horses, and takes part in distance horse race competitions. The prince performs very, very successfully: he mainly has first and second places in tournaments with the highest distance of 160 km. His main horses are Ainhoa Aksom, Intisar and Yamamah.
The list of Hamdan's victories is endless - for example, he won four tournaments in a row (all in which he took part) at a distance of 120 km in 2014. The prince's main achievement is the team gold medal at the 2006 Asian Summer Games and the gold medal at the FEI World Equestrian Games in Normandy (160 km), which he won in August this year on a purebred Arabian mare Yamamaha (which is translated from Arabic as “little dove"). “The route was extremely technically difficult,” says the prince. - In addition, it was aggravated by the weather and high humidity. I had to make sure that the horse was well protected from the weather all the time. It is not surprising that the number of those who could just finish was small for a championship of this level.” 165 athletes from 47 countries took part in the tournament. At first, the team from the United Arab Emirates took the lead, but by the end of the third lap, only one representative of this team remained on the route - Sheikh Hamdan. Many participants in the tournament were injured on the course, and the rider's horse from Costa Rica tragically died on the route from a collision with a tree. So this victory, indeed, was not easy for the prince and once again confirmed his high sports level.
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Prince Hamdan Al Maktoum
with his potential bride Kalila SAID
Adrenaline Rush
The prince is not afraid of danger - on the contrary, he is chasing adrenaline in all possible ways. He is involved in extreme sports - skydiving, flying the JETLEV-FLYER jetpack (which rises into the air on giant jets of water) and the Xcitor paraglider, racing around the Persian Gulf on water scooters and skis and scuba diving. Hamdan also loves to travel: for example, he has been to Africa, where he met with natives and hunted lions with a photo gun, and to Russia, where he participated in falconry. “I swim regularly and just walk a lot at any time of the day,” says the prince. “I also sometimes play football, but still, things do not allow me to be very fond of this sport.”
Marry a prince
The love question is still open: in his thirties (on November 14 he celebrates his 32nd birthday), the prince is not yet married. The Sheikh's personal life has been the subject of countless speculations over the years - no wonder, because the prince is a "tidbit" for thousands of girls. He was said to have been engaged from birth to a maternal relative, Sheikha al-Maktoum, but was very close to another distant relative (whose name is unknown) from 2008 to 2013. The relationship ended in January 2013 (and the arranged marriage was immediately canceled for reasons that were not made public) when the prince met a new love. Hamdan fell in love so much that he announced his engagement very soon. His chosen one was Kalila Said, a 23-year-old refugee from Palestine, who grew up in the slums of an Arab metropolis. Young people met while working on a charity project in one of the disadvantaged areas of the capital. You can’t call a girl a money hunter: the prince had to seek her attention for more than three months before she agreed to go on a date, but soon the couple became inseparable. According to rumors circulating in the country, Sheikh Mohammed was not very pleased with the choice of the prince and even threatened to deprive his son of his inheritance, but to no avail. The young man chose love, as a result of which the father reconsidered his position, resigned himself and, it seems, even gave the couple his blessing. However, fans of Hamdan should not despair: in the UAE, the sheikh has the right to have as many wives as he wants. So, Hamdan's father, Sheikh Mohammed, is rumored to have about five wives (hence so many children), and the world knows only about two, and Hamdan's brother, Prince Said Al-Maktoum, also married a girl of low birth, Azerbaijani Natalya Aliyeva. She worked as a waiter in Belarus (where they met), and in the UAE she became Princess Aisha Al Maktoum.
Favorite of the people
In September 2006, Hamdan Al Maktoum was appointed Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council, where he was tasked with overseeing the emirate's government installations. It was thanks to him that the "Dubai Strategic Plan until 2015" was put forward. As President, Sheikh Hamdan has chaired the Dubai Sports Council, the Dubai Autism Center and the Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Young Business Leaders Institute. Despite his fame and a billion-dollar fortune, the prince remains very modest - he is actively involved in charity work, personally oversees several foundations for helping children and animals. “The fact that I am the son of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid does not give me an unconditional right to refuse my duties,” says Hamdan. - On the contrary, I feel that my brothers and I must be more responsible and must take the performance of any work as seriously as possible. From my point of view, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed is the ideal head of the family, who always strives to make time for everyone, despite great worries. At the same time, he teaches us that we must always remain close to the people.”
34-year-old Prince of Dubai Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum is one of the richest people of our time. His fortune is estimated at 12 billion dollars. He is still single, and social media users adore him for his cartoonish appearance: the prince is very similar to the hero of the Disney fairy tale Aladdin.
Hamdan Maktoum loves expensive vacations, drives a Gelendvagen, often travels on his yacht to bewitching places, but, nevertheless, manages the state very wisely.
Hamdan Maktoum is the son of the Arab Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum. The heir's father is the Prime Minister and Vice President of the Emirates. It should be noted that Hamdan is not the only heir in the family. Sheikh Hamdan has 9 sisters and 6 brothers. At home, the boy studied at one of the private colleges. He spent the years of his youth in Western Europe, namely in Great Britain, where he received an excellent education. First, the Prince of Dubai gnawed at the granite of science at the military school of the army, located in Sandhurst, England. He then graduated from the College of Economics in London and upon his return home from the School of Administration in Dubai.
Sheikh Hamdan began governing the principality on February 1, 2008, after his elder brother killed a servant and he was abdicated. He actively participates in the political life of his native country, trying not to miss a single congress and summit. Back in 2006, he was offered the position of head of the Executive Council of the Emirate. The duties of the young man included the supervision and supervision of government agencies. In this responsible position, the Crown Prince of Dubai, Hamdan, developed and proposed to his colleagues to adopt a strategic plan for the development of the Emirate for the coming years, which was done. The young manager showed his business qualities in another position - the head of the Sports Council of the Emirate of Dubai. He was also entrusted to lead the Institute of Young Entrepreneurs.
Sheikh Hamdan devotes a lot of time to solving social problems. In particular, he funds several programs aimed at helping children and animals, often attending charity events. The crown prince even heads a specialized autism center in the Emirates.
Despite the high position and social status occupied in society, Sheikh Hamdan is a modest person in life who does not boast of his regalia and merits. That is why he has earned great prestige among the people.
For example, a few weeks ago, the Crown Prince of Dubai, Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, helped pull out a truck stuck in the sand. The heir to the throne drove by in his Mercedes SUV and, seeing a stuck car, took it in tow. The cable broke several times, but in the end, with the help of a tractor that arrived, the prince managed to pull the truck out.
nur.kzThe prince has many hobbies. He loves skydiving, hunting with a falcon and even diving with a speargun. Exotic animals live in his house: white tigers, lions and camels. The prince spends a lot of money on the latter. He is also a horse breeder and owns breeding stallions that often win races. In addition, Sheikh Hamdan loves to write poetry, he has a whole collection. Not so long ago, the prince visited Russia, where he learned the tricks of hunting.
Little is known about the prince's personal life. He was never seen with a girl. Someone writes about the unconventional orientation of the prince, and someone - that he has been engaged since birth to his cousin Sheikha bint Said bin Thani al-Maktoum. But officially these rumors are not confirmed in any way. In addition, the prince has the right to have not one, but several wives.
