Sheikha Sheikh (pronounced or ; ar, شيخ ' , mostly pronounced , plural ' )—also transliteration of Arabic, transliterated sheekh, sheyikh, shaykh, shayk, shekh, shaik and Shaikh, shak—is an honorific title in the Arabic language. It commonl ...

Alia bint Khalifa bin Saeed Al Maktoum is the widow of Sheikh

Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum ( ar, مكتوم بن راشد آل مكتوم, Maktūm bin Rāshid Āl Maktūm; 15 August 1943 – 4 January 2006) was an Emirati politician who served as the vice president and prime minister of the Unite ...

. They were married from 12 March 1971 until his death in 2006. Sheikha Alia, like other members of the

Maktoum family Maktoum or maktoom, also known as katem, is a traditional Arabic unpitched percussion instrument. A large round bass drum The bass drum is a large drum that produces a note of low definite or indefinite pitch. The instrument is typically ...

, is involved in horse racing. In 2005, she purchased four horses. Her horse Eilean Ban won the EBF Fillies' Conditions Stakes on September 2, 2005, at the

Newmarket Racecourse Newmarket Racecourse is a British Thoroughbred horse racing venue in Newmarket, Suffolk, Newmarket, Suffolk, comprising two individual racecourses: the Rowley Mile and the July Course. Newmarket is often referred to as the headquarters of ...

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Alia Bint Khalifa Bin Saeed Al People from Dubai Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Spouses of prime ministers of the United Arab Emirates Emirati racehorse owners and breeders 20th-century Emirati people {{UnitedArabEmirates-bio-stub