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

a Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum ( ar, منال بنت محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم; born 12 November 1977) is an Emirati politician and member of the ruling family of Dubai. She is the eldest child of

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum ( ar, محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم, links=no; ; born 15 July 1949) is the vice president, prime minister, and minister of defence of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as well as the ruler of Dubai ...

, the ruler of Dubai, and is the second wife of

Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan Mansour bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan ( ar, منصور بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان; born 21 November 1970), often referred to as Sheikh Mansour, is an Emirati politician who is the deputy prime minister of the United Arab ...

, the younger half-brother of the second president of the United Arab Emirates and the ruler of Abu Dhabi,

Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan ( ar,  خليفة بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان‎; 7 September 1948 – 13 May 2022) was the second president of the United Arab Emirates and the ruler of Abu Dhabi, serving from ...

Personal life and education

Sheikha Manal is the eldest child of Sheikh

, current Ruler of

Dubai Dubai (, ; ar, wikt:دبي, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the List of cities in the United Arab Emirates#Major cities, most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 ...

, and his former wife Sheikha Randa bint Mohammed Al-Banna. She is the half sister of Crown Prince Hamdan. Sheikha Manal graduated with a bachelor's degree in Interior Design and a master's degree in marketing from the American University of Dubai. She married Sheikh

of Abu Dhabi on 2 May 2005. They have five children: *Fatima bint Mansour Al Nahyan (born 9 June 2006) *Mohammed bin Mansour Al Nahyan (born 4 December 2007) *Hamdan bin Mansour Al Nahyan (born 21 June 2011) *Latifa bint Mansour Al Nahyan (born 23 January 2014) *Rashid bin Mansour Al Nahyan (born 22 March 2017).

Activities

In 2003, Sheikha Manal founded the Dubai Ladies Club. In November 2006, Sheikha Manal initiated Dubai Women Establishment (DWE). In 2012, Sheikha Manal launched the "Women on Boards" initiative.

Young Artist Award The Young Artist Award (originally known as the Youth in Film Award) is an accolade presented by the Young Artist Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1978 to honor excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young ...

was founded under the patronage of Sheikha Manal in 2006 as a competition of fine arts of emerging artists in the

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (Middle East, The Middle East). It is ...

Ancestry

References

External links

Cultural Office of Manal Al Maktoum
Maktoum family 1977 births Living people Emirati Muslims People from Dubai Emirati princesses American University in Dubai alumni Emirati people of Lebanese descent Daughters of monarchs {{Asia-royal-stub