Who Is Princess Haya bint al-Hussein? Dubai Ruler's Ex-Wife Wins UK's Largest Custody Battle

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the Prime Minister and Vice President of United Arab Emirates has been ordered by the High Court in London to give provide $733 million in a custody case against his ex-wife over their two children.

The High Court Judge said that the amount given to Princess Haya bint al-Hussein and their two children is for their lifetime security. He also pointed out the family faces 'grave risk' because of the Sheikh himself. The court ordered him to first make a one-off payment of 251.5 million pounds in the next three months and give three million pounds for the education of their children, Jalila, 14 and Zayed, 9.

The Sheikh will also pay a yearly amount of 11.2 million pounds for the maintenance of the kids and their security in the future.

Princess Haya in her reportedly seven hours long testimony in urged the judge to order a one-off payment from sheikh. She said, "I really want to be free and I want them to be free."

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Who Is Princess Haya bint al-Hussein?

• Princess Haya bint al-Hussein is the daughter of King Hussein of Jordan and half-sister of King Abdullah II.
• She was born in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan's capital Amman and has two siblings.
• She went to the University of Oxford for her higher studies in England. She is also a trained equestrian.
• In the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, she represented Jordan.
• She is involved in several charitable activities and was made the President of the International Federation of Equestrian Sports (IFE) two times.
• She started horse riding when she was just 13-years-old.
• She married the ruler of Dubai, Mohammad Bin Rashid al-Maktoum in 2004.
• She fled to the United Kingdom in 2019 with her two children. The custody battle between the divorced couple has garnered massive media attention since 2019.