The sheikh, in addition to being the emir of Dubai also prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, must pay 251.5 million pounds (about 300 million euros) to his ex-wife, 47-year-old princess Haya of Jordan.
Haya gets custody
For their children Al Jalila (14) and Zayed (9) the emir has to put another 290 million pounds (more than 340 million euros) on the table. This amount should cover alimony and security costs. Haya is given temporary custody of the children.
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In doing so, the judge takes into account the threats of terror faced by the princess and her children. “They are particularly vulnerable and need enhanced security to ensure their safety in this country,” said High Court Judge Philip Moor in London.
Harassed and intimidated
According to the judgment, that danger does not only come from third parties. Haya previously told a British judge that she had twice found a gun on her pillow. The sheik also wrote poems full of threatening language and is said to have said: “You and the children will never be safe in England.”
The woman has been hiding in London ever since. The British judge found that the emir had harassed and intimidated the princess “before and after her departure for England”.
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Princess Haya, 45, a half-sister of King Abdullah of Jordan, married the ruler of Dubai and current Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates in 2004. She is the sixth and youngest wife of Makhtoum.
Haya fled to London in 2019. She feared for her safety, because she had an affair with a security guard and had also filed for divorce. She applied for asylum in the United Kingdom.
Not a good reputation
Sheikh Mohammed al-Makhtoum does not have a good reputation. For example, he is said to be behind the kidnapping of two of his adult daughters. Now it turns out that he also threatened his youngest wife.
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