Princess Haya of Jordan to Sheikh Mohamad Bin Rashad Al-Maktoum of Dubai: 2004

[shy]

Today was the official Islamic marriage cermoney of Princess Haya of jordan to Dubai's crown prince shiekh Mohamad Bin Rashad Al-Maktouam, this was annouced in perta news agency.

[Fireweaver]

Oh my. Was this the gentleman she was rumored to be seeing? (the horse competition gentleman?).

[mariam]

He was born in 1949

Did he divorce his wife H.H Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum bin Jumaa Al Maktoum?

[mariam]

Princess Haya Wedded to Dubai Heir Apparent


Princess Haya Wedded to Dubai Heir Apparent
Amman/ April 10/(Petra)-- In presence of His Majesty King Abdullah
II, and at a special ceremony at Beit Al Barkat Palace on Saturday , Her
Royal Highness Princess Haya Bent Al Hussein was engaged to Dubai Heir Apparent and UAE Defense Minister Lt. General Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashed Al Makum, Royal Court statement announced Saturday.
The ceremony was attended by Their Royal Highnesses Prince Faisal
Bin Al Hussein, Ali Bin Al Hussein, Crown Prince Hamza Bin Al Hussein,
Hashim Bin Al Hussein, and members of the Touqan Family. Princess Haya is the daughter of the late Queen Alia Touqan.

[mariam]

His official web:

http://www.sheikhmohammed.ae/

He made forbes list with 10 bil

http://www.forbes.com/maserati/billionaire...thisSpeed=20000

[sky]

OMG!!!! But he so much older than her.

[sky]

Does he have more than one wife? I remember reading he had more than one wife. But maybe that was someone else. I don't think Haya would marry a man with one or more wives. She seems independent.

[mariam]

Picture of Princess Haya of Jordan husband Sheik Mohammen bin Rashid

She is 29, he is 55 years old and already married.


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with his son Rashid
his son
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his daughter

[mariam]

Im shocked that she is supporterof poligamy

[sky]

Originally posted by mariam@Apr 10th, 2004 - 6:18 pm
Im shocked that she is supporterof poligamy

I know. I'm thinking maybe Haya thinks of him as a father figure. How can she not he's 55. But since she lost her both of her parents very young, she said that she was a daddy's girl, plus I'm sure her father was busy beening king and his other children. I'm sure she loves Sheikh Mohammad, but just abit like a father.

[samitude]

I wonder what King Abdullah and Queen Rania think of all this. King Abdullah looks like he's trying to put on a brave face because he would rather her marry differently.

Even King Hussein divorced his wives or re-married after they died. I'm feeling for the first wife of this prince. Can you imagine knowing you are either being replaced or are having to "share" your husband? (shudder, shudder, shudder)

[Prince of Chota]

Originally Posted by samitude

I wonder what King Abdullah and Queen Rania think of all this. King Abdullah looks like he's trying to put on a brave face because he would rather her marry differently.

Even King Hussein divorced his wives or re-married after they died. I'm feeling for the first wife of this prince. Can you imagine knowing you are either being replaced or are having to "share" your husband? (shudder, shudder, shudder)

All of your scandal amuses me. You are all really funny and incredibly ethnocentric...to react to this marriage in such a way. The Islamic tradition is different, just as is the culture. You may not understand it, but just because you don't does not make something like polygamy universally wrong or immoral. I am only surprised that she did not take a European husband, or someone so liberally Muslim that he barely qualifies.

I am proud of her for marrying well, and marrying within the ranks of royalty. As for the first wife, that is a status that the woman will retain, and the culture makes every accommodation for the family to be a fully-functional one. Just because the cultural norm is different in the Islamic world from the "Western" or Christian one does not mean that it is wrong...

...better to know that one is being replaced and will retain her position as first wife than be cast out and pushed aside, I suppose. OR to be left in a loveless marriage.

I strongly recommend that you read up on the Islamic institution of marriage, and make sure that the sources that you look at are credible and not biased against Islam. The idea is not really to replace the first wife, as the Sheikh must treat all of his wives equally. And he can afford them...hahaha...

[fandesacs2003]

Originally Posted by Prince of Chota

All of your scandal amuses me. You are all really funny and incredibly ethnocentric...to react to this marriage in such a way. The Islamic tradition is different, just as is the culture. You may not understand it, but just because you don't does not make something like polygamy universally wrong or immoral. I am only surprised that she did not take a European husband, or someone so liberally Muslim that he barely qualifies.

I am proud of her for marrying well, and marrying within the ranks of royalty. As for the first wife, that is a status that the woman will retain, and the culture makes every accommodation for the family to be a fully-functional one. Just because the cultural norm is different in the Islamic world from the "Western" or Christian one does not mean that it is wrong...

...better to know that one is being replaced and will retain her position as first wife than be cast out and pushed aside, I suppose. OR to be left in a loveless marriage.

I strongly recommend that you read up on the Islamic institution of marriage, and make sure that the sources that you look at are credible and not biased against Islam. The idea is not really to replace the first wife, as the Sheikh must treat all of his wives equally. And he can afford them...hahaha...

I'm sorry to get you angry, it is true that according to the Islamic law a man can wed up to 4 wifes, if I'm not wrong. Youy should understand that WE Occidental we are used to another way of life including the theoretical monogamy.
As regards the PH husband, i do not know many details. He is still married, yes, HOW MANY TIMES? Are his previous spouse(s) still involve in his life, or not? He may be still married in "papers" but the question is, does his share his life between all his spouse(s) or NOW he is only with PH?
The reply to all these question makes a huge difference. Of course depending how a woman has been grown up it changes if she finds normal a way of life or if she finds it scandaleous. The polygamy is common to the islamic law but not only. The mormons live in polygamy, a husband lives with 4 or 5 or more wifes, and he fully shares his life and his bed with them.
MY PERSONNAL feeling is that i would not accept to live with a husband who also has 2 or 3 other wifes in his life.

As regards Princes Haya, I think that she did this marriage by love. They are a nice couple, and they seem both in love. The age difference does not shock me, late King Husein had 16 years of difference with Queen Noor, they made a happy couple.
It means that, IF he still has his other spouse(s) PH is used to this, and she does not suffer. PH is a rich woman, her brother is a King, and her father was a King. She has equestrian skills, she is European oriented and she is well known and beautiful; she fits perfectly on BOTH two worlds, Islamic and Occidental. She made this choice by a free decision, and not by obligation, so all my wishes to her and to her couple.

[Vanesa]

Originally Posted by Prince of Chota

All of your scandal amuses me. You are all really funny and incredibly ethnocentric...to react to this marriage in such a way. The Islamic tradition is different, just as is the culture. You may not understand it, but just because you don't does not make something like polygamy universally wrong or immoral. I am only surprised that she did not take a European husband, or someone so liberally Muslim that he barely qualifies.

I am proud of her for marrying well, and marrying within the ranks of royalty. As for the first wife, that is a status that the woman will retain, and the culture makes every accommodation for the family to be a fully-functional one. Just because the cultural norm is different in the Islamic world from the "Western" or Christian one does not mean that it is wrong...

...better to know that one is being replaced and will retain her position as first wife than be cast out and pushed aside, I suppose. OR to be left in a loveless marriage.

I strongly recommend that you read up on the Islamic institution of marriage, and make sure that the sources that you look at are credible and not biased against Islam. The idea is not really to replace the first wife, as the Sheikh must treat all of his wives equally. And he can afford them...hahaha...

Yes. You are right. It depends the way you see it.

I'm not very used to polygamy (not for religion even if I am a Christian a thing that I supposes is not wrong, nor for I'm an ethnocentric...You know I'm not), but for I think the true love is just one (I'm desperately romantic..that yes, for sure), not for any obscure reason other than this one.

However, I think you made an important point: Princess Haya married a husband who is from Ryalty. This is very odd nowadays and priceless. The Royal-to-Royal marriages are disappearing and I was getting worried for this. The very Monarchy Institution is in danger if there are not more Royal marriages. I'm not againts Royal-Commoner marriages, far from that (if the marriage is for true love, welcome all commoners of the world!) But if the Royal-Commoner thing is almost the only one you may find, something is going wrong there. Nowadays, almost all Royal marriages are with commoners. We must say a great "Congratulations!" to Princess Haya to have choice a Royal among all men she knew. And I think she loves him. Saying she married for money it's a calomny without any basis behind it...

And no; I do not like people who marries for money (even if an article said it's good...Nowadays journalist accepts all kind of inmoralities) or to have a highest social position. I bet Princess Haya is not one of these.

Vanesa.

[mariam]

I feel sorry for shieka hind too, but i think she has no choise just shut up.

[sky]

samitude, I agree about KA is just putting on a brave face. I would never want to share my husband. I wonder if his wife and kids like Haya? How old is his wife and is she going to take the title of crown princess or does his wife have that title? Is Haya now a HRH and HH?

[samitude]

What does his first wife look like?

[mariam]

i think he is married to three wives but only first can work and give children

[julial]

Originally Posted by mariam

i think he is married to three wives but only first can work and give children

I have a feeling that PH simply did not have much choice. She was 29, getting quite old in the traditional world, and no other candidates. SM was kind to take her in, like a father.

[AlienCabbage]

Hello to all of you! :flower: Not exactly new on this site, but it's the first time I post a message.

And what a way to start! P.Haya really disappointed me...it's not the fact that the the man is much older than her, but he's already maried with children. I thought she was better than that! what is she now? a second, fourth wife?even if it is a political/financial marriage...In a way I have always admired the JRF, but I think they're going downhill...or maybe they weren't that good to start with! Time to take advice from Q.Noor about stepchildren!

p.s.: ok, so he's older...that really doesn't bother me...however...does anyone else here thinks he is beyond ugly? I know, it's what inside that counts, but still...