Maitha bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Full name
	Maitha bint Mohammed bin Rashid Maktoum

Maitha bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Maitha bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
	Sheikha
Born	5 March 1980
Full name
	Maitha bint Mohammed bin Rashid Maktoum
House	Al Falasi
Father	Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Mother	Huriah Ahmed Al M'aash (Algerian)[1][2]
Religion	Sunni Islam

Sheikha Maitha bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (born 5 March 1980)^[3] is a karate and taekwondo athlete and sheikha of Dubai.^[4] She is the sister of Sheikha Shamsa (1981), Sheikha Latifa (1985), and Sheikh Majid (1987).

Sports career

Representing the United Arab Emirates in the 2006 Asian Games, she won the silver medal at the Women's Over 60 Kilogram karate event.^[5] She is the daughter of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

In March 2008, the UAE National Olympic Committee announced Sheikha Maitha's participation at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She participated in taekwondo in the 67 kg category for women.^[6]

Accolades and awards

In 2008, she was included as 17th on the list of the "20 Hottest Young Royals" as compiled by Forbes magazine.^[4]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Maitha bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

16. Sheikh Maktoum bin Hasher Al Maktoum

8. Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum Al Maktoum

4. Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum

18. Sheikh Al Marr

9. Sheikha Hassa bin Al Marr

2. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

20. Sheikh Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan

10. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan

5. Sheikha Latifa bint Hamdan Al Nahyan

22. Sheikh Obaid bin Mejren

11. Sheikha Shamseh bint Obaid bin Mejren

1. Sheikha Maitha bint Mohammed Al Maktoum

References

↑ "La desesperada huida de una hija del emir de Dubái". Retrieved 9 April 2018.
↑ "هل كان لحاكم دبي إبنة من أم جزائرية ؟". Algeria Post. 10 March 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
↑ "Sheikha Maitha ALMAKTOUM - Olympic Taekwondo | United Arab Emirates". International Olympic Committee. 2016-06-25. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
1 2 "The 20 Hottest Young Royals - 17. Sheikha Maitha bint Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum". Forbes. 2008-05-27. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
↑ SHEIKHA MAITHA BINT MOHAMMED AL-MAKTOUM OF DUBAI Archived 2008-06-03 at the Wayback Machine.
↑ "Shaikha Maitha bound for Beijing Olympics". Gulf News. 2008-03-24. Archived from the original on 2008-06-20. Retrieved 2008-06-15.

Preceded by Saeed Al Maktoum	Flagbearer for United Arab Emirates Beijing 2008	Succeeded by Saeed Al Maktoum

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[elpais180319-1] "La desesperada huida de una hija del emir de Dubái". Retrieved 9 April 2018.

[ALGP20180310-2] "هل كان لحاكم دبي إبنة من أم جزائرية ؟". Algeria Post. 10 March 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

[3] "Sheikha Maitha ALMAKTOUM - Olympic Taekwondo | United Arab Emirates". International Olympic Committee. 2016-06-25. Retrieved 2018-05-09.

[Forbes-4] 1 2 "The 20 Hottest Young Royals - 17. Sheikha Maitha bint Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum". Forbes. 2008-05-27. Retrieved 2008-06-15.

[Maitha-5] SHEIKHA MAITHA BINT MOHAMMED AL-MAKTOUM OF DUBAI Archived 2008-06-03 at the Wayback Machine.

[6] "Shaikha Maitha bound for Beijing Olympics". Gulf News. 2008-03-24. Archived from the original on 2008-06-20. Retrieved 2008-06-15.