Sheikha Latifa Bint Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum (born 1983) Height, Age, Husband, Children, Famil

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Age: 40 Years

Husband: Faisal Bin Saud Al Qassimi

Father: Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Some Lesser Known Facts About Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is an Emirati government official. She is best known for being the daughter of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the vice president, prime minister, and minister of defence of the United Arab Emirates.

Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is a member of the Dubai Council and the chairperson of the Dubai Culture & Arts Authority. She serves as vice chairman of the Emirates Literature Foundation, a member of the Mohammed bin Rashid Global Initiatives board, and the honorary president of the Association of Graduates from Dubai’s Zayed University.

According to Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, she is passionate about writing poetry and horse riding.
An image Instagrammed by Latifa while showing her love for horses

When she was five years old, her aunt and elder sister taught her how to paint, and she developed her artistic abilities in painting as she grew older. In her childhood, she received a black belt in Taekwondo and learned Kung Fu with her sisters.
A childhood picture of Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum

Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum completed her practical training at Dubai Holding Group prior to beginning her career with the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority in 2008.

After completing her higher education and training, Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum began working in the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, which was founded in March 2008, in its arts and culture department. She is in charge of the cultural and creative scene including the Dubai Creative Economy Strategy, which aims to make Dubai the preferred international location for cultural, creative, and artistic talent by 2025.
Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum while attending Dubai’s Culture and Arts ceremony

Through a number of initiatives, most notably the construction of Dubai public libraries, she also works to support the literature industry and the culture of reading. This is done to make reading and learning accessible to everyone in Dubai by providing integrated, comfortable, and modern facilities.
Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum after inaugurating the Dubai Design Week in 2018

In 2019, Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum was appointed as the Commission’s Chairman. Sheikha Latifa promotes and funds neighbourhood cultural initiatives that help build Dubai’s cultural and creative industry’s environment and infrastructure and incorporate culture into the public sphere. The common activities include Emirates Airline Festival of Literature, Al Quoz Creative Zone, Dubai Collection, Dubai Art Season, Dubai Design Week, Dubai Watch Week, and Sikka Art Fair.
Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum while receiving the Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for outstanding educational performance

In 2020, Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum gave a speech at the Global Women’s Forum in Dubai.
Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum while delivering a speech at the Global Women’s Forum in Dubai in 2020

In the same year, she participated in a “Sofa Session” with Becky Anderson, anchor of CNN’s Connect the World and managing editor of CNN Abu Dhabi, on the topic of “Accessible Creativity: Inclusivity & Diversity” during the World Conference on Creative Economy 2021, which was held at Expo 2020 Dubai.

In September 2021, Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum was featured on the cover of Vogue Arabia’s 50th edition in her very first cover photo.
Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum on the cover of Vogue

In May 2022, Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum was in the headlines for announcing a six-year strategic roadmap with the goals of transforming Dubai into a vibrant talent hub, a global cultural centre, and an incubator for local creativity. This plan aimed at various initiatives like the “Dubai Creative Economy Strategy” and sponsoring council meetings and sessions to engage with representatives from the cultural and creative community. These are aimed at promoting and supporting the growth of cultural and creative industries in the country.

In April 2023, Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum shared a video on social media after she organised the largest book sale in the world, with over a million discounted books from a wide range of genres, including business, cookery, children’s books, science fiction, and thrillers.
Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum during the inauguration of the largest book sale in the world in 2023

In 2023, Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum made headlines after she announced the birth of her fourth child on social media. She wrote that they named her child Hind bint Faisal. Sheikha Latifa posted on Instagram,
We were blessed today with a baby girl, Hind bint Faisal.”

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