Haya bint Hussein
| Princess Haya bint Hussein | |
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| Princess of Jordan | |
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Princess Haya in 2011
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| Born |
3 May 1974 Amman, Jordan |
| Spouse | Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (m. 2004) |
| Issue | Sheikha Al Jalila Sheikh Zayed |
| House |
Hashemite House of Al-Falasi (by marriage) |
| Father | Hussein of Jordan |
| Mother | Alia al-Hussein |
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Extended royal family
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Princess Haya bint al Hussein (Arabic: الأميرة هيا بنت الحسين; born 3 May 1974) is the daughter of King Hussein of Jordan and his third wife, Queen Alia, and the half-sister of King Abdullah. Princess Haya is the fifth wife of the United Arab Emirates' prime minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, being known internationally as Her Royal Highness Princess Haya of Jordan. She is a 41st-generation direct descendant of Muhammad since she was born to the Hashemite family (who have ruled Jordan since 1921)
A graduate of Oxford University in England, she is an accomplished equestrian who competed for Jordan in international show jumping competition and is the two-term President of the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI). In addition she engages in a variety of charitable activities.
Princess Haya studied in the United Kingdom, where she attended Badminton School for Girls in Bristol, Bryanston School in Dorset and later St Hilda's College, Oxford University, from which she graduated with a BA honours degree in philosophy, politics, and economics (PPE).
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