Sheikha Mahra bint Mohammed Rashid Al Maktoum: Who is she and what is her connection to rapper French Montana?
28 august 2025 в 17:13
Sheikha Mahra bint Mohammed Rashid Al Maktoum, a Dubai princess, has made a name for herself as an educated and successful entrepreneur, a royal figure, and a mother of one daughter. In August 2025, she became headline news due to her engagement to rapper French Montana (real name: Karim Kharbush). As the couple comes from different backgrounds, many wonder how Sheikha Mahra’s royal blood, wealth, and family will impact their future marriage.
Learn more about Sheikha Mahra below.
Sheikha Mahra bint Mohammed Rashid Al Maktoum is a royal figure from Dubai and the daughter of Dubai’s ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who is also the Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE.
As a successful businesswoman, Sheikha Mahra studied international relations in London, as seen on her Instagram, and created her own line of perfumes, Mahra M1.
Sheikha Mahra is perhaps better known outside her country as the bold Dubai princess who accused her ex-husband, Emirati businessman Sheikh Mana bin Mohammed bin Rashid bin Mana Al Maktoum, of having «other companions» on social media last year. The former spouses married in April 2023 and welcomed their daughter in May 2024. In July of the same year, Sheikha Mahra accused him on Instagram.
«Dear husband, since you are busy with other companions, I hereby declare our divorce», - she wrote in a now-deleted post. «I divorce you, I divorce you, I divorce you. Take care of yourself. Your ex-wife».
Following this, the royal figure released a fragrance called «Divorce» under the Mahra M1 brand, apparently as a clever reference to her former marriage.
Sheikha Mahra’s public statement was bold because it resembled an Islamic practice known as «triple talaq», - a law that allows only Muslim men to divorce their wives three times, according to the BBC.
Sheikha Mahra was 31 years old as of August 2025.
Sheikha Mahra is not only the daughter of Dubai’s ruler — she is also a businesswoman and the creator of the Mahra M1 perfume line. However, most of her wealth comes from her family, and her father was estimated to be worth around $ 4 billion in 2019, according to Business Insider.
Sheikha Mahra has never commented on her relationship with French Montana, so the exact timeline of their relationship is unknown. However, rumors of a romance surfaced in late 2024 when they were spotted holding hands in Paris. They even reportedly left a famous «love lock» on the Pont des Arts bridge.
Montana’s representative told TMZ that the couple got engaged in June 2025 during the Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2026 shows
Learn more about Sheikha Mahra below.
Sheikha Mahra bint Mohammed Rashid Al Maktoum is a royal figure from Dubai and the daughter of Dubai’s ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who is also the Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE.
As a successful businesswoman, Sheikha Mahra studied international relations in London, as seen on her Instagram, and created her own line of perfumes, Mahra M1.
Sheikha Mahra is perhaps better known outside her country as the bold Dubai princess who accused her ex-husband, Emirati businessman Sheikh Mana bin Mohammed bin Rashid bin Mana Al Maktoum, of having «other companions» on social media last year. The former spouses married in April 2023 and welcomed their daughter in May 2024. In July of the same year, Sheikha Mahra accused him on Instagram.
«Dear husband, since you are busy with other companions, I hereby declare our divorce», - she wrote in a now-deleted post. «I divorce you, I divorce you, I divorce you. Take care of yourself. Your ex-wife».
Following this, the royal figure released a fragrance called «Divorce» under the Mahra M1 brand, apparently as a clever reference to her former marriage.
Sheikha Mahra’s public statement was bold because it resembled an Islamic practice known as «triple talaq», - a law that allows only Muslim men to divorce their wives three times, according to the BBC.
Sheikha Mahra was 31 years old as of August 2025.
Sheikha Mahra is not only the daughter of Dubai’s ruler — she is also a businesswoman and the creator of the Mahra M1 perfume line. However, most of her wealth comes from her family, and her father was estimated to be worth around $ 4 billion in 2019, according to Business Insider.
Sheikha Mahra has never commented on her relationship with French Montana, so the exact timeline of their relationship is unknown. However, rumors of a romance surfaced in late 2024 when they were spotted holding hands in Paris. They even reportedly left a famous «love lock» on the Pont des Arts bridge.
Montana’s representative told TMZ that the couple got engaged in June 2025 during the Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2026 shows
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