Sheikha Mahra

Some Lesser Known Facts About Sheikha Mahra

• Her mother is Greek, and she grew up in Dubai.

  

• Sheikha Mahra is one of the 26 children of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Vice President, Prime Minister, and the Ruler of Dubai, United Arab Emirates).

• Her husband, Sheikh Mana, served in the UAE Armed Forces-National Service for a year. In 2023, he was pursuing a degree in Security and Risk Management from the American University in the Emirates, Dubai.

• In January 2023, she was featured on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar magazine.

  

• Sheikha Mahra likes travelling to distant places in her free time.

  

• On 17 July 2024, she announced her divorce from her husband, Sheikh Mana, through Instagram. Shaikha Mahra wrote,
  

  Dear Husband, “As you are occupied with other companions, I hereby declare our divorce. I divorce you, I divorce you, and I divorce you. Take care. Your ex-wife.”

• Sheikha Mahra often supports women’s empowerment issues and advocates for the upliftment of local UAE designers.

• Riding a horse is her favourite recreational activity.

  

• In September 2024, Mahra launched a new perfume named Divorce a few months after divorcing her husband.

  

• In 2024, Sheikha Mahra began dating rapper French Montana, and their relationship soon became the subject of global curiosity.

• In June 2025, French Montana proposed to Mahra with a custom-made emerald-cut diamond ring, designed by New York jeweller Eric of Mavani & Co. It featured an 11.53-carat diamond and cost around $1.05 million.