Alia bint Khalifa Al Maktoum explained

Alia bint Khalifa bin Saeed Al Maktoum
Issue:	Sheikha Hessa Sheikha Maitha Sheikh Saeed Sheikh Rashid Sheikha Lateefa
House:	Al Maktoum
Father:	Khalifa bin Saeed Al Maktoum
Mother:	Sana bint Mana Al Maktoum

Sheikha Alia bint Khalifa bin Saeed Al Maktoum is the widow of Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum. They were married from 12 March 1971 until his death in 2006.^{[1] [2]}

Sheikha Alia, like other members of the Maktoum family, is involved in horse racing. In 2005, she purchased four horses.^[3] Her horse Eilean Ban won the EBF Fillies' Conditions Stakes on September 2, 2005, at the Newmarket Racecourse.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: ARR: Arab Report and Record. Economic Features, Limited. 1971. 136. Shaikh Maktoum bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the Ruler's heir, married a cousin, Alia bint Khalifa, on 12 March..
2. Web site: Family Pictures . Champ, Genna . 17 March 2009 . . 27 December 2010.
3. Web site: Sheikha Alia al Maktoum . Breeders' Cup Stats & Bios . . 27 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101214104146/http://breederscup.com/bio.aspx?id=15513 . 14 December 2010 . dead .
4. Web site: McRae's Charge in the Driving Seat . 2 September 2005 . sportinglife.com . . 27 December 2010.