A princess is different from all princesses, the life of Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein

Princess Haya is the daughter of His Majesty the late King Hussein bin Talal (1935 - 1999) and Her Majesty Queen Alia Al Hussein (1948 - 1977), who died in a helicopter crash on February 9, 1977 on her way back from southern Jordan to Amman. She is the wife of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai. They had Her Highness Sheikha Al Jalila in 2007, and His Highness Sheikh Zayed in 2012.

The journey of her interest in horses began when she was six years old, as she says in an interview with CNN that she was deeply affected by the death of her mother, when she was three years old. She became so introverted that he was called the “recluse princess”. Her father, King Hussein bin Talal, wanted her out of her shell, so he thought the best way was to get her to take care of the horses.

He gave her an orphaned horse when she was six years old. The daughter of the wind was a mare who lost her mother and the princess had to take care of her. She found in the horse the best companion, and she learned from the close relationship with the perseverance horses to reach the goal, enthusiasm and endurance. And actually contributed to that relationship to get her out of her shell.

Despite this, Princess Haya says that she still misses her mother's presence in her life, because no one fills the void of her mother's absence. She is surrounded by many questions, she would like her mother to be there to answer them. Especially those related to motherhood and ways of caring for and raising children, she does not mention anything about her mother's upbringing of her. She does not know how she was to take care of her in the different stages of her life.

Princess Haya was able to turn her childhood passion into a profession, as she participated in the 2002 World Equestrian Championships that was held in Spain and represented Jordan in the showjumping competition, in the Olympic Games in the year 1992, where she was also the bearer of her country's flag. She described being in the global village with all these athletes was amazing and that those were the best days of her life. In addition, Princess Haya won a bronze medal in the jumping competition at the XNUMX Seventh Pan Arab Games, which was held in Damascus.

Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein represents the practical young Arab woman, as she is the first Arab woman to head the International Equestrian Federation and to participate in the Equestrian Olympiad. She is the first Arab jockey to hold a truck driving license to transport her horses for racing. She worked in different stables to understand her horses and traveled with them on cargo planes, so her image differs from that of princesses in films and novels.

She is the first female president of an Arab labor union, the Land Transport Federation in Jordan, and the first Arab woman as a Goodwill Ambassador for the World Food Program, where she was appointed in XNUMX. She was nominated as the second most beautiful princess in the world, after Princess Märtha Louise of Norway by an international poll in XNUMX.

Princess Haya described her relationship with her husband as a deep relationship based on friendship; She says he is her husband, her brother, her friend and her companion. She tells him everything and tries to keep up with his activities. Princess Haya says in an interview that they met in a competitive horse match. It wasn't love at first sight as much as it was a sporting challenge, he told her he would beat her in the match, and she assured him that she would win. And although he won at the time, she never lost hope of victory.