Manal bint Mohammed Al Maktoum

Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (منال بنت محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم; born 12 November 1977) is an Emirati politician and member of the ruling family of Dubai.

She is the eldest child of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai, and is the second wife of Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the younger half-brother of the president of the United Arab Emirates and the ruler of Abu Dhabi, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

Sheikha Manal is the eldest child of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, current Ruler of Dubai, and his former wife Sheikha Randa bint Mohammed Al-Banna.

She is the half sister of Crown Prince Hamdan.

Sheikha Manal graduated with a bachelor's degree in Interior Design and a master's degree in marketing from the American University of Dubai.

In 2003, Sheikha Manal founded the Dubai Ladies Club.

She married Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi on 2 May 2005.

They have five children:

In November 2006, Sheikha Manal initiated Dubai Women Establishment (DWE).

Young Artist Award was founded under the patronage of Sheikha Manal in 2006 as a competition of fine arts of emerging artists in the United Arab Emirates.

In 2012, Sheikha Manal launched the "Women on Boards" initiative.