Maha bint Mohammed Al Sudairi
Maha bint Mohammed Al Sudairi | |
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Nationality | Saudi Arabian |
Spouse | Nayef bin Abdulaziz (div.) |
Children | 5 |
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Maha bint Mohammed Al Sudairi is the former wife of
Personal life
Maha was the cousin and third wife of Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, with whom she had five children:
Controversy
Princess Maha acquired a luxurious property in Sweetwater Club Blvd., known as "Millionaires Row" in Sweetwater Club, Seminole County, Florida, for $2 million, and she spent another $4 million on improvements, including having a guesthouse and prayer chapel constructed. The house was fitted with an elaborate security system and an arsenal.[9] She made news in 1995 when she became embroiled in a scandal for beating a servant who was suspected of stealing $200,000 in cash and jewellery from her.[9][10] The servant would not press charges, but the princess abandoned her multimillion-dollar property with the windows open to the elements and never returned to the country.[9]
In 2009, Princess Maha spent $20 million during an epic shopping spree in high-end Parisian boutiques, habitually walking out of the door after staff had been given an embossed card marked "Payment to Follow".
Media reported that Princess Maha and her entourage, occupying 41 rooms at the Shangri-La Hotel in the 16th Arrondissement in Paris where they had been staying since 23 December 2011, tried to sneak out of the hotel at 3:30 am of 31 May 2012 without paying the $7 million bill. Police were called, but Princess Maha claimed diplomatic immunity. In the meantime pending resolution, she decamped to the Royal Monceau Hotel owned by her friend Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of Qatar.[1] In March 2013, creditors obtained a court order from a judge in Nanterre, and two storage units containing Princess Maha's purchases from 2012 were seized, to be auctioned off to satisfy creditors. Maha was barred from leaving Saudi Arabia after the latest spending spree.[1]
In early 2018, Maha and her daughter Nouf were sued by an
References
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- ^ a b c "Tampabay: Remaking royal home takes a princely effort". St. Petersburg Times. Associated Press. 30 May 2005.
- ^ "Saudi princess charged". Herald Sun. Orlando. 19 December 2001. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ a b c Peter Walker (11 June 2009). "Saudi princess and (unpaid) €70,000 lingerie bill". The Guardian.
- ^ "A Story of the Wildest Shopping Spree in History". New York. April 2015.
- ^ "Saudi pays up in Paris shop row". BBC. 12 June 2009.
- ^ a b "Case Against Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Abdullah al-Saud and Princess Nouf bint Nayef Abdul-Aziz al-Saud Dismissed with Prejudice: Holland & Knight Attorney". GlobeNewswire News Room (Press release). 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Saudi royals, a mansion in a quiet D.C. suburb — and allegations of mistreating a servant". Washington Post. 7 September 2018.