Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum’s wife, Princess Haya Bint al-Hussein, is the third female member of his court to run away from the United Arab Emirates. Another runaway princess seems to have stirred up an international diplomatic crisis. Princess Haya Bint al-Hussein, the daughter of the late King Hussein of Jordan and one of the wives of Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, is reportedly fearing for her life after leaving her husband and running away from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with two of her children and over $39 million. Princess Haya bint Al Hussein, had fled the palace for Britain several months ago and was now asking for a divorce. She was found a few weeks later and not much more was heard about her. Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, above with the Sheikh at Derby day in Epsom, England, in 2017 has now fled with their children. Princess Haya bint al-Hussein and Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai, at Epsom for the Derby in 2013 It all began when a teenage girl in Surrey ran away from home 19 years ago. Princess Haya bint Hussein (Arabic: الأميرة هيا بنت الحسين ; born 3 May 1974), commonly known as HRH Princess Haya of Jordan, is the daughter of King Hussein of Jordan and his third wife Queen Alia, and the half-sister of King Abdullah II. Picture: Mark Cuthbert. Princess Haya of Jordan, who allegedly ran away from her husband and ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, has launched a legal battle against the Emirati royal in a UK court, according to media reports. Princess Haya Bint al-Hussein of Jordan leaves the Royal Courts of Justice, accompanied by lawyer Fiona Shackleton in London, July 31, 2019.