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HH Sheikha Al Mashghouni
HH Sheikha Fatima
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Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi is the third wife of the founder and the first President of UAE, the late emir (ruler) of Abu Dhabi, HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.
She is chairperson of the Family Development Foundation.
Born in Al Hayer in Al Ain city as the only daughter to her parents, Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi was married to His Highness Sheikh Zayed, President of the UAE, during the 1960s when he was ruler of the Eastern region.
Annually, an exclusive award named the Sheikha Fatima Award for Excellence is presented in her honour. It represents the Outstanding Academic Performance, Commitment to the Environment and World Citizenship of the student who receives it. It entitles winners to a full-tuition scholarship and extends across schools in the Middle East and was expanded to India as well in 2010. It is highly prestigious as it is in the name of this honourable person and it is always presented by a member of the UAE Royal Family. It is awarded to only one person per school.
She is the mother of Sheikh Mohammed, the current Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi; Sheikh Hamdan, Sheikh Hazza, Sheikh Tahnoun, Sheikh Mansour, the current Deputy Prime Minister; Sheikh Abdullah, member of current National Cabinet; Sheikha Shamma and Sheikha Alyazia