Marcus Essabri is the first cousin of Princess Latifa who is being held ‘hostage’ by her father.
Marcus Essabri is an activist. He grew up with his cousins Latifa and Shamsa in the places of Dubai.
He is the nephew of the prime minister of the UAE Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
Marcus Essabri currently lives in Australia and has been pleading and spreading awareness about the ills and ‘crimes’ of the UAE ruler.
He has been in a lot of news recently for asking for freedom for her cousins Latifa and Shamsa.
Quick Facts:
| Name | Marcus Essabri |
| Birthday | 1972 |
| Age | 48 |
| Gender | Male |
| Profession | Activist |
| Married/Single | – |
| @MarcusEssabri |
In positive steps for women’s rights, the United Arab Emirates moves to cancel lenient penalties for “honor killings” and to amend inheritance laws. Now will it stop Dubai’s ruler from detaining his adult daughters for wanting to lead independent lives? https://t.co/MXgCm0wm6c pic.twitter.com/xP842kglQl
— Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth) November 7, 2020
10 Facts About Marcus Essabri
- Wikipedia states that Marcus Essabri is the first cousin of the Dubai princess Shamsa Al Maktoum and Latifa Al Maktoum.
- Marcus Essabri was born in the year 1972 and is 46 years of age as of February of 2021.
- Talking about his cousin’s age, Shamsa Al Maktoum is 39 years old and Latifa Al Maktoum is 35 years old.
- Marcus who currently lives in Australia states that his cousin Shamsa and Latifa are being held hostage by Sheikh Maktoum in a prison-like condition.
- Marcus’ cousin Shamsa vanished about twenty years ago after desiring to live an independent life.
- Similarly, Marcus’s other cousin tried to escape the clutch of the Dubai ruler by escaping but was held in a yacht off the coast of India.
- Marcus Essabri stated in an interview about the truth of all that is happening is known by Princess Haya who is the wife of the ruler Sheikh Maktoum.
- The treatment of Marcus Essabri’s cousin is said to be the reason Sheikh Maktoum wife is trying to have a divorce with the ruler.
- Marcus Essabri is active on Twitter under the username @MarcusEssabri. He often tweets for the freedom of his cousins and has 109 followers on his account.
- Marcus Essabri younger cousin Latifa Al Maktoum again released video footage where she explained how she was being held as ‘hostage‘.