French Montana is engaged!
The “Unforgettable” rapper is ready to tie the knot with Dubai princess Sheikha Mahra bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the daughter of Dubai ruler and United Arab Emirates Prime Minister Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, his consultant confirmed to TMZ on Wednesday, August 27.
Based on the outlet, Montana — actual identify Karim Kharbouch — and Sheikha Mahra obtained engaged in June after he walked the runway at Paris Vogue Week.
A marriage date has not been set but, reported TMZ.
Montana, 40, was beforehand married to Deen Kharbouch from 2007 to 2014. He additionally dated Khloé Kardashian between 2013 and 2014.
“The love was actual,” the rapper stated of his romance with Kardashian in a 2019 interview with Haute Residing. “When the love was like that, it's all the time going to be like that. Friendship after a relationship is one thing that's actual exhausting to do, and I'm glad we've been in a position to do it.”
“Me and Khloé are all the time going to be pals, and the household nonetheless stays shut,” he added. “I really feel like we had an actual dope relationship ― there was no unhealthy blood, no one did one thing to any individual that we couldn't come again from.”
In July 2024, Sheikha Mahra, 31, made headlines when she publicly introduced her divorce from her ex-husband, Sheikh Mana bin Mohammed bin Rashid bin Mana Al Maktoum, in an Instagram put up. (The couple wed in April 2023 and welcomed a daughter, Mahra, in Could 2024.)
“Expensive husband, I hereby declare our divorce,” a put up shared by Sheikha Mahra's Instagram account learn, per the BBC and CNN.
“I divorce you, I divorce you, and I divorce you. Take care. Your ex-wife,” the put up continued, showing to difficulty her ex with a triple talaq, an Islamic divorce observe.
Based on CNN, the triple talaq is a “controversial observe” that's “utilized in some Muslim international locations the place a person immediately divorces his spouse by declaring it thrice,” although it's banned in others. It “isn't typically invoked by ladies towards their husbands,” per the outlet.
Courtesy of Shaikha Mahra Mohammed Rashed Al Maktoum/Instagram; Courtesy of Mana Al Maktoum/Instagram There's nothing extra highly effective than a girl scorned — particularly if she's royalty. Dubai princess Sheikha Mahra Mohammed Rashed Al Maktoum went viral following her public declaration of divorce from husband Sheikh Mana Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum. “As you might be occupied with […]
A month after saying her divorce, Sheikha Mahra shared a tribute to her father on Instagram, thanking him for his help.
“Expensive Father, thanks on your help. Thanks on your love. Thanks for marking an period that justifies that there's justice for everybody. My respect and love, Mahra,” she wrote alongside a throwback picture of her and Sheikh Mohammed, per the Business Recorder.
