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Excuse me, ma'am. Ma'am, question for you. Is this your Rolls-Royce?
Yeah.
And how did you get a Rolls-Royce? How did you get rich?
Do you see this hotel?
Yeah.
I own it.
You own this hotel?
Yeah. We're the largest private property developers in the region.
You own hotels?
We own hotels, communities, buildings.
I've been going all over Dubai interviewing the richest people to help the younger generation. Could I get a minute with you for the channel real quick?
Uh, real quick.
For one minute.
One minute. I have a meeting after, but let's do it.
Okay. How long have you been in the real estate business?
We've been in the real estate business 22 years.
What was the most amount of money that you made in a single year?
Last year we sold more than $10 billion of real estate.
You said 10 billion.
10 billion. More than $10 billion.
10 billion. What city are we in today?
We're in Dubai. We're in Dubai.
Is this the best city to do business?
This is the best city to do business, to be to live. This is the best city in the world.
Why?
You know, honestly, the energy that this region has right now, that this city, this country has, the talent that's coming in, and the opportunities, they outweigh everything.
Now, what keeps you motivated to keep on growing? Cuz you've had a ton of success already, but you're still building businesses, you're still building companies. Why is that?
Legacy. We want to create, you know, something that leaves a legacy. And more than anything, we want to contribute to our country's skyline, to our country's development. And we want to be able to say that we contributed to what makes this city great.
Business is tough. Do you think everybody's built for entrepreneurship?
No. I don't think everybody's built for entrepreneurship.
It requires a special spark, a special determination, and an ability to persist beyond all odds. As a woman in business, have you had people that doubted you?
All the time.
But you don't listen to them.
I don't listen to them cuz I have a father who believes in me, a husband who's supportive, and brothers that are amazing, and so I don't need to believe them.
I'm going to challenge you right now. Take me back to the most life-changing conversation that you ever had. What's the greatest piece of advice that you ever received throughout your career?
Wow, that's a tough one. It would be advice my father gave me to not let the noise around you distract you. Doesn't matter what others are doing. Doesn't matter what others are saying. If you believe in what you're doing, you keep going, you're going to make it.
You got to focus.
You got to focus. And honestly, you got to rely on God. because it takes a ton of hard work, a little bit of luck, but it takes a lot of love from somebody upstairs for you to make it.
So, you do you do believe in God?
I'm a big believer in God. I'm very religious.
And if you lost everything tomorrow, could you make it all back?
For sure.
What would you do?
I would start again. I would, you know, go into a service business where you could generate cash flows based on service. You don't need massive capital. Use those cash flows to reinvest into things that require capital. Whether it's development and buying a land or technology where you have a great idea and you go raise capital and you execute. You can use AI to build a business plan, build a prototype, build an app, and then you can raise funding and go for it.
How old are you now?
I'm 31.
31 years old.
Yeah.
If me and you died tomorrow and you had one more message to the younger generation, what would that be?
Take advantage of your life. Don't let your life pass you by. Do as much as you can. Achieve as much as you can. Live it to the fullest and enjoy the journey. It's not about the destination. Enjoy the journey to the fullest. You work hard, you do your best, and you leave the rest on God.
I love that.
You got amazing advice.
Thank you.
Thank you so much for your time.
A pleasure to see you. I got to ask you. I connect with all the billionaires that I interview. Could I get your contact?