Latifa Bint Mohammed attends a session at the One Billion Followers Summit hosted by MayMask

Dubai, January 13 / WAM / Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairwoman of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, witnessed a keynote session hosted by May Musk, the mother of billionaire Elon Musk, entitled “How did I succeed in raising three children, including the richest man in the world?” “, as part of the activities of the One Billion Followers Summit 2025, organized by the UAE Government Media Office, and its activities concluded today, with the participation of more than 15,000 content creators and influencers and more than 420 speakers and 125 CEOs and global experts.
The session was also attended by His Excellency Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs, His Excellency Maryam bint Ahmed Al Hammadi, Minister of State and Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers, and His Excellency Saeed Al Eter, Assistant Minister of Cabinet Affairs for Strategic Projects, Head of the UAE Government Media Office.
May Musk confirmed, during the session moderated by Alia Al Hammadi, Vice President of the UAE Government Media Office and Director of the One Billion Followers Summit, that she was keen to raise her three children after her separation from her husband in the best possible way, and was also keen to be a model of a “strong mother.” Especially since her work required the necessity of traveling between 9 countries, in addition to her work as a doctor at the same time, noting that she raised her children to carry out their roles and created within them a sense of responsibility towards everything that happened. They do it.
She said that she raised three unique children who achieved extraordinary achievements, and that each of them had his own unique ideas, and that she believes that each of them succeeded in creating their own space in order to achieve their achievements.
She revealed that her three sons never wanted to make profits from their businesses, but they focused on working for good. They invested in some companies and their purpose was not to make money; Rather, helping others and solving the world’s problems, citing that her eldest son, Tosca, who worked in the field of film production, focused in his films on the need for women to be strong and not victims, and he began working on these plots in films, so he changed the old concept.
May Musk talked about her son, the richest in the world, the businessman Elon Musk, and said that he did not want to buy the “X” platform, Twitter previously, but he bought it and discovered great corruption and was shocked by what he saw on it, and he set out to change that and correct it, so he did not The media loves him and attacks him, stressing that they taught him from a young age the need for his voice to express him, and for him to be convinced that he will not be agreed upon by all people, and therefore he must do what he deems appropriate. Without paying attention to criticism.
Regarding his personal life, she explained that Elon Musk is a kind, emotional, and polite person, and that he used to play with his children and make them happy, stressing that she feels proud and happy when she sees him sitting with world presidents.
Regarding whether his entry into the world of politics will affect his successes and investments, May Musk confirmed that this will not happen, especially since Elon meets with every department in Tesla, for example, for half an hour, and knows everything big and small in it, and the engineers love him, and this is the matter. He actually practices it in all his works.
May Musk confirmed that her relationship with social media focuses more on the X and Instagram platforms.
Regarding her fame in China and whether her son Elon had anything to do with it, she said: “I did not think about helping my son in China; This belongs to him, and I believe that the “X” campaigns contributed to creating a good relationship for me with many Chinese friends.”
My Mask described Dubai as a “wonderful and amazing city.” This is her fourth visit to the UAE, noting that what attracts her attention is the creativity in architecture and the splendor of the Emirati people, as well as the cleanliness of the city of Dubai.
At the conclusion of the session, May Musk gave advice to parents regarding education, saying: “When you have young children, you must spend a lot of time with them, and when they grow up, they will help you in everything… What is important is that your children be kind, polite, and search for goodness.”

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