{
  "id": 19849559,
  "title": "My Dubai Salary: 'I said goodbye to two husbands to focus on my business'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/my-dubai-salary-i-said-goodbye-to-two-husbands-to-focus-on-my-business-19849559",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-13T17:53:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/money/2026/11/13/my-dubai-salary-i-said-goodbye-to-two-husbands-to-focus-on-my-business/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Madiha Abaida moved to Dubai for a holiday, but ended up staying and building a successful business empire. She had previously lived in Monaco for ten years due to tax reasons. After her marriage ended, she wanted a fresh start in Dubai. Initially, she launched a fashion brand, which became her reality when the pandemic hit. She then opened a textile factory and later a beauty salon. Madiha has also invested in real estate, acquiring over 25 properties in the UAE and Spain. She describes herself as a millionaire and dreams of going to Mars and having a place on the Moon. She invests in her properties, stocks, and cryptocurrencies, and avoids debt. Madiha's financial goals include expanding Pink Madi globally and starting her own make-up line. She values financial independence and takes care of herself, spending around Dh100,000 per month.",
  "summary": "Madiha Abaida came to Dubai for a holiday. She ended up buying a property , opening a factory and never leaving. That was in 2018. She had been living in Monaco for a decade before that – a resident for tax reasons , as she puts it plainly – but after her marriage ended, she wanted a fresh start somewhere new. It was not straightforward, though. She launched a fashion brand in Dubai in 2020 and…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}