George Galloway Is Still Married To Me, Claims Third Wife After MP's Fourth Wedding

Posted: 4/04/2012 10:54 Updated: 15/04/2012 18:56

George Galloway is undoubtedly riding high on his by-election win and recent fourth wedding – but his third wife may have put a damper on things after announcing she is still married to the MP - something he denies.

Galloway, who tied the knot with Putri Gayatri Pertiwi in Amsterdam just two days after his victory in Bradford West, is still married under Islamic law to his third wife Rima Husseini, she claims.

Husseini, who gave birth to Galloway’s youngest son four months ago, exclusively told The Sun she had repeatedly asked for a divorce under Islamic law, but that the Respect Party leader continued to refuse.


George Galloway with his new wife Putri Gayatri Pertiwi

She said: "We married under Islamic law. There's a misconception you can have up to four wives in Islam, but it's not true.

“Under Islamic law we remain married. He hasn’t done anything illegal, but morally it’s a different story.”

A spokesman told the newspaper: "Mr Galloway won’t engage in a war of words with the mother of two of his children. He was free to marry last Saturday and he did."

Galloway's assistant Rob Hoveman told The Huffington Post UK: "This is a personal matter on which no comment would be appropriate."


Galloway with Rima Husseini, who claims she is still married to the MP under Islamic law

The 57-year-old's fourth wife is 30 years younger than him at just 27 - and two years younger than his eldest daughter, 29-year-old Lucy.

Putri, a Dutch anthropologist, has already been promoting her new husband online, by plus one-ing his website on the social network google+.

In her blog she describes herself as a "curious person, vivid, flexible, sometimes stressful, awfully vain, balanced but contradictive, and perhaps therefore always in contemplation."

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Galloway, who is often referred to in the press as "Gorgeous George", told The Daily Mail: "Putri is an anthropologist and child rights specialist and we have known each other for about six months.

"The next few months will be interesting because I will be working back in Westminster as an MP. But we will be moving around between London, Bradford and Amsterdam."

According to Putri's Linkedin page she has also blogged for Wijblijvenhier, a website for young Dutch Muslims, where she says she views herself as a " 'Dutch Indonesian."

She also writes about her reflections on a 'slut walk' in Amsterdam.

Watch video of Gorgeous George being egged in Bradford during his Respect Party victory parade

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mmartini54
Roll on 2015!
22:35 on 10/04/2012
His 3rd wife has just had his son four months ago? And he's just married someone he's known for 6 months? There are a lot of very gullible women about, it seems. Wonder what kind of father he is?
17:34 on 05/04/2012
Did anyone see him on 10 oclock show?
He demolished the brainless pathetic hacks from the "main" parties!
At least we should now get some fire back into poletics. About time too.
01:42 on 12/06/2012
He demolished the US Senators when he appeared before them in the 2005 time frame. We need more like him.
katertaif
My wife thinks I have one fault. Everything I do!
15:32 on 05/04/2012
On the one hand I believe he is using a loophole in British law that a muslim (I'm assuming he is with a muslim wife, you are required to convert) may have more than one wife, providing that the marriage is solemnised for want of a better word, outside this country. That is how many of them do it, and get away with having more than one wife in a monogamous country.

Trouble with that,,is that he is allowed to have more than one wife, providing he can treat them all in exactly the same way. That he is patently not even attempting to do.

If he is not a muslim, then it boils down to him being a hypocrite, which I believe him to be anyway. he is unfit for public office by any standard. Although I belive he does a good impression of a cat. (not that I would watch that programme anyway)
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Mickey Mouse 1
There are no lies or deceit on a chess board.
10:10 on 05/04/2012
Two wives is enough for any man, you get it in stereo: one in each ear hole!
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Nathan0316
TrueBlueTory Age quod agis
05:22 on 05/04/2012
Seems to me, if he's about to start a new wave of politics, he'd better get started soon...or perhaps he's already too busy looking for wife no. 5?
20:30 on 04/04/2012
Crikey, why would you even admit to being remotely associated with him. Would like my skin to stop crawling now...please!
19:32 on 04/04/2012
No fan of the man, but headline implies he's a bigamist when in the laws that apply in this country he's nothing of the sort. Huff should be careful of what they say or report. Whilst tempted to comment further, what's the point? He's elected, this is not going to change that, and he'll no doubt continue to act as he's always done. Perhaps our democracy is healthier than we think when a renegade like this can get elected. But ultimately he is one of 600+ MPs and is unlikely to be joined by others any time soon, so just go with it. He can't do any harm.
19:30 on 04/04/2012
I believe George Galloway to be 1 of this country's greatest politicians of the past 50 years. I also do not believe he has had many politicians to challenge him for this accolade...

Any politician who has his backbone, beliefs & willingness to stand up & fight for peace is truly a great man.

George Galloway has won elections for 35yrs in this country from Dundee, Glasgow, London & now Bradford.

His defeat in the Scottish parliamentary LIST vote was an election which I know Mr Galloway is glad he lost.

He has now been elected to Westminster 6 times.

If the government had listened to Mr Galloway there would be HUNDREDS of British soldiers STILL ALIVE rather than fallen fighting ILLEGAL WARS.
21:09 on 04/04/2012
Just proves how stupid those members of the public are who voted for this *****
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00:05 on 05/04/2012
He's just like every other self-serving politician in the world, serving himself at the expense of the electorate. The only politicians who had real backbone were all pre 1911, when they worked voluntary for the electorate for no pay, proving the courage of their convictions that they were working for a just society.
01:44 on 12/06/2012
If Parliament had 600 George Galloways, Britain would be #1 in the world.
19:19 on 04/04/2012
The Huffington Post is funny, its like an old Soviet style Winston Smith only allowing through posts that agree with 'Big Brothers' agenda, I would not put it past them at some time in the future to actually start editing posts. My post which I posted earlier today has completely vanished into the ether because it dared to criticise this interfering and abysmal publication, why should I care? We should care because this is the way despotic regimes come to the fore, by interfering and censoring free speech, news and manipulating the free will of the people. It comes as no surprise this is an American publication, where once that great country had high ideals and a truly free press, its press now is no more than a mouthpiece of their establishment. You won't post this Huff or is you do I doubt if it will be shown for long. You do have to laugh at their stupidity don't you.
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18:37 on 04/04/2012
no onder he got rid of you you bitter woman.
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Philduck
18:04 on 04/04/2012
He will henceforth be known as George "Allah Akbar" Galloway.
17:59 on 04/04/2012
a lack of respect from the respect leader.
but i expect no different from him.
17:32 on 04/04/2012
She must be curious to marry him.
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Ben Wilson
Might as well laugh while you still can.
16:44 on 04/04/2012
Got that La Roux song going around my head - "In for the kill" - Poor George, what did ever do to have so many people baying for his blood. Oh yeah his middle finger to the establishment and his refusal to tow the line...Now I'll argue Galloway is wrong on any number of things, but we need more of his sort - Ya know the kind that aren't just managers of public life who couldn't even run a corner shop.
20:35 on 04/04/2012
"Poor George, what did ever do to have so many people baying for his blood"

He simulated cat behaviour with Rula on CBB, and that did it for me...need to go empty my puke bucket now!
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Ben Wilson
Might as well laugh while you still can.
21:17 on 04/04/2012
Haha, I've been checkmated! :P But credit to the bloke for coming back by using the Top Cat Themetue for his radio show! I think he still uses it!
01:46 on 12/06/2012
Nobody's perfect; his good far outweighs the bad.
16:36 on 04/04/2012
That video is a fair reflection of a significant chunk of his support base.