Nada Zeidan ( ar, ندى زيدان; born October 11, 1976) is a

Palestinian Palestinians ( ar, الفلسطينيون, ; he, פָלַסְטִינִים, ) or Palestinian people ( ar, الشعب الفلسطيني, label=none, ), also referred to as Palestinian Arabs ( ar, الفلسطينيين العرب, label=non ...

spokesmodel who happens to be a road racer.

Personal life

Zeidan was born in

Beirut Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint o ...

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...

father and

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mother. She is the eldest of seven children. She moved to Qatar when she was four, because of the

Lebanese Civil War The Lebanese Civil War ( ar, الحرب الأهلية اللبنانية, translit=Al-Ḥarb al-Ahliyyah al-Libnāniyyah) was a multifaceted armed conflict that took place from 1975 to 1990. It resulted in an estimated 120,000 fatalities a ...

. She has a bachelor's degree in nursing. Zeidan began practicing archery in 2001. She started rallying in 2004. Zeidan has cited the previous First Lady of Qatar,

Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned Sheikha Moza bint Nasser Al-Missned ( ar, موزا بنت ناصر المسند; born 8 August 1959) is one of the three consorts of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, former Emir of the State of Qatar. She is co-founder and chairperson of th ...

, as inspirational to her career. In September 2014, she married

George Wassouf George Wassouf ( ar, جورج وسوف; 23 December 1961) is a Syrian singer. In a career spanning more than four decades, he has released more than 30 albums, with a significantly large audience of fans throughout the Arab world. Dubbed Sulta ...

, a Syrian singer. In October 2015, a photo was posted on one of the Lebanese-born Zeidan's social media accounts, along with the caption, "God has given us a babygirl and we've named her Oyoon

. Thank you to everyone who congratulated us on the birth," reported Sada El Balad.

Career

Archery

Zeidan participated in the 2002 Busan and 2006 Doha Asian Games in archery. 2006 was the last time she competed in archery. "She was the first Qatari, and the first Arab female to compete at the archery competition the 14th Asian Games."

Rallying

Zeidan is the "first female Arab rally driver". In 2004, Zeidan won the Middle-East Rally Championship in Dubai. She also won Ladies Cups in the Middle East Rally Championships in Lebanon and Syria. In 2010 was the last time Zeidan has raced, she says now she is semi-retired.

Medicine

Zeidan has been a nurse for 10 years. As of 2016, she is the Athlete Relations Manager at Aspetar, a specialised Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital in Doha.

Honours

Zeidan was selected as a torchbearer to carry the Olympic flame in the UK as it made its way towards

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

18 June 2012.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zeidan, Nada 1976 births Living people Female rally drivers Qatari rally drivers Qatari female archers Qatari people of Lebanese descent Qatari people of Turkish descent Qatari Muslims Sportspeople from Beirut Sportspeople of Lebanese descent Qatari people of Palestinian descent Palestinian people of Turkish descent