Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum ( ar, سعيد بن مكتوم بن راشد آل مكتوم; born 1 October 1976) is a member of the ruling family of

Dubai Dubai (, ; ar, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 emirates of the United Arab Emirates.The Government and Politics of ...

, equestrian, businessman and a former

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sport shooter. He owns international award-winning horses and a UAE football club. Sheikh Saeed is the son of Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, former Emir (Ruler) of

, his uncle is the incumbent Emir of Dubai, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

Sport shooting career

He represented UAE in 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympics in

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. He also competed at

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and

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. Coached by Lithuanian shooter Leonas Molotokas In 2006, he won

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in skeet. In 2010, he won 9th Arab Shooting Championship at the Fahad Al Ahmed Complex in

Kuwait Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the nort ...

. In 2011, he won gold in the ISSF World Cup Finals in

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, UAE. He also won gold in the 2011 Pan-Arab Games in

Doha, Qatar Doha ( ar, الدوحة, ad-Dawḥa or ''ad-Dōḥa'') is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor, it is home to most of the coun ...

Other sports

He is owner of famous racehorses including Lammtara of the Godolphin Stables. He sponsored 1000 Dunes Rally in 2008.

Controversy

The sheikh has divorced his Azerbaijan origin wife, Zeynab Javadli.

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