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 Olympian sport shooter. He owns international award-winning horses and a UAE football club. Sheikh Saeed is the son of

Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum ( ar, مكتوم بن راشد آل مكتوم, Maktūm bin Rāshid Āl Maktūm; 15 August 1943 – 4 January 2006) was an Emirati politician who served as the vice president and prime minister of the Unite ...

, former Emir (Ruler) of

, his uncle is the incumbent Emir of Dubai, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE,

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum ( ar, محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم, links=no; ; born 15 July 1949) is the vice president, prime minister, and minister of defence of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as well as the ruler of Dubai ...

Sport shooting career

He represented UAE in 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympics in skeet shooting. He also competed at

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and

2007 Pan Arab Games The 11th Pan Arab Games took place in Cairo, Egypt from 11 – 26 November 2007. A total of 22 countries participated in 32 events. These games were the largest in the games' history; seven new events were introduced and 2000 more athletes partici ...

. Coached by Lithuanian shooter Leonas Molotokas In 2006, he won Asian Shooting Championships 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 Al Ain, 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 (city), Al Khor, it is home to m ...

Other sports

He is owner of famous racehorses including Lammtara of the

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. He sponsored 1000 Dunes Rally in 2008.

Controversy

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

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