Abdullah bin Mutaib Al Saud (; born 13 October 1984) is a Saudi Arabian

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rider and member of

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Early life and education

Prince Abdullah was born in London on 13 October 1984. He is the son of

Mutaib bin Abdullah Mutaib bin Abdullah Al Saud (, ''Mutaʿib bin ʿAbdullāh ʾĀl Suʿūd'', alternative spelling Miteb; born 26 March 1952) is a Saudi prince, son of King Abdullah and grandson of Saudi's founder King Abdulaziz, and military officer who served ...

, the minister of national guard. His mother is Jawahir, the daughter of Abdallah bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud. Prince Abdullah holds a law degree from

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Sports career

Prince Abdullah participated in various show jumping events. He competed at the

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and also participated in

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. Saudi Arabia's equestrian show jumping team, including Prince Abdullah, won a bronze medal in the 2012 Summer Olympics. Prince Abdullah finished the rounds with a score of 13 faults.

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* 1984 births Living people Abdullah Mutaib English people of Saudi Arabian descent King Saud University alumni Olympic equestrians for Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabian male equestrians Equestrians at the 2008 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Saudi Arabia Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Royal Olympic medalists Asian Games medalists in equestrian Equestrians at the 2006 Asian Games Equestrians at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Saudi Arabia Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games 21st-century Saudi Arabian sportsmen {{SaudiArabia-equestrian-bio-stub