Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum (; born 1 October 1976) is a member of the ruling family of

Dubai Dubai (Help:IPA/English, /duːˈbaɪ/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''doo-BYE''; Modern Standard Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic: ; Emirati Arabic, Emirati Arabic: , Romanization of Arabic, romanized: Help:IPA/English, /diˈbej/) is the Lis ...

, an equestrian, a 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 (; 15 August 1943 – 4 January 2006) was an Emirati royal and politician who served as the second vice president, first and third prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, and ruler of Dubai. He was pr ...

, the former Emir of

, and 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 (; born 15 July 1949) is an Emirati politician and royal who is the current ruler of Dubai, and serves as the Vice President of the United Arab Emirates, vice president and Prime Minister of the United Arab ...

Sport shooting career

He represented the UAE at the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 Olympics in

skeet shooting Skeet shooting is a recreational and competitive activity whose participants use shotguns to attempt to break clay targets which two fixed stations mechanically fling into the air at high speed and at a variety of angles. Skeet is one of the ...

. Coached by Lithuanian shooter Leonas Molotokas, he also competed at

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and 2007 Pan Arab Games. In 2006, he won the

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

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

Al Ain Al Ain () is a city in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and the seat of the administrative division of the Al Ain Region. The city is Oman–United Arab Emirates border, bordered to the east by the Omani town of Al-Buraimi. Al A ...

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

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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 married Azerbaijani former gymnast Zeynab Javadli in 2015. They divorced in 2019, setting off a custody battle over their children. The custody battle drew international headlines in October 2022, when Javadli's lawyers asked the

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for help, as she feared for the safety of herself and her children. According to the request, she had faced abuse, harassment, and intimidation from Emirati authorities, who also alleged that she is an unfit mother.

References

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