Abdel Nader – Professional NBA Basketball Player : USA

Abdel Nader – professional Basketball player for ‘ Oklahoma City Thunder’ of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Plays in the position of Small forward / Shooting guard

Awards / Highlights :

  • NBA D-League Rookie of the Year (2017)
  • All-NBA D-League Second Team (2017)
  • NBA D-League All-Rookie Team (2017)
  • NBA D-League All-Star (2017)
  • MAC All-Freshman Team (2012)

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American / American-Arab / Egyptian-American

Saudi Falconry Festival Breaks World Record : Feb 2019

‘ King Abdul Aziz Falconry Festival ‘ confirmed by Guinness World Records (GWR) as the ‘ World’s Largest Falcon Racing Tournament ‘

The participation of a record 723 falcons , competing for 10 day ( Jan 25 to Feb 03, 2019). The total purse value at SR 17,630,00.

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Saudi Arabia

Nawal El Moutawakel – Olympian – Gold Medallist .

Nawal El Moutawakel , Morocco. Olympic Gold Medallist. 400 metres hurdles, women. Summer Olympics – 1984

Positions :

  • Minister for Youth and Sports, Morocco – 2007
  • Council Member – International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) – 1995
  • Council Member – International Olympic Committee (IOC) – 1998
  • President – Assocation Marocaine des Sports ets Development (AMSD)
  • Vice-President – Moroccan Royal Federation of Athletics

Firsts :

  • First Woman from a Muslim majority country to win an Olympic Gold Medal
  • First Moroccan to win an Olympic Gold Medal

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Morocco

Khaldoon Al Mubarak : CEO & MD – Mubadala Investments -Abu Dhabi (UAE)

Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak . Leader. Emirati Entrepreneur. Businessman.

-CEO & MD – Mubadala Invesments Company

-Board Member (incl) First Abu Dhabi Bank, Aldar Properties, Ferrari etc.

-Executive Council Member of Emirate of Abu Dhabi / Chairman – Executive Affairs Office – Abu Dhabi

Sports:

-Chairman – Manchester City Football Club / Chairman: Abu Dhabi Motor Sports Management Company (ADMM)

-Member Board of Trustees New York University

Awards:

-Appointed ‘Commander of the Star of the Order of the Italian Solidarity ‘(2007)

-Appointed ‘Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) (2013)

-Awarded the Grand Gwanghwa Medal, the highest class of the South Korean Order of Diplomatic Service Merit

-Awarded ‘Asian Business Leadership Forum Award (ABLF) 2016

-Listed as One of the 100 World’s Most Influential Arabs (2017) by Arabian Business

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pix : scoopempire.com

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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE)