Abdulla Saeed Juma Al Naboodah

Abdullah Saeed Juma Al Naboodah
Born	September 1976 Dubai , UAE
Nationality	Emirati [1]

Abdulla Saeed Juma Al Naboodah is an Emirati businessman, sportsperson, the Non-Executive Director of The European Tour Group. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]} Founder and Chairman of Dubai Basketball and a shareholder in the Al Naboodah Group, a UAE-based family conglomerate with operations across multiple industries. ^{[2] [6] [7]}

Career

In 2007, Abdulla Saeed Juma Al Naboodah founded Phoenix Capital, a private investment firm. ^{[8] [9]}

Al Naboodah has been involved in sports administration. In 2010, he was appointed Chairman of Al Ahli Football Club (now Shabab Al Ahli Club) by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. ^{[7] [4]}

In 2024, he established Dubai Basketball, the UAE's first professional basketball team, which became the first Emirati team to compete in the Adriatic Basketball Association (ABA) League. ^{[4] [8] [9] [10] [2]}

He has also contributed to golf development in the UAE, serving as vice chairman of the Emirates Golf Federation from 2010 to 2016 and as a non-executive director of the European Tour Group (DP World Tour) in 2023. ^{[2] [5] [11] [9]}

Al Naboodah previously served as the Chairman of Al Naboodah Investments and as an Executive Board Member of the Saeed & Mohammed Al Naboodah Group. ^{[12] [13] [14] [15]}

Al Naboodah has held board positions in organizations, including Dubai Chamber, Commercial Bank of Dubai, Al Rawabi, Oman Insurance, Takaful Insurance, Mawarid Finance, Dubai Sports Council, and the UAE Football Association. ^{[16] [17] [18] [19] [20]}

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6. "Jerusalem's OurCrowd, Dubai's Phoenix join forces to boost Israel-UAE tech ties". www.timesofisrael.com.
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12. Turner, Jon. "Dubai Basketball: Roster, fixtures and all you need to know about new ABA League team". The National.
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