Abdulla Saeed Juma Al Naboodah

Abdulla Saeed Juma Al Naboodah
Abdulla Saeed Juma Al Naboodah
Born	September 1976 (age 49) Dubai, UAE

Abdulla Saeed Juma Al Naboodah is an Emirati businessman who is the Non-Executive Director of The European Tour Group, Founder and Chairman of Dubai Basketball and a shareholder in the Al Naboodah Group, a UAE-based family conglomerate with operations across multiple industries.

Career

In 2007, Abdulla Saeed Juma Al Naboodah founded Phoenix Capital, a private investment firm. ^{[1] [2]}

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. ^{[3] [4]}

In 2024, he established Dubai Basketball, the first professional basketball team based in Dubai, which became the first Emirati team to compete in the ABA League. ^{[4] [1] [2] [5] [6]} Dubai Basketball secured a five‑year wild‑card entry into the expanded 20‑team EuroLeague for the 2025–26 season, marking the first time a UAE‑based team has joined Europe's top-tier professional basketball competition. ^{[7] [8] [9]}

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. ^{[6] [10] [11] [2]}

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 Commercial Bank of Dubai, Al Rawabi, Oman Insurance, Takaful Insurance, Dubai Sports Council and the UAE Football Association. ^{[16] [17] [18] [19] [20]}

References

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2. "Al Naboodah new chairman of Al Ahli Club". www.emirates247.com. April 26, 2010.
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5. Bhat, Divsha (May 1, 2023). "Emirati brand Carter & White raises Dhs40m in Series A funding".
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10. Smith, Matt (June 2, 2023). "Course development: Abdullah Al Naboodah talks about his new role with the European Tour Group and how the game has grown in the region".
11. "Mohammed condoles with family of Emirati businessman Al Naboodah". gulftoday. March 14, 2024.
12. Turner, Jon. "Dubai Basketball: Roster, fixtures and all you need to know about new ABA League team". The National.
13. Krishna, A. K. S. Satish,Shyam A. (June 15, 2024). "Dubai Basketball aims to bring Europe to Middle East". Gulf News.
14. "Dubai Basketball Club to debut in ABA League". Dubai Eye 103.8.
15. "Dubai Basketball Club is ready to hit the court at Coca-Cola Arena" (PDF). about.coca-cola-arena.com. 2024-08-27.
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17. "Inclusion of Dubai Basketball in ABA League is a 'great thing' for UAE sport, says legend Jokic". Arab News. October 4, 2024.
18. "BC Dubai joins the ABA family : ABA League". ABA Liga.
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20. "Dubai lays up for making UAE basketball history". Aletihad Newspaper. September 17, 2024.