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Ahmed Majan (born c. 1963 [1] ) is an Emirati inventor. Majan is a retired army major in the UAE Armed Forces who obtained an engineering degree in Greece. [2] [3]
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Ahmed Majan (born c. 1963 [1] ) is an Emirati inventor. Majan is a retired army major in the UAE Armed Forces who obtained an engineering degree in Greece. [2] [3]
His inventions include a "smart saddle" for racehorse training which contains solar-powered electronic devices that measure the heart rate of the animal being trained, the rider's weight, a compass and a location tracker, a device to cool the animal's body temperature during exercise in warm climates, and a hidden camera. [4]
As of 2015 [update] , his inventions have won a total of fourteen awards at the British Invention Show (British Inventors Society) in London (2013, six medals), [3] the International Trade Fair for Ideas, Inventions and New Products (IENA) in Nuremberg (2014, four medals), [2] and the International Exhibition of Inventions in Geneva (2015, four medals). [5] [6] He is in the Guinness Book of World Records for building the world's largest bicycle. [1] Majan is also one of the awardees of the UAE Pioneers Award in 2014 [7]
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