Abdullah bin Mutaib Al Saud

{{Infobox royalty

| full name = Abdullah bin Mutaib bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

| house = House of Saud

| father = Mutaib bin Abdullah

| mother = Jawahir bint Abdallah bint Abdul Rahman Al Saud

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|10|13|df=y}}

| birth_place = London

| module =

{{Infobox sportsperson|embed=yes

| country = {{KSA}}

| sport = Equestrian

| medaltemplates =

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Abdullah bin Mutaib Al Saud ({{Langx|ar|عبد الله بن متعب بن عبد الله آل سعود}}; born 13 October 1984) is a Saudi Arabian show jumping rider and member of House of Saud.

Early life and education

Prince Abdullah was born in London on 13 October 1984.{{cite web|title=Abdullah bin Metab Al Saud|url=http://fei.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/theasp.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=311&personid=579209|publisher=FEI|accessdate=7 August 2012|archive-date=21 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121211021/http://fei.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/theasp.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=311&personid=579209|url-status=dead}} He is the son of Mutaib bin Abdullah, the minister of national guard.{{cite news|title=King Abdullah transforms National Guard into ministry|url=http://www.aawsat.net/2013/05/article55303379|accessdate=29 May 2013|newspaper=Asharq Alawsat|date=28 May 2013}} His mother is Jawahir, the daughter of Abdallah bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud. Prince Abdullah holds a law degree from King Saud University.{{cite news|last=Reeves |first=Nick |title=Saudis shrug off dope row for princely bronze |url=https://www.almaghribtoday.net/en/53/saudis-shrug-off-dope-row-for-princely-bronze |accessdate=7 August 2012 |newspaper=Yahoo! News |date=6 August 2012 |agency=Agence France-Presse}}

Sports career

Prince Abdullah participated in various show jumping events.{{cite web|last=Kapoor|first=Talal|title=From Horsemen To Rappers: Changing Faces of the Younger Royals|url=http://www.datarabia.com/royals/viewCommentary.do?id=13551|publisher=Datarabia|accessdate=11 May 2012|date=25 April 2010}} He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympic in Beijing and also participated in 2012 London Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Prince Abdullah Al Saud |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/prince-abdullah-al-saud-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418104140/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/prince-abdullah-al-saud-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |accessdate=6 August 2012}}{{cite news|last=Edmonds|first=Sarah|title=Equestrian: Saudis lead into team jump final last round|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2012/08/05/equestrian-saudis-lead-into-team-jump-final-last-round/|access-date=6 August 2012|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=5 August 2012|agency=Reuters}} Saudi Arabia's equestrian show jumping team, including Prince Abdullah, won a bronze medal in the 2012 Summer Olympics.{{cite news|title=Saudi Arabia wins Olympic bronze in equestrian show jumping|url=http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/08/06/230745.html |accessdate=7 August 2012|newspaper=Al Arabiya|date=6 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826191811/http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/08/06/230745.html|archive-date=26 August 2012|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|title=Britain beats Dutch for show jumping Olympic gold in jumpoff, Saudis 3rd|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/britain-beats-dutch-for-show-jumping-gold-in-timed-jumpoff/2012/08/06/dfe6e4a0-dfe1-11e1-8d48-2b1243f34c85_story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181211073051/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/britain-beats-dutch-for-show-jumping-gold-in-timed-jumpoff/2012/08/06/dfe6e4a0-dfe1-11e1-8d48-2b1243f34c85_story.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 December 2018 |accessdate=7 August 2012|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=6 August 2012|agency=Associated Press}} Prince Abdullah finished the rounds with a score of 13 faults.