Ali Albwardy
{{Short description|Emirati businessman}}
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Ali Albwardy is a businessman from Dubai.{{Cite news|date=2011-09-07|title=Dubai investor denies bribing Tanzania's Kikwete|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-14820588|access-date=2021-03-31}}{{Cite news|last=Ng’wanakilala|first=Fumbuka|date=2011-09-07|title=UAE investor rejects Tanzania graft accusations|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/tanzania-wikileaks-idAFL5E7K708Y20110907|access-date=2021-03-31}}{{Cite news|last=Ng’wanakilala|first=Fumbuka|date=2011-09-05|title=Tanzania denies president bribe claims in U.S. cable|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/tanzania-corruption-idAFL5E7K52WJ20110905|access-date=2021-03-31}}
Biography
=Business=
In 1976, he founded Albwardy Investment.{{Cite web |url=http://www.albwardy.com/history.html |title=Albwardy Investment history |access-date=2012-07-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927020212/http://www.albwardy.com/history.html |archive-date=2012-09-27 |url-status=dead }} He serves as Chairman and Director of Pacman LLC.{{Cite web|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=49096829&privcapId=42401567&previousCapId=42401567&previousTitle=Albwardy%20Investment|title=Ali Saeed Juma Albwardy: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg|website=investing.businessweek.com|access-date=2018-05-29}}{{dead link|date=April 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
=Polo=
He owns the Dubai Polo Country Club, which hosts the Cartier International Polo Challenge every year.{{Cite web|url=http://www.albwardy.com/desert-palm.html|title=Albwardy Investment - Desert Palm Retreat Hotel|website=www.albwardy.com|language=en-gb|access-date=2018-05-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170209124417/http://www.albwardy.com/desert-palm.html|archive-date=2017-02-09|url-status=dead}} He is also the patron of the Dubai Polo Team, where his son Rashid Albwardy is one of the players.[http://www.guardspoloclub.com/news/dubai-wins-queens-cup-and-cambiaso-breaks-record Dubai wins Queen's Cup and Cambiaso breaks record] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309141005/http://www.guardspoloclub.com/news/dubai-wins-queens-cup-and-cambiaso-breaks-record |date=2012-03-09 }}, Guards Polo Club, 14 June 2010
Between 2004 and 2007 Albwardy was president of Ham Polo Club in Richmond, London. The private grounds of Dubai Polo Team, owned by Albwardy, are still used for Ham's Dubai Trophy competition and the Roehampton Trophy. Albawardy's team were champions in the Dubai trophy which he presented in 2006 naming it after the Dubai Desert Palm Polo Club.
Albwardy continues to play polo regularly though less frequently in competition in the UK as his son Rashid patrons the team.
In December 2016, Albwardy played with the Argentinian prodigy Julio Otaegui Houston at La Dolfina Polo Club.
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