Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa
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Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa (Arabic: الشيخ ناصر بن حمد آل خليفة) is the president of the Bahrain Royal Equestrian and Endurance Federation. He was born on 8 May 1987. He is the son of His Majesty the King of Bahrain Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.
He was educated in Bahrain at Ibn Khuldoon National School and then attended Sandhurst Military Academy in the United Kingdom and graduated on August 2006. He is currently serving in the Bahrain Defense Force and leads the Bahrain National Endurance Team in all international races and events.
He has participated in many regional and international endurance races and won many medals.
In December 2006 Shaikh Nasser led the Bahrain National Endurance team in the Doha Asian Olympics and won a silver medal in the individual race and the six-member Bahraini squad came second in the overall team event.
In September 2007 Shaikh Nasser led the Bahrain National Endurance team in the European Open held at Portugal and came in 8th place in the individual race and the Bahrain team won a silver medal for coming in second place as a team.
Shaikh Nasser is one Bahrains young poets and published many poems dedicated to his father and his country.
