Dina Al-Sabah

 

Dina Ali Fahad Al-Salim Al-Sabah (born February 28, 1974) is a professional figure competitor from Kuwait. She stands out from the rest of the Figure competitors for being the only female Arab athlete to achieve pro card status as of 2006; as well as the first female Arab athlete to ever stand on the Olympia stage.

Dina Al-Sabah was born in Beirut, Lebanon. She is of Kuwaiti, Syrian, and Turkish descent. She was born as a member of the Al-Sabah family (she is close lineage because her grandfather was the son of Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah; ruler of Kuwaiti from 1917 to 1921) The Al-Sabahs have ruled Kuwait for over more than two centuries. Ms. Al-Sabah was raised in Egypt, Morocco, Italy and the United Kingdom, and because of this, she was exposed to many different cultures at a young age. A natural athlete, she started horse-back riding at the age of five. Dina Al-Sabah continued her active life style throughout her high school years competing in equestrian shows and participating in track, volleyball and basketball at The American School of Tangier in Morocco.