Abdul Rahman Bukhatir

Abdul Rahman Bukhatir
NationalityEmirati
Occupation(s)Businessman, media entrepreneur, and cricket administrator

Abdul Rahman Bukhatir is an Emirati businessman, media entrepreneur, and cricket administrator. He is the founder of the Bukhatir Group which has business interests in construction, education, information technology, real estate, shopping, sports, and leisure sectors.[1][2] He also founded the sports TV channel Ten Sports.[3][2] He is known as the Kerry Packer of the Gulf region.[4][5][6] He was the founder of Cricketers Benefit Fund Series, which aimed to benefit retired cricketers from the Indian subcontinent.[7][6][8] He is the father of Nasheed singer Ahmed Bukhatir.

  1. ^ "Founder and President - Abdul Rahman Bukhatir". Bukhatir Group. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
  2. ^ a b "Who owns Ten Sports?". Rediff.com. 16 March 2004. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Importance of TV production and cricket commentary". Dawn. 12 December 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  4. ^ "The cricket scene is here: Abdul Rahman Bukhatir". India Today. 31 May 1990. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  5. ^ Borkakoty, Rituraj (3 November 2021). "Meet the Kerry Packer of the Arabian Gulf". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
  6. ^ a b Laha, Somshuvra (17 September 2020). "Back to Sharjah, home of rivalries and controversy". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Abdul Rehman Bukhatir, the man behind cricket in Sharjah". Sportstar. 27 November 1993. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Abdul Rehman Bukhatir wants to resume rewarding players with big purses". Mid-day. 15 August 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2022.