Saeed Al-Hajri

Saeed Al-Hajri is a Qatari rally driver whose career was particularly notable during the 1980s and 1990s. He began competing in rallies in the late 1970s and became associated with the Rothmans programme in 1983, forming a notable partnership with British co-driver John Spiller.Driving a Porsche 911 SC RS, he won the first two editions of the Middle East Rally Championship in 1984 and 1985. The pair achieved numerous victories in regional events, including the Qatar, Oman and Jordan rallies. In the World Rally Championship, Al-Hajri achieved one of his best results by finishing fourth in the 1986 Acropolis Rally, also driving the Porsche.
He subsequently competed with other cars and manufacturers. In 1989, he won the Cork International Rally in a Ford Sierra RS Cosworth, becoming the first Arab driver to win an international rally outside the Middle East.