Dania Akeel
Saudi female rally driver.
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Name in Arabic:
دانية عقيل
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Date of Birth:
26 September 1988
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38 Year)
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Nationality:
Saudi
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Country of Residence:
Saudi Arabia , Saudi Arabia
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Dania Akeel's Bio
Saudi female athlete and race car driver.
She is the first Saudi professional woman to obtain a motorcycle racing license issued by the Saudi Arabian Motor Federation in 2019. She also competed in the BMR 600 Championship in Bahrain.
Dania Aqeel's championships and awards include:
2024:
- FIA Middle East Baja Cup champion, becoming the first woman to win the title in the championship's history.
- Runner-up in the 2024 Tabuk Toyota Rally, finishing second overall.
- Third place in the Challenger category at the Morocco International Rally.
2022:
- She participated in the Dakar Rally, where she finished eighth in the T3 category, and was one of the first Saudi women to participate.
2021:
- She won the T3 World Cup for Desert Baja Rallies, becoming the first Saudi and Arab woman to achieve this feat.
2019:
- "Best Rookie Award" at the "UAE National Motorcycle Championship".
She was involved in an accident on the track that kept her away from racing for a period of time, during which she spent time documenting her thoughts and sharing them with others in a book titled "Free Fall." The book includes perspectives on some of her experiences and is written in the form of short stories.
She holds an MBA in International Business from Hult International Business School in the United Kingdom, and a BA in Modern History and Politics from Royal Holloway University in the same country.




