Khalid bin Faisal bin Sultan Al Qassimi is a rally driver from the United Arab Emirates, and a member of the royal house of Al Qasimi who rule the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, and has competed in the World Rally Championship and Dakar Rally.
Sheikh Khalid in 2013
Al Qassimi during the shakedown of the 2009 Cyprus Rally.
Al Qassimi driving a Ford Focus RS WRC 09 at the 2010 Rally Finland.
Middle East Rally Championship
The Middle East Rally Championship (MERC) is a motor rally championship run under the auspicies of the FIA. First held in 1984 the championship encompasses a series of rallies held across Western Asia. The championship has featured long-running events like Rally of Lebanon, Rally Oman and the Troodos Rally in Cyprus as well as World Rally Championship event Jordan Rally. Many of the rallies in the region pre-date national independence, mostly from the United Kingdom.
Qatari driver Nasser Al-Attiyah won the championship 19 times