He represented Qatar over 10,000 metres at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and three times at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics.

[citation needed] Abdullah has competed numerous times at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships.

[2] He has enjoyed success at the Asian Cross Country Championships, winning the individual and team gold medals at the 2007 and 2009 competitions.

[3] He won both the individual and team titles at the 2008 edition of the World Military Cross Country Championships.

[citation needed] On the track Abdullah has typically competed in the 10,000 m. He holds the Asian and Qatari records for the distance with his personal best of 26:38.76 minutes, set at the Memorial Van Damme meeting in 2003.