Kamal Bahamdan (Arabic: كمال باحمدان; born 12 February 1970) is a Saudi Arabian businessman and five time Olympic equestrian.

[1][2][3][4][5] Kamal was born in Riyadh, after attending high school he graduated in 1994 from Boston University with a Bachelor of Science in Manufacturing Engineering.

[8][9] Since foundation, the Group has made more than 250 investments in a range of markets and sectors across the Middle East, Europe, Asia and the United States.

In October 2022, Safanad announced further expansion of its education platform with an initial planned investment of US$200 million in the MENA region’s education sector and a commitment to invest significantly beyond this to acquire, manage and develop multiple charter, online, early learning, and K-12 private schools independently and in partnership with regional governments.

[3] Whilst studying then working in finance in the United States he competed on the East Coast circuit, where he came to the attention of Ziyad Abduljawad, now managing director of Saudi Equestrian.

[3] In 2004, he moved his riding base to Valkenswaard, Netherlands, making his international competition debut in the same year, but competing only on a part-time basis.