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Mubarak Sultan Faraj Al-Nubi (Arabic: مبارك سلطان النوبي فرج ; born 30 December 1977) is a retired Qatari athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles. He is the brother of Olympic long jumper Abdul Rahman Al-Nubi. He represented his country at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and competed at the World Championships in Athletics in 1997 and 2003. He was twice a silver medallist at the IAAF World Cup.
At regional level, he won three gold medals in the 400 m hurdles at the Asian Athletics Championships and participated at three Asian Games, being the runner-up in 2002. In addition, he has medals from the Gulf Cooperation Council Athletics Championships and the Arab Athletics Championships. His personal best of 48.17 seconds is the Qatari record for the event.
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Qatar | |||||
| 1994 | Asian Junior Championships | Jakarta, Indonesia | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 51.21 |
| 1995 | Asian Championships | Jakarta, Indonesia | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 50.17 |
| 1996 | World Junior Championships | Sydney, Australia | 1st | 400m hurdles | 49.07 |
| — | 4×400m relay | DNF | |||
| Asian Junior Championships | New Delhi, India | 1st | 400 m | 47.15 | |
| 1st | 400 m hurdles | 50.76 | |||
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 12th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 48.84 |
| Universiade | Catania, Italy | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 49.48 | |
| Pan Arab Games | Beirut, Lebanon | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 48.95 | |
| 1998 | Asian Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 48.71 |
| World Cup | Johannesburg, South Africa | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 48.17 | |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | – | 4x400 m relay | DQ |
| 2002 | Asian Championships | Colombo, Sri Lanka | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 48.67 |
| World Cup | Madrid, Spain | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 48.96 | |
| Asian Games | Busan, South Korea | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 48.98 | |
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 7th | 400 m hurdles | 52.64 |
| Asian Championships | Manila, Philippines | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 49.19 | |
| 2005 | West Asian Games | Doha, Qatar | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 50.37 |
| 2006 | Asian Games | Doha, Qatar | 6th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 51.28 |
| 2009 | Asian Championships | Guangzhou, China | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 50.19 |
| 2010 | Asian Games | Guangzhou, China | 8th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 51.82 |