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Tarik bin Faisal Al-Qasimi

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After trimming a massive WP:REFBOMB, the lack of WP:SIGCOV for this businessman becomes quite apparent. The article is heavily promotional either way. JTtheOG (talk) 00:52, 29 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Businesspeople, Martial arts, and United Arab Emirates. JTtheOG (talk) 00:52, 29 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I looked only at the martial arts part of this article. There are claims of "world" medals but he never competed at a world championship. His second place at the 2015 European Open championships was in the age division "Master 3", which is 3 age groups older than the adult divisions. His silver medal was in a division with only 2 competitors, so he didn't even win a match.[1] There's also no evidence that he's a professional martial artist and has no accomplishments that would show notability as a martial artist. Papaursa (talk) 10:52, 29 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Sourcing is insufficient, and the article was obviously created by a SPA to promote this person.

Keep. Subject is a member of the UAE’s Al Qasimi royal family, a prominent businessman and a jiu‑jitsu competitor. Some independent coverage includes Gulf News, Zawya, Hadara Magazine, WAM etc. There should be more Originalflavors (talk) 17:21, 29 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for providing these sources. 1 and 4 are not significant coverage, while 2 is clearly labeled a press release and is thus non-independent. The only one approaching SIGCOV is the Hadara article, and even that consists mostly of interview quotes. The very little analysis provided by the author is presented in a very promotional manner. I'll leave it up to others to analyze these sources. JTtheOG (talk) 17:58, 29 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Gulf News is not a RS for Emirati politics (see here). Cortador (talk) 19:55, 29 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete based on the above discussion. We've been in the process of deleting or redirecting a lot of minor royalty/nobility who are not independently notable. Bearian (talk) 00:27, 30 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Fails to meet WP:GNG or to demonstrate WP:SIGCOV. Fade258 (talk) 13:02, 30 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]