Kamil Al-Abbasi (; born 28 February 1950) is a Saudi Arabian hurdler. He won medals at the Arab Athletics Championships and was the second-ever Saudi Olympic flag bearer. He competed in the men's 400 metres hurdles and 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Career Al-Abbasi was the Saudi Arabian flag bearer at the 1976 Olympics. He was seeded in the 4th 400 m hurdles heat, where he ran 55.00 seconds to finish 5th. In the 4 × 400 m relay, he led off the Saudi team to run 3:17.53 and place 7th in their heat.
Al-Abbasi entered in the 400 m hurdles and 4 × 400 m at the inaugural 1977 Arab Athletics Championships in Damascus, Syria.Al Batal Al Arabi (N°:1). Arab Athletics Union. Retrieved on 2015-02-14. He ran second leg for the Saudi relay team to win the silver medal in 3:12.39 behind Iraq. In the 400 m hurdles, Al-Abbasi ran a personal best of 53.73 seconds to win the bronze medal.
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