DOHA: The third edition of the “Najah Qatari” festival hosted on Saturday evening the Statesmen Forum at the Doha Convention and Exhibition Center to discuss their experiences and success stories in order to boost the nation and inspire and to set an example for the younger generation.
Speakers underlined the importance of education and raising the ceiling of ambitions, overcoming difficulties and not to stand for the pitfalls in order to shape the future and achieve the desired goals.
In this regard, Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani, CEO of Aamal Company, during the forum moderated by Mohammed Al Ansari, praised the value of community solidarity of the people of Qatar, recalling that after coming out of World War II, life was very difficult and hard.
“However, because of solidarity, determination, Qatar is now better than before and has the best hospitals and schools in the world and that would not have been possible without toil and diligence.”
Sheikh Faisal called on the youth to seize opportunities, pointing out that the prospects are open to them by the State’s encouragement, wondering that the vast majority of young people today were turning to the government sector. He noted that the biggest opportunities are in the private sector, and that the opportunities today are favorable to them, adding that anyone who sees himself in the private sector has to break into, make a name for himself in the future and serve his country.
Dr. Yusuf Obaidan Fakhro spoke about education in Qatar, both in the past and now, noting the harmonious and loving society prevails between the ruler and the ruled, adding that the determination of the people of Qatar and their solidarity and were able to overcome the problems and difficulties they faced. The forum held this evening, the last meeting of the “Businessmen Forum” where it hosted a number of businessmen and officials of the investment sector in the country, which was attended by Sheikh Mohammed bin Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani, Chief Executive Officer of Aamal and Vice Chairman of Al Faisal Holding Company, who talked about his own experience in trade and business.
It also hosted Yousef Al-Jaidah, Chief Executive Officer of the Qatar Financial Center (QFC), and Khamis Al Mohannadi, Chairman of the Technical Committee of the Ministerial Group for the Promotion of the Private Sector.
Saud Al Attiyah, owner of a factory, also talked about his experience, stressing that the needs in the industrial market in Qatar saying that there are many opportunities for citizens to enter the business field.
Ahmed Ali Al Hammadi, Director, Active Investments Department, Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), gave information on the State’s foreign investment policy, which was established through the establishment of a sovereign fund in 2005, to avoid financial crises by investing in several international projects.
