DIAR reaches out to Qatar’s promising youth, encouraging students to make the most of educational opportunities and serve as young ambassadors for Qatar

12 March 2011 (London, UK)- QATARI DIAR Real Estate Investment Company, an international leader in sustainable development, participated in the 4th annual career fair for Qatari students studying in the UK, held at the Lancaster Hotel in London yesterday. H.E. Khalid Al-Mansouri, Qatari Ambassador to the UK, opened the career fair, which included the participation of a number of other leading Qatari companies, including Barwa, Qatar Foundation, Dolphin Energy, Oryx GTL, Ras Gas and others.

The career fair was attended by a number of prominent business leaders and industry representatives from Qatar, including Eng. Mohammed bin Ali Al Hedfa, Group CEO of QATARI DIAR and Eng. Essa Mohammed Ali Kaldari, CEO of Lusail Real Estate Development Company, in addition to other company employees including Nof Al Jaber, Director of Development and Training at QATARI DIAR, and Naima Al Jassim, Director of Human Resources at Lusail.

Mr. Abdullatif Mohammed Al Noaimi, QATARI DIAR President of Administrative Affairs, welcomed students to the career fair, saying, “I am very pleased to be here with you today at the fourth annual career fair for Qatari students, and I encourage you all to make the most of your time studying in the United Kingdom. I further advise you to take advantage of today’s career fair, which marks the dedication of the Qatari embassy and Qatar’s leading companies to supporting Qatar’s students abroad.”

“As one of most important real estate companies for the State of Qatar, QATARI DIAR recognizes the potential of Qatar’s youth and strives to invest and develop that potential by offering scholarships and career training and providing recruitment and development opportunities to the country’s promising young people. As part of the company’s sustained efforts to support the development of Qatar’s young generations, DIAR recently provided scholarships to a number of Qatari students for studies around the world in a range of academic disciplines crucial to the country’s continuing development at home and abroad,” added Al Noaimi.

Al Noaimi concluded his speech to the Qatari students saying, “As student ambassadors for Qatar, I encourage you all to make the most of your studies here and to advance the banner of progress and prosperity for our beloved country, as Qatar continues its path towards a brighter future. You are the key to Qatar’s brighter future. You are the generation that Qatar will depend on to lead us into greater heights of progress and development when you return home with your academic degrees and new international perspective. And on our part, QATARI DIAR will offer you every support so that, hand in hand, we can build a present and a future for Qatar that will not only benefit you, but will serve generations to come.”  QATARI DIAR is particularly interested in hiring employees with experience in the UK, as the company is significantly invested in the London market. The London office of QATARI DIAR was opened in May 2008, and has expanded over the years as it has become involved in a growing number of real estate development opportunities in the country. Among the company’s development and redevelopment projects in the UK are the Chelsea Barracks, Grovesnor Waterside, London Bridge Tower and Place, and the building currently used by the United States Embassy in London.

 Wholly owned by the Qatar Investment Authority, QATARI DIAR Real Estate Investment Company was established in December 2005 to support Qatar’s growing economy and to co-ordinate the country’s real estate development priorities. QATARI DIAR is currently involved in more than 35 signature projects in more than 20 countries around the world.