Leading Qatari businessman Yousef bin Jassim al-Darwish has addressed students at College of the North Atlantic – Qatar (CNA-Q).
During the talk, he brought lessons in entrepreneurship as well as laughter to an auditorium full of CNA-Q Business Studies students.
Al-Darwish’s question-and-answer style talk is part of CNA-Q’s efforts to inspire students to be leaders of Qatar National Vision 2030 by hearing from successful business professionals who have helped build today’s Qatar, according to a statement.
Al Darwish United Co was established in 1994 as part of a family business set up in 1935. Al-Darwish assumed chairmanship of the company in 1994.
The company has grown into a conglomerate enterprise with interests in construction, industrial supply, travel, real estate and media. It grew in lockstep with the growth of Qatar’s oil and gas sector and has been involved in developing some of Doha’s biggest landmarks such as Education City and the State Grand Mosque, the statement notes.
“I am glad to visit CNA-Q, the State’s premier technical college, and meet these young people who are thirsty for knowledge,” said al-Darwish. “It is our responsibility to share the expertise we have learned over the years, and to direct the youth, who will be the next generation of leaders in Qatar.”
“Mr al-Darwish’s heartfelt answers resonated with our students, and you could see by the look on their faces that they aspire to be like him. It is important that we show our students business role models, so they can see for themselves the success that can be reached through a quality education and hard work,” said David King, dean, School of Business Studies, CNA-Q.