Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, right, honors Mohammed Abdul Latif Jameel for winning the GCC Excellence Award.

Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, emir of Qatar and chairman of the current session of the Gulf Cooperation Council, awarded Mohammed Abdul Latif Jameel, president of Community Jameel, as one of the winners of the 1st GCC Excellence Award.

The award was in recognition of his role in corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the GCC through Community Jameel.

Present at the event was Abdul Lateef Al-Zayani, secretary-general of the GCC, who has expressed his appreciation for GCC leaders for such a great initiative that aims to recognize the efforts of those who have generously given back to their communities and contributed to their countries’ progress and development.

Mohammed Abdul Latif Jameel has expressed deepest gratitude to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman for his endorsement of the nomination. “I would like to thank the late Prince Saud Al-Faisal, the former foreign minister, for nominating me to receive this award. I would also like to thank Adel Al-Jubeir, the current foreign minister, for his ongoing support.”

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