The Amir of Qatar His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani patronised the graduation ceremony of the 12th batch of cadets of Al Zaeem Mohammed Bin Abdullah Al Attiyah Air Academy at the Academy’s headquarters in Al Udeid Air Base on Wednesday.

The ceremony was attended by several Sheikhs and Ministers. The ceremony was also attended by Commander of the Air Force of Egypt Lieutenant-General Mahmoud Foaad Abd, El-Gawad, Minister of Defence of Somalia Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur, Commander of the Air Force of Canada Lieutenant-General Eric Kenny, and senior security and military leaders from several friendly countries.

Heads of diplomatic missions accredited to the State, Senior Officers from Qatar’s Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of Interior, the Amiri Guard, the State Security Service, and Lekhwiya, along with senior security leaders and other distinguished guests, were also present, Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported.

Earlier, the Amir of Qatar patronised the graduation ceremony of the third batch of cadets from Mohammed Bin Ghanem Al Ghanem Naval Academy.

Held at the Academy’s headquarters in Al-Shamal on Tuesday, the ceremony was attended by several Sheikhs and Ministers. Also present were Minister of Defence of Somalia Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur and high-ranking leaders from security and military colleges.

Heads of diplomatic missions and Military Attachés accredited to the State, Senior Officers from the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of Interior, the Amiri Guard, the State Security, and the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya), along with senior security leaders and other distinguished guests, were also in attendance.