THE FANAR QATAR IMPACT

Driving sustainable growth, empowering people, and defining Qatar’s new era of innovation-led industrial leadership

Socio-Economic Impact

Building Prosperity Through Innovation and Industry.

  • Direct Employment

    Fanar Qatar will generate over thousands of direct jobs during Phase 1, with at least 35 percent reserved for Qatari nationals.

    These positions span advanced manufacturing, research, engineering, and management—forming a highly skilled domestic workforce for the knowledge economy.

  • Indirect Employment

    Through supplier networks, logistics, and local service industries, Fanar Qatar will create a very high number of ancillary jobs.

    This multiplier effect expands opportunity for SMEs and contractors, strengthening Qatar’s private-sector ecosystem.

  • Trained Graduates

    Each year, the Fanar Academy for Innovation & Industry (FQ–AII) will train over 500 Qatari graduates, engineers, and technicians.

    These programs integrate classroom learning with live industrial projects, producing hands-on innovators ready to lead the next generation of factories and labs.

  • Intellectual Property

    Fanar Qatar aims to register 100s of new patents and commercial technologies within Qatar during Phase 1.

    This establishes a foundation of national intellectual property, accelerating the country’s transition from technology consumer to technology originator.

  • Export Growth

    By Year 3, Fanar Qatar expects annual exports to grow significantly, driven by high-value products in MedTech, CleanTech, and Smart Manufacturing.

    These exports mark the beginning of a diversified, knowledge-based economy where Qatar’s industrial brand—Developed in Qatar—earns international recognition.

  • Value-Added Manufacturing & Industrial Leadership

    Fanar Qatar drives the rise of value-added manufacturing—where innovation and intellectual property translate into exclusive, Qatar-developed products and technologies.

    By nurturing proprietary know-how across MedTech, CleanTech, AgriTech, and advanced materials, Qatar will emerge as the MENA region’s leader in high-value, innovation-driven production within the next decade.

Governance & Partners

Transparency, Collaboration, and National Stewardship.

Founder & Integrator

Shahed Khan, (Profile) through IDEEA Hub, serves as the architect and integrator of Fanar Qatar—bridging global technology owners, Qatari authorities, and strategic investors.

His role ensures unity of vision, operational discipline, and measurable delivery across every sector.

Advisory Partners

Global consulting leaders EY, KPMG, and Grant Thornton provide independent validation, audit, and compliance oversight.

Their participation ensures anchoring Fanar Qatar within international standards of governance and transparency.

National Stakeholders

Implementation is coordinated with Qatar Free Zones Authority (QFZ), the QRDI Council, Qatar Foundation (QF), and the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

Together they form the institutional framework that connects policy, innovation, and industrialization.

Education Partner

The Fanar Academy for Innovation & Industry (FQ–AII) links education directly to production.

It equips Qatari students and professionals with specialized skills required by the nation’s emerging industries.

Branding & Identity

All products and initiatives under the program carry the mark “Developed in Qatar – Powered by Fanar Qatar.”

This unified national brand communicates quality, innovation, and sovereign capability—signifying Qatar’s growing leadership in global industry.

Global Partnerships & Technology Alliances

Fanar Qatar forges strategic alliances with international research centers, universities, and technology companies, bringing global innovation directly into Qatar’s industrial ecosystem.

These collaborations enable technology transfer, joint ventures, and co-development of proprietary solutions — ensuring that Qatar not only adapts the world’s best ideas but also exports new technologies born on its own soil.