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The Amir of Qatar Shaikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani attended the graduation ceremony of the fourth batch of students of the Al Zaeem Mohamed bin Abdullah Al Atiyyah Air College at the Al Udeid Air Base.
He honoured outstanding graduates: the first in total grades and first (helicopter) Abdullah Mohammed Khalaf Al Sheikh Al Kuwari; the second in total grades Ali Nasser Eid Jassim Al Muhaizea; the third in total grades Ali Hassan Mohammed Turki Al Sebaiee, the first in aviation (Fighter), competence, and physical fitness Rashid Mohammed Ali Mohammed Al Kubaisi; and Commander of the Parade Mohammed Jamal Nasser Al Awami Al Hajeri.
Addressing the ceremony, College Commander Brigadier (Pilot) Salim Hamad Al Nabit said that Al Zaeem Air Collage has been keen, since its establishment, to prepare its graduates professionally and scientifically.
"The College has focused that its outputs be fully compatible with the needs of the Qatari armed forces in general, and the Air Force in particular, in the fields of combat and vertical aviation, and the supporting disciplines, to be the first air college to provide two disciplines to students for a bachelor's degree in flights science," he said.
"The College has made great strides in the field of theoretical and practical training with the best global talent in the field of pilot training," he said, adding that the college has started the preparation of national cadres for pilot training by holding training courses for coaches and supervisors, as well as advanced courses on the (PC-21) aircraft and the electronic warfare courses for pilots.