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Jeddah: Indian Engineers Forum holds annual general meet

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July 10, 2019

Jeddah: Indian Engineers Forum Jeddah Chapter organized its 13th annual general meet on 5th July 2019, at Hotel Ramada Continental.

Ambassador of India to Saudi Arabia, Dr Ausaf Sayeed graced the event as the Chief Guest and Consul General of India Mr. Noor Rahman Sheikh was Guest of Honor, while Forum President Mohammed Sayeeduddin presided over the function.

Dr Ausaf Sayeed appreciated the activities of Indian Engineers Forum Jeddah and remembered how it was formed during his tenure as Consul General of India Jeddah.

He also appreciated the role of Eng. Sayeeduddin, Eng. Amir Khan, Eng. Shuja Sharief and other passionate members who worked hard to spread its chapters around Kingdom.He lauded Indian Engineers for their contribution in the development of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.He highlighted, scarcity of water as an acute problem the World in general and India in particular.  He shared his experience of knowing Engineers in USA, who developed water condensing machine to extract water from humid air. He also briefed about wireless power transmission concept already advance state of development.

Engineers play important role for the overall development of life and are solution providers.

Guest of Honor Consul General Mohammed Noor Rahman Sheikh, applauded Indian Engineers Forum for its services to the Engineering community. He highlighted how the excellence of Indian Engineers in each areahasimpacted the society. In general our zeal to be the best in whatever we do.  Was demonstrated in the last year’s Hajj. The Mobile App  developed by CGI Jeddah is going to help 200,000 pilgrims expected to come this year.

Eng. Amir Khan, founder & chairman of Indian Engineers Forum said IEF provides a platform for networking, career advancement, community service, and technology exchange. He advised and encouraged Indian engineers to play a vital role in the development of Saudi Arabia, which would definitely help strengthen the relations between India and the Kingdom.

President Mohammed Sayeeduddin thanked the Chief Guest Dr Ausaf Sayeed for his support in 2016 in forming IEF Jeddah while he was CGI in Jeddah.

He announced that, having served as founding President for the last 13 years, he is now stepping down and the new president, unanimously elected, will be Eng. Khan Mustafa.

Nadeem Ahmed Ali, Executive member of the forum (who is)General Manager Smart Nation, delivered presentation on digital disruption which was appreciated by audience; he explained with examples how electronic gadgets are spoiling the youth.

India’s leading Real Estate advisoryfirm/ Institutional Channel Partner (ICP) 360Realtors LLP participated in the event and were the main sponsors.Colorful presentation covering major construction residential and commercial projects in India was presented by Head International Sales 360 Realtors, S K Vivek Kumar. Amit Hariyal Jeddah further introduced leading south based developers, Total environment, known for building marquee residential projects across the Indian cities of Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad and Pune.Abdul Rahman General Manager TA Infra projects saidthey are happy to be part of IEF and will participate in its future events.Presentation on Special Investment Plan was delivered by Mr. Khader Memon which was appreciated by audience.

The chief guest, Guest of Honor and sponsors were presented Mementoes as a token of appreciation by President and Executive Committee. It was followed by the release of the Annual Magazine of the Forum, Spectrum 2019.

All appreciated the creative work done by Eng. Muazzam Sayeed as Chief editor in compiling the magazine Spectrum. A lively session of Quiz conducted by Eng. Munnawar Amafh.

A number of dignitaries from Riyadh Dammam and Yanbu attended the event and first time Jeddah Community Leaders attended the event. Shuja Sharief who travelled from Dammam said it was great gathering of technocrats, Eng. Abdul Haseeb Hazari who travelled from Yanbu said it was great pleasure to meet the team of Jeddah. Prominent Social worker and Member of higher education board Danish Ghafoor said meeting my old friends was like the icing on the cake in this great program. Legendry social workers Siadat Ali Khan and Shameem Kausar said it was worth attending the event as most of the presentations were very useful. Senior member from Jeddah Engr Ahmed Omais Construction Manager for the Mega project said every year such programs will keep us updated with the latest information for the engineering industry.

The program was started with recitation of verses from the Holy Quran by Talha Khan. Eng. Ashraf Nawaz Qureshi Treasurer of the Forum officially welcomed the guests while program was professionally conducted by Eng. Syed Nasir Khursheed, General Secretary of the forum. Chief Guest Dr Ausaf Sayeed was introduced by Vice president of the forum Eng. Abu Bakar Sherkhan.

Program was concluded by a vote of thanks by Chief Coordinator, Mohammed Shoebuddin, he appreciated and thanked for the kind gestures of Chief Guest, Guest of Honor, members, distinguished guests and all the sponsors starting with 360 Realtors, TA Infra projects MASA, Saadi group of companies, El Swedy, MIMCO, AlAbeer and Smart Nations.Photo session was systematically conducted by Eng. Aatif Azam.

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Media Release
June 1,2020

Kuwait: Eid is usually a time of family get-togethers and feasts after weeks of dawn-to-dusk fasting. But this year people celebrated at home, with virus fears dampening the holiday spirit and strict restrictions in place.

Kuwait went under full curfew before the start of Ramadan leaving people to practice fasting and Ramadan rituals at home, Even Eid al-Fitr came under full lock-down period.

As situation demanded, IMA Kuwait celebrated the Eid Get-together online via video conferencing tool, All IMA members participated joyfully in Eid Milan online gathering which was scheduled immediately after Eid prayer. Members participated and congratulated each other on the eve of Eid.

The IMA president Shamvel Parviz addressed the gathering and thanked them for joining online for this unique Eid celebration which will be remembered in history. He also advised members to be aware of conditions of neighbors, friends and family and assist them if they need help in this difficult time.

Eid al-Fitr follows weeks of fasting and marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Thousands of Muslims all over Kuwait followed strict guideline and performed Eid prayer at home along with their family.

As a part of social service activities IMA also distributed ration kits before start of Ramadan and during Ramadan for needy people all over Kuwait.

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Media Release
April 16,2020

Dammam: President of Indian Social Forum, Eastern Province Mr.Wasim Rabbani urged immediate intervention of Indian government to help Non Residential Indians who are in trouble due to corona pandemic in Saudi Arabia.

He said in a press rease that expatriate Indians are in concern  as number of corona infected people and  deaths are increasing in danger level.

Hea said, "the Saudi health minister's statement a few days ago indicates that the situation in Saudi needs to be taken more seriously with precautionary methods. There are concerns among expatriates because the number of people infected with the coronavirus and the number of deaths reported in various provinces are increasing at an alarming rate."

"Saudi Government and Health Ministry are taking excellent precautionary measures, however, in the coming days expect to see the number of cases to increase in Saudi Arabia. The Indian government needs to take diplomatic and immediate intervention to ensure the treatment of Indian expatriates considering the number of effected people increasing", He said.

He also urged that the Embassy and the Government of India should ensure qaurantiane faculty for Indian expatriates and arrange special low cost flights to bring back expatriates who would like to return home country.

" Government of India and Indian embassy need to intervene immediately to ensure that the quarantine system is in place for Indian expatriates as the facilities in the rooms where the residents are staying together are very limited. There should also be a mechanism to organize low-cost flight services for expatriates who are ready to go home. The government system should also be able to accommodate the expatriates in special quarantine areas in hometown as soon they arrive in India", he urged.

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May 22,2020

Mangaluru, May 22: An elderly cardiac patient from Dakshina Kannada, who was stranded in Saudi Arabia due to covid-19 lock-down, has finally reached his homeland thanks to the timely intervention by Humanity Forum Jubail and Indian Social Forum.

The elderly man hailing from Kadaba area of Dakshina Kannada was admitted to a hospital in Madinah. However, his condition continued to worsen due to lack of proper treatment. The efforts by his family members to bring him back home had not yielded results.

Meanwhile, one of the relatives of the patient, Ansari Suratkal, who happens to be a DKSC activist, brought the issue to the notice of the Karnataka unit of the Indian Social Forum in Dammam. ISF contacted Humanity Forum president Zakariya Jokatte, who helped the patient to speak directly union minister D V Sadananda Gowda in a video conference organised by coastaldigest.com.

Humanity Forum also persuaded the Indian Embassy to allow the stranded cardiac patient to fly back to India through Dammam-Bengaluru repatriation flight on May 20. 

However, it was not easy for the patient to travel from Madinah to Dammam International Airport due to lock-down and curfew. ISF not only obtained travel permission for him but also arranged vehicle. Jeddah and Riyadh units of ISF helped in obtaining permission letter in their respective places in spite of travel ban imposed by the police. Madinah unit of ISF arranged vehicle for transportation. Zakariya Jokatte bore the air ticket and other expenses of the patient.

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