His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani on Saturday honoured Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamed for his entire accomplishments at the opening session of Doha Forum 2019.

The Amir said in his address: “There is no doubt that there are many difficult challenges that humankind is going through, but there are also an abundance of goodness, beneficence, sincerity, determination and innovation that can be relied upon. So, we must all commemorate goodness and human achievements wherever they are found. It is precisely for this purpose that I am pleased today to initiate a new tradition of honouring a global personage in this forum. This year’s personality is a role model of good governance.”

The Amir said that Dr Mohamed has managed to achieve a quantum leap development in economy, education and production in his country.

“He also fought against class discrimination to make education and health a right for all of his countrymen while promoting religious coexistence and communal peace, as well as fighting corruption, aligning with the just causes around the world, in addition to his determination and persistence that neither recognise time nor age,” the Amir said.