HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz al-Thani attended Monday the graduation ceremony of the National Defence Course 2 and the Joint Command and Staff Course 8 at Joaan bin Jassim Academy for Defence Studies' headquarters in Al Khor.



HE the Prime Minister honoured the outstanding students from the staff course, a number of the academy's instructors, and handed out certificates to the 32 civilian and military graduates. A short documentary film was shown about the academy's founding and its achievements during the programme.
HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs Dr Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah, a number of ministers, members of the diplomatic corps accredited to the state, senior officers and officials from the ministries of Defence and Interior, the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) and various state ministries attended the ceremony