Doha: The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 has become the destination of world leaders since its opening of the tournament, which indicates that this edition of the World Cup will be the first in the history to see such influx of world leaders.
The beginning was on the opening day which saw the presence of H M King Abdullah II of Jordan, President of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria H E Abdelmadjid Tebboune, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt H E Abdel Fattah El Sisi, President of the State of Palestine H E Mahmoud Abbas and President of the Republic of Turkiye H E Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The opening ceremony also witnessed the participation of H R H Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, H H Sheikh Mishaal Al-Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, representative of H H the Amir of the State of Kuwait, Crown Prince of the State of Kuwait, and H R H Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II, Crown Prince of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, H H Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai, H H Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, and H H Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham Al Said, Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth representing His Majesty the Sultan of Oman, and Head of the Caretaker Government of the Lebanese Republic H E Najib Mikati. President of the Republic of Senegal H E Macky Sall, President of the Republic of Rwanda H E Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Liberia H E George Weah, Vice President of the Republic of Ecuador H E Alfredo Borreiro, Secretary-General of the United Nations H E Antonio Guterres and President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach also attended the opening ceremony along with Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation H E Igor Levitin, Vice-President of the Republic of India H E Jagdeep Dhankhar, Vice-President of the Republic of Venezuela, H E Dr. Delcy Eloina Rodriguez, and HE President of the Republic of Djibouti Ismail Omar Guelleh.
Among the leaders were H M King Felipe VI of Spain, President of the Republic of Ghana H E Nana Akufo, and the Second Vice President of Costa H E Rica Mary Munive.
