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Doha Forum

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Doha Forum (DF) (Arabic: منتدى الدوحة) is a forum held annually since 2003 in Doha, the capital city of Qatar. It is aimed at promoting dialogue, bringing together leaders in policy making to discuss critical challenges facing the world, and to build innovative and action-driven networks. The 2025 edition of the forum was held between December 6th and December 8th[1]

The Doha forum is sponsored by the state of Qatar under the banner "Diplomacy, Dialogue, Diversity", and since inception has seen the presence of several individuals from all over the globe. The 2003 forum, which happened to be the inaugural forum, saw more than 140 participants including ambassadors, congressmen and other dignitaries.[2][3]

Doha Forum 2025

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The Doha Forum 2025[1] was held between December 6th and December 8th[1] in Doha, with a theme of "Justice in Action: Beyond Promises to Progress." The emphasis was on moving beyond conventional rhetoric to establish concrete stops to support sustainable prosperity and address injustice, particularly with reference to conflicts, health and education emergencies, and the widening divide between the Global North and Global South.

Some of the speakers at the forum included:

  1. Image USA Bill Gates (Chair, Gates Foundation)
  2. Image Qatar Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser (Chairperson of Qatar Foundation and Education Above All Foundation)
  3. Image Qatar Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani (Prime Minister, State of Qatar)
  4. Image Syria H.E. Ahmed Hussein Al Sharaa (President, Syrian Arab Republic)
  5. Image EU H.E. Kaja Kallas (High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy & Vice President, European Commission)
  6. Image Ghana H.E. John Dramani Mahama (President, Republic of Ghana)
  7. Image Lebanon H.E. Dr. Nawaf Salam (Prime Minister, Lebanese Republic)
  8. Image UK Bronwen Maddox (Director and CEO, Chatham House)
  9. Image USA H.E. Hillary Clinton (Former Secretary of State, United States of America)
  10. Image USA Donald Trump Jr. (Partner, 1789 Capital)

Previous forums

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2003

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The 2003 forum was held between the 14 and 15 April 2003 at The Ritz Carlton Hotel, Doha. It had more than 140 attendees from all over the world and it centred around issues bordering democracy and free trade as a general starting point from which stemmed several closely related topics.

Some of the participants included:

  1. Image UN Dr Giandomenico Picco (personal representative of the Secretary General for United Nations Year of Dialogue among Civilizations)
  2. Mr Frederic SICRE (World Economic Forum)
  3. Image USA H.E. Patrick Theros (Former US Ambassador to Qatar)
  4. Image Eritrea Dr Ahmed Hassan (Dehli Director General Strategic Studies Centre)
  5. Image Bangladesh Mr Mahfus Anam

2004

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The Conference was held on the 5 and 6 April 2004 in Doha and was inaugurated by the Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar in the presence of about (500) participants representing several official academic, research, information and cultural circles from all over the world.

Some of the participants included:

  1. Image Oman Abdallah Baabood (Businessman)
  2. Image Kuwait Abdallah Sahar (Professor in Foreign Relations)
  3. Image Japan Akiko Yamanaka (The United Nations University)
  4. Image France Alain Marleix (Deputy, National Assembly)
  5. Image Italy Alessandra Paradisi (Head of Mediterranean Relations Radio Televisione Italiana (RAI)

2005

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The conference was held between 29 and 30 March 2005 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel and was attended by more than 500 participants. It focused on global democracy and the role of women and internal reforms.

Some of the participants were:

  1. Image England Dr Madawi Al Rasheed (King's College London)
  2. Image USA Sheila Jackson (Member of US Congress)
  3. Image UK Dr Gerd Nonneman (Lancaster University)
  4. Image Russia H.E. Sergey Glaziev (Member of Russian Parliament)
  5. Image Qatar Mr Wadah Khanfar (Director of Al-Jazeera Satellite Channel)

2022

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The Doha Forum 2022, which held between 26 and 27 March 2022 at Sheraton Grand, Doha, Qatar under the theme "Transforming for the New Era"[4] focused on Geopolitical Alliances and International Relations, Financial System and Economic Development, Defense, Cyber and Food Security and Climate Change and Sustainability.[5]

Some of the speakers at the forum were:

  1. Image Qatar H.H Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani
  2. Image KSA H.H. Faisal Bin Farhan Al Saud (Minister of Foreign Affairs, Saudi Arabia)
  3. Image USA H.E. John Kerry (United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate and Former Secretary of State)
  4. Image EU Josep Borrell (High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy)
  5. Image Ukraine Emine Dzhaparova (First Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ukraine)

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Home | Doha Forum". dohaforum.org. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  2. ↑ Doha Forum. "homepage, Doha Forum".
  3. ↑ Al Jazeera Staff. "Transforming for a new era: Inside Doha Forum 2022". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  4. ↑ Kumar, Sanjay (29 March 2022). "Doha forum hopes to transform new era through diplomacy, dialogue, diversity and multilateralism". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "Doha Forum 2022". 27 March 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
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