" There are not many people who have the opportunity to become the architect of their country’s destiny, but H.E. Kamal is such a person. As Minister of Finance, he faced the daunting task of turning his country’s economy from deficit to growth in less than 10 years. His far reaching financial vision guided the country, under the wisdom and planning of H.H. the Emir, through the lean years of depressed crude oil prices, through the development of Qatar’s north gas field to the position of world importance and prosperity the country enjoys today. "