Doha: The Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani attended the 2021 National Day parade, which was held on Doha Corniche this morning.
The Father Amir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani also witnessed the procession.
The parade was witnessed by H H Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani, the personal representative of the Amir; H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani; H E Sheikh Jassim bin Khalifa Al Thani; H E Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani, the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior; and a number of Their Excellencies Sheikhs and Ministers as well.
The procession was also witnessed by the Speaker of the Shura Council, HE Hassan bin Abdullah Al-Ghanim, and a number of council members, in addition to a number of their Excellencies the country's guests, including President of FIFA HE Gianni Infantino; Minister of Interior of the French Republic HE Gérald Darmanin; HE Kamal Daqish, Minister of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Tunisia; H E Evarist Bartolo, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Malta; HE Jürgen Stock, Secretary General of the Interpol; and Lieutenant-General HE Gregory Guillot, Commander of the US Central Air Force.
It was also witnessed by a number of branch and unit commanders, senior officers of the Armed Forces and the Ministry of Interior, in addition to notables and participating parties.
Following the National Anthem and the firing of 18-shot gun salute to celebrate Qatar National Day, the national parade started with a display of a group of modern naval vessels, including transport and logistical support ships, speedboats, ships and combat boats equipped with the latest defensive and offensive systems, followed by an air show of various types of F-15 'Ababil' and Rafale 'Al Adiyat', Mirage Sniper multi-mission fighters, defensive and offensive, and Typhoon 'Al-Dhariyat' and the helicopter group was headed by Apache 'Sajeel' helicopter, in addition to combat aircraft, helicopters, air transport, cargo aircraft, and evacuation aircraft.
Then the infantry of the armed forces started their show, led by Leopard tank and two Jeopardy air defense armored vehicles, and the Land Forces, the Air Force, the Navy, the Air Defense, the Military Police, the Border Corps, the various military colleges, the Joint Special Forces, the Amiri Guard, and the Interior Ministry's infantry, the Establishments and Authorities Security Department forces and Al Fazaa forces, followed by a show of Lekhwiya, with the entry of various military factions, horsemen and camel cavalry. The march concluded with the entry of paratroopers and air military shows, and was held amid precautionary and preventive measures against the Coronavirus (Covid-19).
