World leaders from the Arab world dominated Sunday’s opening ceremony of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
Among the prominent attendees were Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a close ally of Qatar.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the presidents of Egypt and Algeria, and the Secretary-General of the United Nations attended the opening ceremony.
List Of Leaders Who Attended The Inauguration of FIFA World Cup 2022:
- King Abdullah II bin Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
- President of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria Abdelmadjid Tebboune
- President of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria Abdelmadjid Tebboune
- President of the Arab Republic of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
- President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas
- President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan
- Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
- Representative of the Emir of the State of Kuwait Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah
- Crown Prince of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Hussein bin Abdullah II
- Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
- Crown Prince of Dubai Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum
- Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports of the Sultanate of Oman and Representative of the Sultan of Oman Theyazin bin Haitham Al Said
- Caretaker Prime Minister of the Republic of Lebanon Najib Mikati
- President of the Republic of Senegal Macky Sall
- President of the Republic of Rwanda Paul Kagame
- President of the Republic of Liberia George Weah
- Vice President of the Republic of Ecuador Alfredo Borrero
- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
- President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach
- Aide to the President of the Russian Federation Igor Levitin
- Vice President of the Republic of India Jagdeep Dhankhar
- Vice President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Delcy Eloina Rodriguez
- FIFA President Gianni Infantino
SOURCE: AL JAZEERA
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More About the FIFA World Cup 2022 Opening Ceremony
Fifa World Cup 2022 Highlights, November 20, 2022: The opening ceremony in Qatar was a visual spectacle for fans around the world. At the beginning of the film, the Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman narrated, extending a yellow-gloved hand to a FIFA World Cup ambassador who was suffering from a rare spinal disorder in an image meant to symbolize inclusion in a country that is being criticized for its poor human rights records.
Following that, singer Jungkook from the Korean boy band BTS, along with Qatari singer Fahad Al-Kubaisi, performed a new stadium song entitled Dreamers as part of the tournament as a part of the performance. A call was then made by Qatar’s ruler for people of all races and orientations to put aside their differences in order to play together at the World Cup.
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