JEDDAH — Engineers play an important role in the overall development of society and are solution providers, Dr. Ausaf Sayeed, Indian Ambassador to the Kingdom, said here at a recent function. The envoy was addressing the Indian Engineers Forum (Jeddah Chapter) which celebrated its 13th annual meet earlier this month. Dr. Sayeed was the chief guest while Noor Rahman Sheikh, Indian consul general, was the guest of honor at the event presided over by the forum's President Mohammed Sayeeduddin. Dr. Sayeed appreciated the activities of the forum Jeddah and recalled its formation during his tenure in the Kingdom as the consul general. He also appreciated the role of Engineers Sayeeduddin, Amir Khan, Shuja Sharief and other passionate members who worked hard to spread its chapters around the Kingdom. He lauded Indian engineers for their contribution in the development of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He identified scarcity of water as an acute problem in the world in general and India in particular. He shared his experience of knowing dngineers in USA, who developed water condensing machine to extract water from humid air. He also briefed about wireless power transmission concept which is already in an advanced state of development. Consul General Sheikh applauded Indian Engineers Forum for its services to the engineering community. He highlighted how the excellence of Indian Engineers in each area has impacted the society. "In general our zeal to be the best in whatever we do was demonstrated during last year's Hajj. The Mobile App developed by CGI Jeddah is going to help 200,000 pilgrims expected to perform Haj this year, he said. Eng. Amir Khan, founder & chairman of Indian Engineers Forum said the IEF provides a platform for networking, career advancement, community service and technology exchange. He advised and encouraged Indian engineers to play a vital role in the development of Saudi Arabia, which would definitely help strengthen the relations between India and the Kingdom. Forum's President Sayeeduddin thanked Dr. Sayeed for his support in 2016 in forming the IEF Jeddah while he was the CGI in Jeddah. Having served as founding president of the forum for the last 13 years, Sayeeduddin has decided to step down. Eng. Khan Mustafa was unanimously chosen his successor. Nadeem Ahmed Ali, executive member of the forum, delivered presentation a digital description which was appreciated by the audience. He explained with examples how electronic gadgets are spoiling the youth. India's leading real estate advisory firm/ Institutional Channel Partner (ICP) 360 Realtors LLP participated in the event and were the main sponsors. Colorful presentation covering major residential and commercial projects in India was presented by head of the international sales 360 Realtors, S.K. Vivek Kumar. Amit Hariyal Jeddah further introduced leading south-based developers, Total Environment, known for building marquee residential projects across the Indian cities of Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad and Pune. Abdul Rahman, general manager TA Infra Projects, said they were happy to be part of IEF and will participate in its future events. Presentation on special investment plan was delivered by Khader Memon which was appreciated by audience. The chief guest, guest of honor and sponsors were presented mementoes as a token of appreciation. It was followed by the release of the annual magazine of the forum, Spectrum 2019. A number of dignitaries from Riyadh, Dammam and Yanbu attended the event and first time Jeddah community leaders attended the event. Shuja Sharief from Dammam said it was great gathering of technocrats, Eng. Abdul Haseeb Hazari from Yanbu said it was great pleasure to meet the team of Jeddah. Prominent social worker and member of higher education board Danish Ghafoor said meeting his old friends was like the icing on the cake in this great program. Legendary social workers Siadat Ali Khan and Shameem Kausar said it was worth attending the event as most of the presentations were very useful.
