Qatar Foundation Named Among the Middle East’s Best Employers in Forbes Survey

Qatar Foundation has been ranked as one of the best employers in the Middle East in an inaugural employee-driven survey of the top places to work across Qatar, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, compiled by Forbes Middle East.

The regional arm of the global media company’s Best Employers Middle East 2026 list has recognized 240 employers across the three countries, with Qatar Foundation (QF) ranked second in Qatar.

QF’s flexible working hours, enhanced parental leave, and comprehensive medical insurance that supports autism care, speech therapy, and treatment for developmental delays have all been cited as reasons for its high ranking, together with its support for employees pursuing further studies in Qatar and abroad. QF has also introduced paid volunteer leave, enabling employees to contribute their time and skills to charitable and community initiatives.

The rankings from which the Forbes Middle East list was developed were drawn from over 170,000 anonymous evaluations from employees working in 27 industries, collected between March and July this year.

Respondents assessed both their current and former employers as well as other companies within the sectors in which they work. According to Forbes’ overview of the findings, the list “recognizes organizations that earned strong recommendations from employers and favorable assessments across the wider labor market”.

“To receive this recognition among so many excellent employers in Qatar is a cause for great pride, and is testament to Qatar Foundation’s efforts to make our ecosystem and working environment a place where people can thrive professionally while knowing their personal needs, wellbeing, and ambitions are always a priority for us,” said Engineer Nasser Mohammed Al-Hajri, Chief Operations Officer, QF.

“This survey demonstrates that these efforts are recognized by those who are, and have been, part of our highly-skilled and hugely dedicated workforce, and who are equally responsible for making QF the unique, diverse, and vibrant, place to work that it is.

“As heartening as this ranking is, we will never rest on our laurels and will constantly seek to further elevate the employee experience across QF – listening, learning, engaging, and evolving. We will do this because everything that we achieve and aspire to achieve at Qatar Foundation is only possible through the talents and mindsets of our people.”

Qatar Energy was ranked first in the Forbes Middle East list for Qatar, with QF’s Sidra Medicine ranked fourth. For a full overview of the results, visit https://www.forbesmiddleeast.com/lists/best-employers-middle-east-2026/

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