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MOHAMMAD al Hasel al Yafei, a photographer at the Corporate Communications Department of Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), has won the award for the best photo at the 10th annual Arab Tourism Media Oscar Awards.
Yafei was announced the winner earlier this week when the awards were handed over on the sidelines of the ITB Berlin Convention, in Berlin, Germany.
Dr Sultan al Yahyie, president of the Arab Tourism Media Center, said more than one and a half million people participated in selecting the award winners through electronic voting. A total of 187 participants from 14 Arab countries entered the competition, which comprised several categories including best specialised journalist, best television show, best documentary tourist programme and best Arab news agency, among other categories.
Yafei, who clicked the award-winning photograph at Sheikh Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani Museum, expressed his great pleasure in receiving the award. He called it a win on behalf of the State of Qatar and thanked those who voted for him for their support. He also thanked HMC for the organisation's ongoing encouragement and support of his professional career. (TNN)
