IEF Jeddah holds brainstorming session

JEDDAH — Indian Engineers Forum, Jeddah chapter, organized brainstorming session on today’s economic crunch and unemployment in their quarterly event highlighting prospects and opportunities for engineers and other professionals in Gulf and India. Dr. Mohammed Haseebullah, Fazil Ali, Syed Fazal ul Haq and Munawar Amafh were the speakers who broadly highlighted the current jobs situation in Gulf and India, and also advised the audience to take initiative to become entrepreneurs by establishing businesses in India and here in Saudi Arabia with the help of local authorities. Mohammed Sayeeduddin, president Indian Engineers Forum, Jeddah chapter, presided over the function and in his speech advised engineers and other professionals to be competitive in their profession. Dr. Haseebullah, well known social reformer, an expert on time management and human resources described the current job status in the Gulf and India with the help of Power Point presentation. Dr. Haseebullah spoke at length on the chances of new ventures that can be done in India, in general, and Hyderabad, in particular. You do not need millions to be an entrepreneur but few thousands invested with wisdom can make you successful. He said there are three major obstacles for development namely illiteracy, ignorance and poverty, the worst and most challenging is ignorance. Online business can be developed and turned into a successful venture with the help of local Saudis, and we must adapt to changes, local as well as global. He appreciated and welcomed Vision 2030 of Saudi Arabia. Fazil Ali, while speaking encouraged engineers to become the need of the society. Still 1,200,000 skilled men are required by Saudi Arabia and requested IEF to do further research on this subject. Develop a technically trained force and use networking to be more effective in future. Syed Fazal ul Haq, vice president of the forum, delivered his speech on safe investment. He said no risk, no gain. We must focus on one task only till its accomplishment and then shift to the next one. We must develop stability and patience to be successful in life. Investment must be done with acumen and professionally; by hiring experts for advice. Munawar Amafh, vice chairman of electrical sub committee, explained about the current jobs situation and advised freshers, experienced professionals and retired persons to come together and hone their skills so that this will help everyone get jobs. He told that there are three types of engineers in the society freshers, experienced and entrepreneurs. Fresher must sharpen their skills and develop a cutting edge. Experienced engineers must try to develop more than one source of income. Entrepreneurs will struggle and will be squeezed in the short term but benefit in the long term, and these people must be encouraged. Mustafa Khan, vice president of the forum, summarized the speakers speeches and presented his report at the end. The program started with recitation of verses from the Holy Qur’an by Muazzam Sayeed, chairman for IT and electronics. Mohammed Shoebuddin, chief coordinator of the forum, delivered the welcome speech while guest speakers were introduced by Nayeem Quraishy, chairman civil subcommittee, and Raziuddin Owais, chairman of mechanical subcommittee. As a token of appreciation mementos were given to the speakers by social workers Shamim Kausar and Siadath Ali Khan. Syed Nasir Khursheed, general secretary, anchored the program, while vote of thanks was delivered by Imdad Ali, vice chairman of civil subcommittee. — SG