| Issue 2
Qatar At A Glance:
From the Discovery of
Oil Through to Today’s
Diversifying Economy
1977
1939
Qatar’s oil reserves
discovered
1950s
Qatar’s
infrastructure
expanded and
modernised with oil
revenues
8
1971
World’s largest gas
field discovered in
Qatar
Qatar University
founded with four
colleges dedicated
to Education;
Humanities &
Social Sciences;
Sharia Law &
Islamic Studies;
and Science
1995
Qatar Foundation for
Education, Science
and Community
Development founded
by His Highness the
Father Emir and Her
Highness Sheikha
Moza bint Nasser