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In 1996, Dr. Maryam Al Mahmoud joined Qatar Academy as part of its very first class, a tiny school of just 24 students. She was part of those early days that would grow into Qatar Foundation. Those formative experiences shaped her path from a quiet student to a Senior Consultant Surgeon, carrying forward lessons of curiosity, resilience, and community.
Dr. Maryam Al Mahmoud still remembers that car ride in September 1996. She sat quietly in the back seat, her books in her lap, and one question circling in her mind: “What will my first day at my new school be like?”
Just weeks earlier, her parents had told her about a new school. It was unlike anything they had heard of – selective, forward-thinking, and full of promise. They believed it could lead her toward the medical career she dreamed of.
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