Indo-Kuwait Friendship Society Office bearers met H.E. Satish Mehta, the Ambassador of India to Kuwait, and handed over the Constitution of IKFS and list of its Executives. IKFS complimented H.E. for the new assignment in Kuwait. President of IKFS, Dr. Ghalib Al-Mashoor introduced its office-bearers and Patrons of IKFS such as : R B Sree Kumar, IPS, Sayid Munawar Ali Shihab Thangal (President of K. M. Data Bank) ,Mansour Marzook Abdullah (Former Captain of Kuwait National Hand Ball Team) Dr. M.K. Munir (Minister of Kerala State Social Welfare), Jassim Al-Ajmi, (Administrative Service Manager, Kuwait) Mohammed Al-Sarraf, CFA (Businessman, Kuwait), Dr. Kiran Bedi, IPS, Sami Bubere (Editor of New Delhi based Gulf Times), Ms. Rimpa Siva (Calcutta’s world famed Artist ). A.K. Abdul Nazar explained that IKFS is a non-profit Association and will not contest with other Indian Associations (Registered with Indian Embassy) who are already in different fields of community works but will coordinate with them by aiming to build self confidence and friendship among different communities stationed in Kuwait. IKFS will strive to achieve maximum benefits to its Indian communities while preserving both Indian and Kuwaiti traditional values and customs thru relationship.

IKFS (www.indo-kuwaitfriendshipsoceity.com) officials explained about their past activities and future programs to be implemented in the educational and philanthropic fields both in India and Kuwait to cement the bilateral friendship between Kuwait and India. Pradeep Kumar and Iftekhar Ahmed indicated that IKFS is planning to admit minimum 10 – 15 members from each states (India’s 28 different states) who are residing in Kuwait and will not engage with entertainment or crowd-pulling programs.

Photos(001): L to R: Dr. Ghalib Al-Mashoor, President of IKFS, H.E. Satish Mehta, Indian Ambassador, Ifetkhar Ahamed, Treasurer,IKFS, and S.R. Pradeep (Joint Secretary, IKFS)
Photos(002): L to R: Dr. Ghalib Al-Mashoor, President of IKFS, H.E. Satish Mehta, Indian Ambassador, Ifetkhar Ahamed, Treasurer,IKFS, and AK Abdul Nazar(Secretary, IKFS)