Qatarize

Qatarize

English

Etymology

Qatar +‎ -ize

Verb

Qatarize (third-person singular simple present Qatarizes, present participle Qatarizing, simple past and past participle Qatarized)

1. (transitive) To make Qatari.
   • 1977, Translations on Near East and North Africa, Joint Publications Research Service, 1977, Issues 1598-1602, page 278

     adopts the policy of encouraging local contractors and insists on developing their capabilities and on completing the mainstays they require to take charge of implementing the state's construction projects and to fully Qatarize this sector.

   • 2007, MAS Al-Emadi, National Human Resource Development: A Multi-Level Perspective. link

     The goal of Qatarization is to nationalize (Qatarize) 50% of total workforce.

   • 2008, Cathleen Stasz, Post-Secondary Education in Qatar, page 21

     In the early 1970s, a decision was made to Qatarize administrative posts in the government sector; by the 1990s, 96 percent of the top school- administrative positions were held by Qataris.

   • 2012, SB Jaafar, Leadership in Qatar's Educational Reform, link

     Independent schools to Qatarize all administrative posts