That said, I think it's a natural consequence here of having a royal family, that when ANYONE with the last name Al Thani gets any kind of a job or post, people speculate and assume that it has absolutely nothing to do with their credentials or qualifications, and everything to do with who they are.
(I'm not referring here specifically to the new DG, but in general I think this is a natural train of thought for people when they think of members of a royal family.)
I guess that's one of the (few) downsides to actually being a member of a royal family: people doubt that you have any real skills or talents and assume you're just being given an important post to make things look good.
I am thinking of AJ English, not AJ Arabic.
That said, I think it's a natural consequence here of having a royal family, that when ANYONE with the last name Al Thani gets any kind of a job or post, people speculate and assume that it has absolutely nothing to do with their credentials or qualifications, and everything to do with who they are.
(I'm not referring here specifically to the new DG, but in general I think this is a natural train of thought for people when they think of members of a royal family.)
I guess that's one of the (few) downsides to actually being a member of a royal family: people doubt that you have any real skills or talents and assume you're just being given an important post to make things look good.