The Masked Man

The Masked Man

mohdnoor
By mohdnoor

In the streets of Doha, you might have come across this guy dreesed in local attire. Most of us never knew his name or what he did for a living.

His name is Ahmed Mohammad Al Jaber, also known in Arabic by his alias, Al Muqanna' which literally means "The Masked Man." He got the nickname in 1960 during a bicylce race from Mesaeed to Umm Ghuwailina after he wore a mask like Batman and successfully finished the race.

We often see him in landmark locations of Doha like the Corniche and Katara or during national day celebrations and other special occasions.

If you are a long-timer or grew up in Qatar, you would know him as a legend. The sight of his cars and motorbikes always drew our attention and we'd always peek from our cars to take a look at this enigma.

Here's a piece on him done by Qatar TV a while back (we apologize if you do not understand Arabic)

By shifansifa• 29 Apr 2015 17:10
shifansifa

he is from which country ??

By maria issa• 5 May 2014 13:37
maria issa

I think he is Irani by origin got the citizenship long ago.....

By BOXBE16DOBARA• 4 May 2014 12:23
BOXBE16DOBARA

u can take some for ur bald hair

By BOXBE16DOBARA• 4 May 2014 12:21
BOXBE16DOBARA

rsand..yes he is :)

By Rizks• 4 May 2014 12:19
Rizks

I like his moustache ! :)

By BOXBE16DOBARA• 4 May 2014 10:25
BOXBE16DOBARA

maria...location please..i might plan to shift there in order to meet him...;)

By BOXBE16DOBARA• 4 May 2014 10:24
BOXBE16DOBARA

already posted earlier...he is also called batman

By dadamharqatar• 4 May 2014 10:11
dadamharqatar

this one is really coooollll

nice ride...

By Rizks• 4 May 2014 09:03
Rizks

maria, were you frying Sardines fish yesterday night...coz I got the smell while i was about to sleep...:)

Oh OK, as i live near ur house tat means I am nice guy too...thank you thank you ! :)

By maria issa• 4 May 2014 08:43
maria issa

yeh saw him met him a lot nice guy lives near by my house

By zackm• 4 May 2014 08:22
zackm

Rizks, he must have a super detailer that he goes to as a regular ;)

By Rizks• 4 May 2014 07:20
Rizks

How do he wash his car ?

By Sense Mine• 4 May 2014 06:38
Sense Mine

Cool! it's like a car museum.

By Reskator• 4 May 2014 03:43
Reskator

Ohh I wish he could do that with a Bugatti !!! Awesome !!!

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