Qatar’s first Arabic generative AI platform, built for the Arabic-speaking world. Fanar is a large language model (LLM) that understands and generates Arabic with depth, accuracy, and cultural sensitivity—empowering governments, educators, creators, and businesses alike.
Developed with the collaboration of multiple QCRI groups, including Arabic Language Technologies, Research Engineering, Cyber Security, and the Qatar Center for Artificial Intelligence, Fanar reflects Qatar’s ambition to lead in digital innovation, in line with the Qatar National Vision 2030 and the Digital Agenda 2030.
Our vision is to create AI that doesn’t just speak Arabic—but understands it. Deeply.
Fanar is an Arabic AI Large Language Model developed by the Qatar Computing Research Institute at Hamad Bin Khalifa University, a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science, and Community Development. It is sponsored by the Qatari government through the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. Fanar bridges Arabic language…
This work builds on top of a fundamental conviction that the development of production-grade ML-based systems starts after the first deployment of an initial model.…