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Fanar GenAI Platform

Overview

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, supporting education, research, government, creative industries.

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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 and culture with the latest advancements in AI, aligning with Qatar National Vision 2030 and the objectives of the Digital Agenda 2030.

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