{"id":3512,"date":"2023-07-08T12:30:24","date_gmt":"2023-07-08T09:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/?p=3512"},"modified":"2023-07-08T12:30:27","modified_gmt":"2023-07-08T09:30:27","slug":"is-this-man-the-last-surviving-pearl-diver-in-qatar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/latest\/is-this-man-the-last-surviving-pearl-diver-in-qatar\/","title":{"rendered":"Is This Man The Last Surviving Pearl Diver in Qatar?"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Twitter user recently came across the same man football icon David Beckham was snapped a picture with during his Qatar visit. And if you don’t have any idea why Beckham may have wanted a picture with him, we believe we just found out…<\/p>\n

The Qatari man may be the country’s last surviving pearl diver…who still dives until today!<\/h2>\n

His name is Saad Ismail Al Jassem and he’s now in his 80s managing a pearl shop in Souq Waqif.<\/p>\n

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Met someone who might be the only surviving pearl diver in Qatar. Awesome guy who still dives even in his 80s. <\/p>\n

Saad Ismail Al Jassem is Qatari and the first thing I noticed was how a younger him spotted an afro. He is also a body builder & poet who still practices. pic.twitter.com\/T1vRipwlbQ<\/a><\/p>\n

— Moe (@Mochievous) June 8, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n