SIBI George, the suave and soft-spoken first secretary of the Indian embassy in Doha, who looks after labour welfare, consular services and community affairs, is a multifaceted and dynamic personality.

His charming behaviour and diplomatic ways becomes evident the moment one steps in to his office. The booming drawl ‘May I help you, please’ greets the visitors there. That is Sibi George, an Indian Foreign Service Officer, of 1993 batch, who has worked his way in to the hearts of more than 1,50,000 Indians in Qatar with his pleasing personality, sincere service and commitment to the cause of labour welfare.

Sibi played a pivotal role in making the Indian embassy in Doha, a true peoples’ embassy. He finds happiness in extending a helping hand to compatriots and was always successful in his endeavours. He attributes his success to the cooperation of local administration and the dedication of his team.

Practically every day, he hogs the newspaper headlines for his active involvement in the socio-cultural activities of Indian Community and for leading all sorts of humanitarian drives to support Indians in Qatar, and back home in India.

His efforts aimed at wiping the tears of the unfortunate Indian workers and the unending enthusiasm to promote welfare measures prompted the Non Resident Keralites Affairs Department in Kerala to send a letter of appreciation to Indian embassy in Qatar describing it as a ‘mission with a vision and a model mission’.

Sibi George believes in Gandhiji’s talisman. "If you have any difficulty at any point of time in your life to take decisions, recall the face of the poorest and the weakest man whom you may have seen and ask yourself if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him. Will he gain anything by it? Always consider the plight of the poorest of the poor and take your decisions in their favour. You will always be correct."

With this uncompromising attitude in getting justice to the Indian workforce in Qatar, for most employers in Qatar, Sibi is a figure that evokes fear, literally, and a guardian angel for the labourers. During his three-year tenure in Qatar, he has taken up cudgels on behalf of a number of aggrieved Indian workers and helped them get justice.

Sibi was very actively involved in the social life of Qatar. He had always found time to attend the socio-cultural activities of his fellow citizens and supported them by all possible ways and means.

He is also the chief coordinator of the Indian Community Benevolent Fund (ICBF), a forum working under the Indian embassy to help the Indians. Sibi made it a point to give assistance to the maximum number of people and during the last three years, the forum has spent a great amount of time and money to help Indians in Qatar.

The legal committee set up by ICBF is involved in protecting the legal rights and privileges of Indians. The legal cell also provides free legal advice and guidance to Indians apart from educating them on their duties and responsibilities as well as their dues.