In February 2026, QFZ and Qatar Foundation partnered to strengthen climate action and sustainable development through education, research, and community engagement projects. In May 2025, QFZ and Samsung C&T Corporation signed an agreement to collaborate on five green projects within Qatar’s free zones, including a competency center in solar technologies, a 285 MW ground solar farm, an off-grid rooftop solar energy solution, a low-carbon bioproducts plant, and a cutting-edge digital infrastructure project. Al-Thani assumed his current role in 2022.