Fraser Suites Doha Appoints Furkran Mohammed Imtiaz Khan as Executive Chef

　　The appointment of Furkran Mohammed Imtiaz Khan as Executive Chef at Fraser Suites Doha brings to the luxury property an accomplished culinary expert with 36 years", mostly Gulf-based, experience in the hotel industry.

　　In his new role, Furkran will be responsible for leading a talented culinary team in producing outstanding, bespoke menu choices to ensure that Fraser Suites guests at the 138 luxury suites enjoy the highest quality food available.

　　"Quality and consistency are the keys to success in my field," says Furkran. "Not only of the food we produce but also in the service with which we deliver it. They go hand in hand. Every time, all the time."

　　Furkran took his first step into the business in 1975, as a 17-year-old Commis 2 Chef at the Hotel Lanka Oberoi in his native Sri Lanka. Two years later, he moved here, to Doha"s Gulf Hotel, as a Commis 1. "Doha was a small, friendly city back then," says Furkran. "Now, of course, it"s grown enormously - but it"s still friendly."

　　Furkran spent the next 30 plus years working his way up through the ranks of the culinary world. A return to Sri Lanka was followed by many years in the Gulf - Oman, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia - for some of the world"s leading hotel chains. During this time, he rose from Chef de Partie, through Chef Tournant, Sous Chef and Head Chef, to Executive Sous Chef and then Executive Chef. By now, Furkran had settled on his own favourite cooking style.

　　"A fusion of East and West," he says, "combined with my special love for seafood."

　　So, 35 years after his first visit, Furkran is back in Doha, but this time with Fraser Suites. "I have worked with the Meridian, Movenpick and Starwood hotel chains," says Furkran. "However, Fraser Suites is a great established brand. It"s growing fast and I want to grow with it."