ماجدة الرومي
The opening ceremony presented the culture of the Arab World as well as other Asian cultures and their histories. Several musical artists such as Hong Kong's Jacky Cheung, India's Bollywood star Sunidhi Chauhan, Lebanon's Majida El Roumi and Spanish tenor José Carreras performed at the ceremony. The ceremony ended with the lighting of the torch on the Aspire Tower by Mohammed Bin Hamad Al-Thani, son of the emir and captain of the Qatar equestrian endurance team.