 On 27 March 2006, MEQA was ofﬁcially recognised as the ﬁfth quality hub of the world at Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai, paving the way for the rest of the region to achieve greater standards in quality.MEQA functions as a non-proﬁt organization, with the main purpose being the creation of economic growth and development in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and facilitating the free flow of information and the exchange of the best practices in the ﬁeld of quality

Several PhD and M.Phil.students both in the UK and overseas worked under the supervision of Zairi.