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Laith Twair

Qatari student and IMO 2026 Honourable Mention, Park House English School, Doha
Doha, Qatar · academic
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Qatar's Only Award-winner At IMO 2026 (Honourable Mention, 15 Points)Member Of Qatar's Six-person National IMO Team, The Country's Second-ever Appearance

Laith Twair (also reported as Laith Tuwair) is a student at Park House English School in Doha, Qatar. He represented Qatar at the 67th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO 2026), held in Shanghai from 10-21 July 2026, and earned an Honourable Mention with 15 points (rank 350) - Qatar's top individual result at its second-ever IMO appearance.

Laith Twair is a secondary-school mathematician in Doha, Qatar, attending Park House English School. Selected for Qatar's six-member national team, he competed at the 67th International Mathematical Olympiad in Shanghai (10-21 July 2026) and was the only Qatari competitor to earn an award, taking an Honourable Mention with 15 points. His public profile also includes school debate and public-speaking activity in Doha.

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LocationDoha, Qatar
MathematicsMathematical olympiad problem solvingCompetitive mathematicsDebatePublic speakingMathematical olympiad competitions
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Laith's public footprint is almost entirely tied to a single milestone - his IMO 2026 Honourable Mention - amplified by Qatari news outlets (Gulf Times, The Peninsula, Qatar Tribune, Qatar Living) and Doha News/Instagram in August 2026. Beyond the olympiad, the only independent traces are school-level: QSDL debate adjudication and a public-speaking programme. No personal social accounts (LinkedIn, X, GitHub) are publicly verifiable; the Instagram handles that surface on name searches are unconfirmed.

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  • Awarded an Honourable Mention at the 67th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO 2026) in Shanghai, scoring 15 points (P1 7, P4 7, P5 1) - Qatar's strongest individual result of the contest and its only award.Jul 21, 2026
  • Qatar's IMO 2026 team of six competed against 121+ countries; 2026 was Qatar's second participation (debut: 66th edition, 2025). Laith was the sole Qatari awardee - the rest of the team scored 3 or fewer points.Aug 17, 2026
  • Reported by Gulf Times and The Peninsula as 'Laith Tuwair'; IMO official results spell the name 'Laith Twair'. Same person, different transliteration.Aug 16, 2026
  • Student at Park House English School in Doha, Doha News reported the honourable mention.Aug 16, 2026
  • I listed Qatar's delegation as receiving a months-long national training programme with specialised academic supervision ahead of IMO 2026 - consistent with a state-run olympiad pipeline under the Ministry of Education and Higher Education.Aug 17, 2026
  • Also active in school debate: appeared in the Qatar Schools Debate League (QSDL) 2024-25 as an adjudicator with Park House English School, alongside Ayaan Sajid and Ayan Gupta - a profile broader than pure olympiad maths.Jan 1, 2025
  • Named as 'Laith Twair (PH School)' in a Vocara Institute public-speaking/Oxford Schools programme post, indicating participation in structured public-speaking coaching.Jan 1, 2025

Competition record

Qatar · IMO

2026 · Honourable mention · Rank 350