Sadeq Ahmed Qasem

Sadeq Ahmed Qasem (Arabic: صادق أحمد قاسم; born 1984 in Kuwait) is a Kuwaiti entrepreneur and inventor. He is best known for his titles, the Arab inventor and the Science Star for his alchemist project which was represented in the Stars of Science competition organized by the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development.

Education
Qasem graduated from high school studies in 2002. Following high school, he joined Kuwait University to study physics, but he discontinued and switched to study accounting. He earned his Bachelor's degree in accounting and his Master's degree in business administration.

Career
In 1995, Qasem joined the Kuwaiti Scientific Club and presented his first invention in 1998, which was a wireless vacuum cleaner operated by remote control. He won the gold medal for it at the Youth Millennium Festival which was held in Florida in 2000.

Qasem introduced the brake light indicator system of cars, which displays the braking force of the car to the driver in the vehicle behind you to avoid accidents resulting from sudden braking, and he won the gold medal for it at the 33rd International Exhibition of Inventions in Geneva in 2005.

In 2007, he won for the third time, for international participation, a gold medal and two silver and bronze medals for four inventions he participated in the Middle East International Inventions Exhibition. In the same year, he won first place for the Genius Award presented by the Association of Inventors in Hungary for several inventions in which he participated.

In 2010, he earned the title of Arab Inventor after winning first place in the second season of the Stars of Science competition for his alchemist project, which is a multi-functional device for preparing and processing chemical samples by extracting, heating, mixing, cooling, and blending them all in one process, thus saving 80% of the time used in traditional sample preparation and processing. One of his other inventions is the electronic incense burner, Dukhoon.

After winning the Stars of Science competition, Qasem was appointed as the president of the Invention Development Department at Sabah Al-Ahmad Center for Talent and Creativity, which is affiliated with the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences. He resigned from his position after 7 years to focus on his company, Prototec which specializes in project management.

In 2011, Qasem won 4 four gold medals during his participation in the Invention and New Product Exposition (INPEX) exhibition held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He also received the Best Invention award at the exhibition for his invention of the alchemist device.

In April 2011, Qasem won two gold medals and a silver medal at the 39th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva for his inventions, alchemist, the Smart Vent and the Smart Door.

In November 2011, he received the annual Innovation Award from the Asian Committee for Inventions in South Korea.

In 2012, Qasem introduced a simple scientific project by launching an air balloon to read and study the atmosphere, weather, and meteorological conditions. The balloon was tracked during its launch and retrieval, unlike in the past when balloons used for such studies were launched to take readings and then fell into regional waters or deserts. This project was carried out in coordination between the Kuwaiti Scientific Club, the Central Operations Department of the Police Aviation Wing affiliated with the Ministry of Interior, and the Meteorology Administration affiliated with the General Civil Aviation Authority. In the same year, he won third place for best autobiography at the 26th Science Conference organized by the Japanese Institute of Innovation and Invention in Tokyo.

In 2019, Qasem won the 4th version of the Kuwaiti Youth Excellence and Creativity Award presented by the Emir of Kuwait in the field of entrepreneurship.