yan ▁civil ▁war , ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁" not ▁only ▁a ▁very ▁close ▁friend ▁of ▁Sa if ▁al - I sl am ▁G add af i , ▁but ▁also   ... ▁a ▁close ▁friend ▁of ▁the ▁conv icted ▁Lib yan ▁gun ▁sm ugg ler ▁T are k ▁K ait uni ". ▁The ▁Duke ▁is ▁Pat ron ▁of ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁Association ▁( ME A ), ▁the ▁UK ' s ▁premier ▁organisation ▁for ▁prom oting ▁trade ▁and ▁good ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁Middle ▁East , ▁North ▁Africa , ▁Turkey ▁and ▁Iran . ▁ ▁Since ▁that ▁ended ▁the ▁Duke ▁continued ▁to ▁support ▁UK ▁enter prise ▁without ▁a ▁special ▁role . ▁ ▁Robert ▁Job son ▁claims ▁he ▁does ▁this ▁work ▁well ▁and ▁wrote , ▁" He ▁is ▁particularly ▁passion ate ▁when ▁dealing ▁with ▁young ▁start - up ▁entrepr ene urs ▁and ▁bringing ▁them ▁together ▁with ▁successful ▁business es ▁at ▁networking ▁and ▁show c asing ▁events . ▁ ▁Andrew ▁is ▁direct ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁point , ▁and ▁his ▁methods ▁seem ▁to ▁work ." ▁▁ ▁The ▁Duke ▁is ▁also ▁Pat ron ▁of ▁Fight ▁for ▁S ight , ▁a ▁char ity ▁dedicated ▁to ▁research ▁into ▁the ▁prevent ion ▁and ▁treatment ▁of ▁blind ness ▁and ▁eye ▁disease , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Sc out ▁Association . ▁He ▁t ours ▁Canada ▁frequently ▁to ▁undert ake ▁duties ▁related ▁to ▁his ▁Canadian ▁military ▁role . ▁Rick ▁Peters , ▁the ▁former ▁Command ing ▁Officer ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁High land ▁F us ili ers ▁of ▁Canada ▁stated ▁that ▁Prince ▁Andrew ▁is