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  1. Aisha bint Hamad Al Attiyah. Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Hamad bin Abdullah bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani ( Arabic: حمد بن خليفة آل ثاني; born 1 January 1952) is a member of the ruling Al Thani Qatari royal family. He was the ruling Emir of Qatar from 1995 until 2013 when he abdicated the throne, handing power to his fourth ...

  2. May 2, 2024 · Sheikh Hamad ibn Khalifa Al Thani (born 1952, Doha, Qatar) was the emir of Qatar (1995–2013). Sheikh Hamad took power from his father, Sheikh Khalifa ibn Hamad Al Thani, who had become Qatar’s leader just months after the country won independence from Great Britain in 1972. In 2013 Hamad abdicated in favour of his son Sheikh Tamim.

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  3. Jun 25, 2013 · Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani was born into a life of unimaginable wealth in Doha, the Qatari capital, in 1952. At the time of his birth, his distant relative Sheikh Ali bin Abdullah Al Thani ...

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  5. Politics of Qatar. The House of Thani ( Arabic: آل ثاني, romanized : Āl Thānī) is the ruling family of Qatar, with origins tracing back to the Northern Arab Banu Tamim tribe. [2] Today Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and his mother Moza bint Nassir leads the house.

  6. Sheikh Khalifa remained the Ruler of the country until June 26, 1995. He passed away on 23 October 2016 and his body laid to rest in Al Rayyan cemetery. Sheikh Khalifa Bin Hamad Al Thani is the Sixth Ruler of the State of Qatar. His reign had seen many achievements such as the re-organization of the government.

  7. Jun 26, 2013 · Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani recently announced that he will give up his post as emir of Qatar to his son. Shibley Telhami looks at why Sheikh Hamad has decided to resign at the pinnacle of ...

  8. Oct 24, 2016 · His grandson Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, the current emir, declared three days of public mourning. Sheikh Khalifa took power from his cousin in a bloodless coup in 1972 and was ousted by his ...

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