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The House of Thani (Arabic: آل ثاني, romanized: Āl Thānī) is the ruling family of Qatar, with origins tracing back to the Adnanite Banu Tamim tribe. [2] Today Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and his mother Moza bint Nassir lead the house.
The Ottomans maintained a military presence in Qatar until August 1915 and Sheikh Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani signed the Anglo-Qatari Treaty on 3 November 1916. Sheikh Abdullah was the Qatari ruler from 1913 to 1949 and is one of the few, including Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands , whose tenure extended through both world wars (1914–1945).
The House of Thani is the current ruling family of Qatar. Subcategories. ... Hind bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani; J. Jabor bin Khalid Al-Thani;
Sheikh Jassim bin Muhammed Al Thani is a member of the Qatari royal family who was the founder and minister of electricity and water from 1970 to 1989. He was born in 1914 in Umm Salal, eldest son of Sheikh Mohammed bin Jassim Al Thani and Sheikha Aisha bint Ahmed Al Thani. He married six times as he was a royal.
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.
During his life Sheikh Hamad married his first cousin Sheikha Sarah bint Mohammed bin Jassim Al Thani. They had nine sons: Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani; Sheikh Abdelaziz bin Hamad Al Thani; Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad Al Thani; Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, 5th Emir of Qatar; Sheikh Abdelrahman bin Hamad Al Thani; Sheikh Suhaim bin Hamad ...
The order of succession in Qatar is determined by appointments within the House of Al Thani. [205] The former Emir of Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, appointed his fourth son, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani as heir apparent on 5 August 2003, after his older son Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani (who held the position between 1996 ...
He was the chairman of the Al Rayyan Sports Club, and member of Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club (QREC). He is president of the Arab Equestrian Federation. [ 5 ] He is an enthusiast of pigeon racing as well and has raced many pigeons to victory in various competitions [ 6 ] .