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He became the heir apparent to the Qatar throne on 5 August 2003, when his elder brother Sheikh Jassim renounced his claim to the title. [12] [11] Since then he was groomed to take over rule, working in top security and economics posts. [13] On 5 August 2003, he was appointed deputy commander-in-chief of Qatar's armed forces. [11]
On December 3-4, 2024, Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla will host Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at Buckingham Palace for a state visit. This follows their most recent meeting at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai in December 2023.
Next he was appointed commander-in-chief of Qatar's armed forces with the rank of major general. [4] [14] In 1977 he was named minister of defense. [14] Hamad was appointed Heir Apparent of Qatar in 1977 and held the post until 1995. [15] In the early 1980s, he led the Supreme Planning Council, which
King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa: Al Khalifa [1] Kuwait: Emir Mishal Al Sabah: Al Sabah [2] Oman: Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said: Al Said [3] Qatar: Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani: Al Thani [4] Saudi Arabia: King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud: Al Saud [5] United Arab Emirates; Abu Dhabi: Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan: Al Nahyan [6] Dubai ...
List of Emirs: . Sheikh Thani bin Mohammad; Sheikh Mohammed bin Thani, Emir of Qatar (1851–1878); Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani, Emir of Qatar (1878–1913); Sheikh Ahmad bin Mohammed Al Thani, ruled Qatar between 1898 and 1905 (after his brother abdicated in favor of him) until he was killed in 1905 [9]
The King praised Qatar’s “invaluable” efforts as a mediator in the Israel-Hamas war in a banquet speech in which he spoke touchingly of the bonds between the UK and the Gulf state.
Watch as King Charles III welcomes the Emir of Qatar to Buckingham Palace as Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani begins a two-day state visit to the UK on Tuesday, 3 December. Charles welcomed the ...
Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Abdullah bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani GCB GCMG (Arabic: خليفة بن حمد آل ثاني; 17 September 1932 [1] [2] – 23 October 2016) was the Emir of Qatar from 27 February 1972 until he was deposed by his son Hamad bin Khalifa in a coup on 27 June 1995.