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Sheikh Abdullah Bin Khalifa Al-Thani is Qatar Prime Minister and the younger brother of Qatar Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. The Al-Thani family is the ruling family of Qatar. ...
Hamad bin Khalifa with George W. Bush Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani (born in 1950 in Doha, Qatar) is the current Emir of Qatar. ...
Place and Date of Birth - Doha, 25th 1959.
Academic Qualifications - Received his school education in Qatar and got his Secondary School Certificate in 1975. - Graduated from the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst in December 1976.
Political History - Joined Qatar Armed Forces and held many Senior Military posts up to 1989. - Appointed Assistant Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces in the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. - 1979 -1989, appointed Chairman of Qatar Olympic Committee - On 17th July 1989, appointed Minister of the Interior. - On 11th July 1995, appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior. - On 29th October 1996, appointed Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior and continued at the head of the Interior portfolio until 2nd January 2001.
Special Qualities - Speaks English and French fluently.
Resources - Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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