Sheikh Hamad ibn Jassim Bin Jabor Al Thani (born 1959) is a member of the royal family of Qatar and the current Prime Minister of Qatar. He has been the foreign minister of that country since 1992. He is a cousin of the current emir and his father and predecessor, who appointed him, and he was retained when the current emir came to power in a coup in 1995. On April 3, 2007, he was appointed prime minister following the resignation of Abdullah bin Khalifa al-Thani, while continuing to serve as foreign minister.^[1] Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sheikh Khalifah ibn Hamad Al Thani: (29 May 1970 - 27 Jun 1995) Sheikh Hamad ibn Khalifah Al Thani: (27 Jun 1995 - 29 Oct 1996) Sheikh Abdullah ibn Khalifah Al Thani :(29 Oct 1996 - present). ... A minister for foreign affairs, or foreign minister, is a cabinet minister who helps form the governmental foreign policy of a sovereign nation. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 272 days remaining. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... Sheikh Abdullah Bin Khalifa Al-Thani (born 1959, Doha) was the Prime Minister of Qatar from 29 October 1996 until 3 April 2007; he is the younger brother of Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani of Qatar. ...

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