Qatar’s former emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, dies at the age of 74, Qatar’s top government body, the Amiri Diwan, announces. Multiple outlets report that the announcement comes on Sunday morning and does not specify a cause of death. Sheikh Hamad seized power in 1995, and during his rule he presides over a period described as highly consequential for the country. Sources characterize him as a moderniser who drives rapid transformation in Qatar, reshaping its economy, widening its global profile and increasing its political ambitions. In 2013, he hands power to his son, Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, ending the rule he began in 1995. Reporting across outlets agrees that the emirate inherited by Sheikh Tamim was already substantially influenced by Sheikh Hamad’s ongoing reforms and changes. The accounts also concur on the basic timeline: the 1995 rise to power and the 2013 transfer to his successor.
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Qatar’s former emir, dies at 74
Qatar’s former emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, dies at the age of 74, Qatar’s top government body, the Amiri Diwan, announces. Multiple outlets report that the announcement comes on Sunday mo...
- Qatar’s former emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, dies at 74.
- The Amiri Diwan announces his death and does not mention the cause.
- Sheikh Hamad seizes power in 1995.
- He hands power to his son, Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, in 2013.
- Sources describe his rule as a period of rapid modernisation that reshapes Qatar’s economy and global profile.
Qatar’s top government body, the Amiri Diwan, announced that Sheikh Hamad had died on Sunday morning. It did not mention the cause of his death.
Sheikh Hamad presided over one of the most consequential periods in Qatar's history, driving a rapid transformation of the tiny desert state that reshaped its economy, global profile and political ambition.
1 hour agoBy Andrew MillsDOHA, July 12 (Reuters) - Qatar's former emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, a sweeping moderniser who seized power in 1995 and broke with tradition to hand it over to his son 18 years later, has died at the age of 74.Qatar's top government body, the Amiri Diwan, announced that Sheikh Hamad had died on Sunday morning. It did not mention the cause of his death.The Qatar that the current Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani inherited was already well on its way to being remade by his father.
3 hours agoSheikh Hamad presided over one of the most consequential periods in the country’s history, driving a rapid transformation of the tiny desert state that reshaped its economy, global profile and political ambition
4 hours agoQatar's top government body, the Amiri Diwan, announces Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani died on July 12. It did not mention the cause of his death.
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