FILE PHOTO: Qatar's Prince Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani attends the meeting with Arabs GCC in Muscat. The Prince of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, attends the Gulf Cooperation Council meeting for the first time, in Muscat, Oman, on December 4, 1995. Reuters archive photo
He transformed the pearl-fishing village into a vital state on the international stage and placed Qatar not only on the diplomatic map of the Middle East but also on that of global sports. He also worked on multiplying the country's wealth by investing in diverse, major Western companies and institutions. Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, who ruled the gas-rich emirate from 1995 to 2013, died Sunday, July 12, at the age of 74. In a solemn statement, the royal palace, or Diwan, described the death of the "father emir" as a tremendous loss for the nation.“He was ready to take enormous risks to promote his vision of Qatari interests and regional stability. This affected many areas, including regional politics, sports, media, and international diplomacy,” Anna Jacobs, a nonresident fellow at the Arab Gulf States Institute in...
He transformed the pearl-fishing village into a vital state on the international stage and placed Qatar not only on the diplomatic map of the Middle East but also on that of global sports. He also worked on multiplying the country's wealth by investing in diverse, major Western companies and institutions. Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, who ruled the gas-rich emirate from 1995 to 2013, died Sunday, July 12, at the age of 74. In a solemn statement, the royal palace, or Diwan, described the death of the "father emir" as a tremendous loss for the nation.“He was ready to take enormous risks to promote his vision of Qatari interests and regional stability. This affected many areas, including regional politics, sports, media, and international diplomacy,” Anna Jacobs, a nonresident fellow at the Arab Gulf States Institute in...
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