Abdullah bin Chalifa Al Thani
Sheikh Abdullah bin Chalifa Al Thani ( Arabic عبدالله بن خليفة آل ثاني, DMG ʿAbdullāh b. Ḫalīfa Āl Ṯānī ; * 1959 in Doha ) was the incumbent Prime Minister of Qatar from October 29, 1996 to April 2, 2007 . Until the beginning of 2001, Sheikh Abdullah also held the post of Minister of the Interior, which he had been given in 1989.
Life
Sheikh Al Thani was educated at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in Sandhurst after finishing school. After graduating in 1976, he joined the armed forces of his home country.
In 1989 he was appointed Minister of the Interior, and in 1995 he was also Deputy Prime Minister.
On December 20, 1988, Sheikh Al Thani became a member of the National Olympic Committee of Qatar, of which he was chairman until 1989.
Sheikh Al Thani speaks fluent English and French in addition to Arabic.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Biography of the successor Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber al-Thani ( Memento of May 2, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
Web links
- Information about Al Thani on the Qatari Foreign Ministry website ( January 10, 2006 memento in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Al Thani, Abdullah bin Chalifa |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Qatari politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Doha |