Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani

Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani حمد بن خليفة آل ثاني
His Excellency
Emir of Qatar
Reign	27 June 1995 – 25 June 2013
Predecessor	Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani
successor	Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
Prime Ministers	See list Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani
Prime Minister of Qatar
Reign	27 June 1995 – 29 October 1996
Predecessor	Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani
Successor	Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani
Born	(1952-01-01) 1 January 1952 (age 72) Doha, Qatar
Spouse	Mariam bint Muhammad Mozah bint Nasser Noora bint Khalid
House	House of Thani
Father	Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani
Mother	Sheikha Al-Atiyyah
Religion	Sunni Islam

Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani (Arabic: الشيخ حمد بن خليفة آل ثاني, born 1 January 1952) is the former Emir of the State of Qatar. He was the Emir from 1995 to 2013.^[1][2] Sheikh Hamad was the heir apparent of Qatar between 1977 and 1995. He was lso the Minister of Defense at that time.^[3] In the early 1980s, he led the Supreme Planning Council. It sets the economic and social policies for Qatar. In 1992, Hamad worked more on the day-to-day running of the country.^[4] This included the development of Qatar's oil and natural gas resources. On 27 June 1995, He took control of the country from his father in a palace coup. Sheikh Hamad was crowned on 20 June 2000.^[4] The Emir is famous for helping to create the first Arab international news network, Al Jazeera, when he gave a loan of QAR 500 million ($137 million) to keep Al Jazeera running for its first five years. In late 2012 and early 2013, it was said that the Emir gave money and items to terrorist groups such as Hamas,^[5] Ansar Dine,^[6] and the Al-Nusra Front.^[7]

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5. ↑ October 23, 2012 11:03 pm, Qatar emir in landmark trip to Gaza, By Simeon Kerr in Dubai and Vita Bekker in Jerusalem, http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/0d0bb8de-1cf5-11e2-a17f-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2MxwMs81t
6. ↑ Is Qatar fuelling the crisis in north Mali? , France 24, Latest update: 23/01/2013 , http://www.france24.com/en/20130121-qatar-mali-france-ansar-dine-mnla-al-qaeda-sunni-islam-doha
7. ↑ Editorial, Al Qaeda in Syria, December 10, 2012, https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/11/opinion/al-qaeda-in-syria.html?_r=0