Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (born 3 June 1980 in Doha, Qatar) is the current Emir of Qatar. Tamim is the fourth son of his father, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the previous Emir of Qatar and second son of Moza bint Nasser. Tamim became Emir on 25 June 2013.[1] He is the youngest reigning monarch of a sovereign nation.[2]
| Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani تميم بن حمد آل ثاني | |||||
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| His Excellency His Highness | |||||
Sheikh Tamim in 2025 | |||||
| Emir of Qatar | |||||
| 25 June 2013 - present | |||||
| Predecessor | Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani | ||||
| Born | 3 June 1980
(aged 45) Doha, Qatar | ||||
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| House | Thani | ||||
| Father | Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani | ||||
| Mother | Moza bint Nasser Al Missned | ||||
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Education
He studied in the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst where he graduated in 1998.[3]
Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani Media
Sheikh Tamim with U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, 10 December 2013
Russia handing over the symbolic relay baton for the hosting rights of the 2022 FIFA World Cup to Qatar in June 2018
Sheikh Tamim with Argentinian president Mauricio Macri at the Presidential Residence of Olivos in Buenos Aires, July 2016.
Tamim with Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, 12 May 2022.
Thani with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on 28 October 2019.
Sheikh Tamim, UN Secretary-General António Guterres and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, 16 February 2018.
Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Qatar, 20 March 2018.
Sheikh Tamim with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, 15 April 2025
References
- ↑ "Sheikh Tamim to take over as Emir of Qatar". Archived from the original on 2015-07-15. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
- ↑ Rātana, Liam (5 September 2024). "A new monarch has been named. What's next for the Kīngitanga?". The Spinoff. Archived from the original on 6 September 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ↑ "Sheikh Tamim ibn Hamad Al Thani | Biography & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2020-05-23.