DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, who as ruler of Qatar transformed the tiny Persian Gulf nation into a global player in diplomacy, media and investment and then shattered tradition by voluntarily turning over power to his son, has died, state media reported.
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, who as ruler of Qatar transformed the tiny Persian Gulf nation into a global player in diplomacy, media and investment, and then shattered tradition by voluntarily turning over power to his son, has died, state media reported.
Qatari former Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has died at the age of 74, the nation’s Amiri Diwan, its top government body, said on Sunday. This is a developing story Qatari former Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani during the opening ceremony of the World Cup, Doha, …
Qatar’s former emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, a sweeping modernizer 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.
By Andrew Mills DOHA, 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.
State news agency gives no cause for passing of sports-loving leader who made tiny Persian Gulf nation a global player in diplomacy, media and investment, then handed over power to son
The former Emir led Qatar's transformation from a small Gulf state into one of the world's wealthiest nations and oversaw the launch of Al Jazeera and the country's World Cup bid.
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, who as ruler of Qatar transformed the tiny Persian Gulf nation into a global player in diplomacy, media and investment, and then shattered tradition by voluntarily turning over power to his son, has died, state media reported. He was 74.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, who as ruler of Qatar transformed the tiny Persian Gulf nation into a global player in diplomacy, media and investment and then shattered tradition by voluntarily turning over power to his son, has died, state media reported.
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