Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani

Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani (Arabic: عبدالله بن خليفة آل ثاني, DMG ʿ Abdullāh b Halifa Āl Tani; . * 1959 in Doha) was from 29 October 1996 to 2 April 2007, the Acting Prime Minister of Qatar. Until early 2001, Sheikh Abdullah also held the post of Minister of the Interior, which had been conferred on him in 1989.

Life

Sheikh Al Thani was trained by his education at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in Sandhurst. After graduating in 1976 he joined the armed forces in his home country.

He was appointed Minister of the Interior, 1989, 1995, he was also in personal union Deputy Prime Minister.

On 20 December 1988 Sheikh Al Thani became a member of the National Olympic Committee of Qatar, which he chaired until 1989.

Sheikh Al Thani speaks Arabic fluently English and French.

23172
de