Abdelaziz bin Khalifa Al Thani

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
Abdelaziz bin Khalifa Al Thani
Born 1948
Doha
Full name
Abdelaziz bin Khalifa bin Hamad bin Abdullah bin Jassim bin Muhammed Al Thani
House House of Thani
Father Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani
Mother Amna bint Hassan Bin Abdulla Al-Thani
Religion Islam
Styles of
Sheikh Abdelaziz
Emblem of Qatar.svg
Reference style His Excellency
Spoken style Your Excellency
Alternative style Sir

Abdelaziz bin Khalifa bin Hamad bin Abdullah bin Jassim bin Muhammed Al Thani, GCMG (born 12 December 1948 in Rayyan near Doha) (Arabic: عبد العزيز بن خليفة)

Early life

Abdelaziz bin Khalifa is the first son of Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, the 8th Emir of Qatar, and eldest child of the Emir and his 1st spouse, Sheikha Amna bint Hassan bin Abdulla Al Thani. Sheikh Abdelaziz is the elder half-brother of Hamad, the ex Emir of Qatar.[1]

Career

Abdelaziz served as oil minister and minister of finance between 1972 and 1991.[2][3][4]

Exile

After leaving office in 1992 Abdelaziz began to live in France.[5] He claimed to have masterminded a coup plot in Qatar in 2011.[6]

Titles, styles and honours

Titles and styles

  • Sheikh Abdelaziz bin Khalifa Al Thani (1948–1972)
  • His Excellency Sheikh Abdelaziz bin Khalifa Al Thani (1972–present)

Honours

Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (Commonwealth, 1985)

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ "France and Qatar: Agreement on cultural and technical co-operation"
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ "OPEC ministers discuss ways to raise oil prices" – Kentucky New Era
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links


<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>

Stub icon

This biography of a member of a Middle Eastern royal house is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Retrieved from "https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=Abdelaziz_bin_Khalifa_Al_Thani&oldid=715242343"