Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani


Issue 950 - 05 Jul 2013 | 2 minute read

Tamim was born to Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa’s second of three wives, the charismatic and ambitious Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al-Misnad. He has four full brothers and two full sisters, and 17 half-siblings. Diplomats have described him as warm, relaxed and pragmatic. He had just turned 15 when his father deposed his grandfather Sheikh Khalifa Bin Hamad Al-Thani, on 27 June 1995.

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