Qatari emir’s East Asian tour, football success


Issue 1074 - 07 Feb 2019 | 1 minute read

Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani embarked on another of his multi-country tours on 27 January, visiting South Korea, Japan and China before returning to Doha on 1 February. In recent years the emir has also conducted extensive tours of West Africa and South America. Tamim’s first stop on this occasion was Seoul, where he held talks with President Moon Jae-in at the Blue House (the presidential palace) on 28 January.

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