Risk Management Report - Qatar
Risk Management
Issue 1009
- 04 Feb 2016
| 1 minute read
The Al-Thani family has ruled Qatar since the mid-19th century,
its power entrenched at the end of the Ottoman Empire with British
recognition of its right to govern. Independence was declared in 1971. In
recent decades, the tiny state has gained hugely in power, confidence and
wealth; the population has boomed, from around 111,000 in 1970 to 2.4m
today (around 85% expatriate). Instrumental in Qatar’s rapid development
were former emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa and his prime minister Sheikh
Hamad Bin Jassim (HBJ).
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