The ruling dynasty of Qatar
The House of Thani (Arabic : آل ثاني , romanized : Āl Thānī ) is the ruling family of Qatar , with origins tracing back to the Northern Arab Banu Tamim tribe.[ 2] Today Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and his mother Moza bint Nassir lead the house.
History and structure [ edit ]
The Al Thanis[ 3] can be traced back to Mudar bin Nizar . The tribe moved from Nejdi town of Ushaiger and settled at the Gebrin oasis in southern Najd (present-day Saudi Arabia ) before they moved to Qatar.[ 4] Around the 17th century, the tribe lived in Ushaiger , a settlement north-west of Riyadh . They settled in Qatar around the 1720s. Their first settlement in Qatar was in the southern town of Sikak, and from there they moved north-west to Zubarah and Al Ruwais .[ 5] They settled in Doha in the 19th century under their leader Mohammed bin Thani .[ 4] The group was named after the father of Mohammad, Thani bin Mohammad .[ 4]
The family is made of four main Arab houses : Bani Qassim [disambiguation needed ] , Bani Ahmed , Bani Jaber , and Bani Thamer .[ 6] [ 7] As of the early 1990s, the number of the family members was estimated to be about 20,000.[ 7]
The family and their relatives and associates own significant properties in the Mayfair district of London, with an estimated quarter of Mayfair's 279 acres including two of the area's best known luxury hotels, The Connaught and Claridge's . The area has acquired the nickname "Little Doha ".[ 8]
List of Emirs :
Sheikh Thani bin Mohammad
Sheikh Mohammed bin Thani , Emir of Qatar (1851–1878)
Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani , Emir of Qatar (1878–1913)
Sheikh Ahmad bin Mohammed Al Thani , ruled Qatar between 1898 and 1905 (after his brother abdicated in favor of him ) until he was killed in 1905[ 9]
Sheikh Mohammed bin Jassim Al Thani , Emir of Qatar (1913–1914)
Sheikh Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani , Emir of Qatar (1914–1949)
Sheikh Ali bin Abdullah Al Thani , Emir of Qatar (1949–1960)
Sheikh Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani , Emir of Qatar (1960–1972)
Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani , Emir of Qatar (1972–1995)
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani , Emir of Qatar (1995–2013)
Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani , Emir of Qatar (2013–present)[ 10]
'Genealogical table of the Ruling Āl Thāni (Ma’ādhīd) Family of Dōhah in Qatar', produced in 1915
Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani branch [ edit ]
Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani (ca. 1825–1913), founder of modern Qatar
Sheikh Fahad bin Jassim Al Thani I (19th century, died when he was young)
Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim Al Thani (1851–1931)
Sheikh Thani bin Jassim Al Thani (1856–1943), Sheikh of Al Gharafa
Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani (1871–1930), Sheikh of Al Wakra
Sheikh Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani (1880–1957), former Sheikh of Al Rayyan , Ruler of Qatar (1914–1940, 1948–1949)
Sheikh Ali bin Jassim Al Thani (19th century, died when he was young)
Sheikh Mohammed bin Jassim Al Thani (1881–1971), Sheikh of Umm Salal Mohammed
Sheikh Ghanim bin Jassim Al Thani (1880s 2nd millennium)
Sheikh Ali bin Jassim Al Thani II (1893–1972), Sheikh of Umm Salal Ali
Sheikh Fahad bin Jassim Al Thani II (19th century, died young)
Sheikh Fahad bin Jassim Al Thani III (1897-ca.1980), Sheikh of Al Khiesa , settled in Rumeliah and Adba
Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Jassim Al Thani (1896–1985), Sheikh of Al Markhiya
Sheikh Salman bin Jassim Al Thani (19th century, died during/soon after his birth)
Sheikh Idris bin Jassim Al Thani (19th century, died during/soon after his birth)
Sheikh Mubarak bin Jassim Al Thani (19th century, died during/soon after his birth)
Sheikh Salman bin Jassim Al Thani II (1899–1984), Sheikh of Dukhan
Sheikh Nasser bin Jassim Al Thani (1900s–1978), Sheikh of Nasiriya
Sheikh Sultan bin Jassim Al Thani (1900s–1976), Sheikh of Umm Al Amad
Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani (1900s–1995), Sheikh of Al Khor
Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani (ca. 1825–1913), founder of Modern Qatar
The Ahmed bin Muhammed Al Thani branch [ edit ]
The Jaber bin Muhammed Al Thani branch [ edit ]
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