Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani

Politician + Sheik + Crown Prince

Male

Born Jun 3, 1980

Age 32

Hometown Doha

Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Crown Prince of Qatar is the current heir apparent to the throne of the State of Qatar. He is the fourth son of the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, and the second child of the Emir with his… Read More

Family

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Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani

Age 32

parents

Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
Father, Age 61
Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned
Mother, Age 53

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Inside The Secretive $8 Billion Group That Runs The Olympics
Business Insider - Aug 08, 2012

The notorious group that runs the Olympics earned an estimated $8 billion revenue from 2009 to 2012, according to Sportcal. Formed to promote "Olympism," the International Olympic Committee doesn't get rich off the Games, but they do enjoy themselves. The 109-member Committee gets wined and dined by cities and corporations bidding for contracts, and they get treated like royalty at the Games. Several times they've been caught taking bribes, but generally what happens in Switzerland stay...
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Un Secretary General Ban Ki Moon Pledges Full Support To Qatar For Establishing The Global Dry Land Alliance (Gdla)
Business Review USA - Jun 23, 2012

RIO DE JANEIRO, June 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- "We want to say that we live in a sustainable world, but we cannot claim this when we have one billion starving people. Eradicating hunger is a top priority for the United Nations. So I would like to congratulate Qatar for its leadership in changing this situation through establishing the Global Dry Land Alliance (GDLA)." With this important statement, Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-Moon today set the tone for the last day of dis...
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King, Qatar Crown Prince Discuss Ways To Boost Ties
Arab News - Apr 27, 2012

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah received Qatari Crown Prince Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani at his palace in Riyadh yesterday.
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Timeline

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CHILDHOOD

1980 Birth Born on June 3, 1980.

TEENAGE

1997 17 Years Old Sheikh Tamim was educated at Harrow and Sherborne School (Sherborne, England) where he received his A Levels in 1997.

1998 18 Years Old 1 More Event

Subsequently he went to Harrow School in Middlesex, and then to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (Camberley, United Kingdom) where he graduated in 1998.

TWENTIES

2003 23 Years Old He became the new heir apparent of Qatar on 5 August 2003, after his elder brother Sheikh Jasim renounced his rights in favour of Sheikh Tamim.

2005 25 Years Old On 8 January 2005 at Al-Wajbah Palace H.H. Sheikh Tamim married his cousin, H.H. Sheikha Jawaher bint Hamad bin Suhaim al-Thani, daughter of H.E. Sheikh Hamad bin Suhaim Al Thani (with whom he shares a great-grandfather H.E. Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah Al Thani). … Read More

2009 29 Years Old Sheikh Tamim has a second wife, H.H. Sheikha Anoud bint Mana Al-Hajri, who he married on 3 March 2009. … Read More

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