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Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa bin Hamad bin Abdullah bin Jassim bin Muhammed Al Thani (born 1959, Doha) is a former Prime Minister of Qatar. He is the younger brother of Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani of Qatar, and he held office from 29 October 1996 to 3 April 2007.

He received his school education in Qatar, earned his Secondary School Certificate in 1975, and graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in December 1976. Then he joined the Armed Forces of Qatar and held many Senior Military posts up to 1989 when he was appointed Assistant Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces, in the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. In 1979 he was appointed Chairman of Qatar Olympic Committee, and held this post until 1989. He speaks English and French fluently.

Political history

• July 17, 1989: Appointed Minister of the Interior.
• July 11, 1995: Appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior.
• October 29, 1996: Appointed Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior and continued at the head of the Interior portfolio until January 2, 2001.
• April 3, 2007: Resigns and is replaced by Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabr Al Thani as Prime Minister.^[1]

References

Prime Ministers of Qatar Khalifa bin Hamad • Hamad bin Khalifa • Abdullah bin Khalifa • Hamad bin Jassim

External links

• Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs