Abdulrahman bin Jassim bin Muhammed Al Thani (1871–1930) was the sixth son of Sheikh
Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani
Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani (; – 17 July 1913), also known as "The Founder", was the founder of the State of Qatar. He had a total of 56 children, 19 sons and 37 daughters.
Early life
Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani was born around 1825. ...
, the previous Emir and the founder of modern
Qatar
Qatar, officially the State of Qatar, is a country in West Asia. It occupies the Geography of Qatar, Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it shares Qatar–Saudi Arabia border, its sole land b ...
. In 1898 his father Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani selected him to become the governor of the
Al Wakrah
Al Wakrah () is the capital city of the Al Wakrah Municipality in Qatar. Al Wakrah's eastern edge touches the shores of the Persian Gulf and Qatar's capital Doha is situated immediately north of the city. Governed by Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Jassi ...
area.
Governorship of Al Wakrah
Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani was appointed as ''Mudir'' of Al Wakrah by the Ottomans in place of Yusuf Bey in 1903. This elicited protests by the British government, who refused the Ottoman's rights to appoint any administrative official in Qatar.
From December 1907, there were a series of disputes between governor Abdulrahman bin Jassim and the
Al-Buainain tribe. The Al-Buainain tribe had objected to paying the annual boat tax, and in reprisal, he fined the tribe 10,000 Qatari riyals and expelled 6 of the tribe's leaders. As retribution, one of the tribe leader's sons attempted to shoot him. His attempt was foiled, and he was imprisoned; however he was later procured forgiveness and released in return for the payment of the tax.
Sons
*Sheikh Saud
*Sheikh Mohammed
*Sheikh Khalid
*Sheikh Mubarak
*Sheikh Hassan
*Sheikh Ghanim
References
External links
Althani tree
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1871 births
1930 deaths
Abdulrahman Jassim Muhammed
Mayors of places in Qatar
Sons of monarchs