Hamad bin Abdullah bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani (; 1896 – 27 May 1948) was

Crown Prince A crown prince or hereditary prince is the heir apparent to the throne in a royal or imperial monarchy. The female form of the title, crown princess, is held by a woman who is heir apparent or is married to the heir apparent. ''Crown prince ...

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. Sheikh Hamad was the second son of the second

emir of Qatar The Emir of the State of Qatar () is the monarch and head of state of the country. The emir is also the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces and guarantor of the Constitution. The emir holds the most powerful position in the country, and has a ...

, Sheikh

Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani Abdullah bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani (), also known as Sheikh Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani or Sheikh Abdullah bin Qassim Al Thani, was the Emir of Qatar from 1913 to 1949. Oil was discovered in Qatar for the first time during his rule. ...

, and also the father of the fifth emir of Qatar, Sheikh

Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani (; 17 September 1932 – 23 October 2016) was the Emir of Qatar from 1972 Qatari coup d'état, 27 February 1972 until he was deposed by his son Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Hamad bin Khalifa in a 1995 Qatari coup d'� ...

Life

He was born in

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and educated privately at the palace. In 1935, he was made heir apparent by his father and served as deputy ruler on several times. Early on in his childhood, his father exposed him in to the life of a politician. He was expected to become the next emir, but he died whilst his father was still alive. After his death, his father passed the powers to his older son,

Ali bin Abdullah Al Thani Ali bin Abdullah bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani (; 5 June 1895 – 31 August 1974) was the Emir of Qatar. Sheikh Ali was also the first Emir of Qatar to have migrated and traveled abroad, visiting India, Egypt, Europe, Lebanon and the Levan ...

. He died in

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on 27 May 1948.

Marriage and children

During his life Sheikh Hamad married his first cousin

Sheikha Sheikh ( , , , , ''shuyūkh'' ) is an honorific title in the Arabic language, literally meaning "elder (administrative title), elder". It commonly designates a tribal chief or a Muslim ulama, scholar. Though this title generally refers to me ...

Sarah bint Mohammed bin Jassim Al Thani. They had nine sons: *Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani *Sheikh Abdelaziz bin Hamad Al Thani *Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad Al Thani *Sheikh

, 5th

*Sheikh Abdelrahman bin Hamad Al Thani *Sheikh

Suhaim bin Hamad Al Thani Suhaim bin Hamad bin Abdullah bin Jassim bin Muhammed Al Thani (; 1933 – 21 August 1985) was a member of the House of Thani, ruling family of Qatar who served as the country's foreign minister. His brother, Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, was the ...

*Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Thani *Sheikh Nassir bin Hamad Al Thani *Sheikh Ahmed bin Hamad Al Thani

References

AR: Althani family treeAR: Shk Hamad page in Althani family tree

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hamad Bin Abdullah Al Thani Hamad Abdullah 1948 deaths 1896 births Emirs of Qatar Heirs apparent who never acceded Sons of monarchs