Sheikh Hamad was the architect of Qatar’s effort ​to develop its liquefied natural gas infrastructure and established media network Al Jazeera, which gave Qatar ​an outsized voice in Arab politics.

State news agency gives no cause for passing of sports-loving leader who made tiny Persian Gulf nation a global player in diplomacy, media and investment, then handed over power to son ...

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Former Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the ruler of Qatar from 1995 until abdicating in favor of his son in 2013, has died. He was 74.

Sheikh Hamad’s 18-year rule catapulted Qatar to prosperity and reshaped its domestic, regional and global footprint.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, who as ruler of Qatar transformed the tiny Persian Gulf nation into a global player in diplomacy, media and investment and then ...

Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani mastermind the Persian Gulf state’s transformation from a quiet backwater into an influential international crossroads in less than a generation ...

Sheikh Hamad was known for having helped bring about huge economic, social, and cultural change in Qatar during his reign and helping establish the nation as a global player in diplomacy and ...

"The Amiri Diwan announced the death of HH the ​Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani on Sunday ⁠morning. May ⁠Allah have mercy ⁠on ​his soul and grant him the b ...

He took power in 1996 after staging a bloodless coup against his father, and went on to transform Qatar into the gas-rich power it is today.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, who as ruler of Qatar transformed the tiny Persian Gulf nation into a global player in diplomacy, media and investment, and then ...

Doha: Qatari former Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani ⁠has died ⁠at the ⁠age of 74, the nation's Emiri Diwan said ⁠on ⁠Sunday."With hearts steadfast in faith in God's decree and destiny, the ...