Abdelaziz bin Khalifa Al Thani

In this Arabic name, the surname is Al Thani.
Abdelaziz bin Khalifa Al Thani
Sheikh
Born (1948-12-12) 12 December 1948 (age 76)
Al Rayyan, Qatar
Names
Abdelaziz bin Khalifa bin Hamad bin Abdullah bin Jassim bin Muhammed Al Thani
HouseThani
FatherKhalifa bin Hamad Al Thani
MotherAmna bint Hassan bin Abdullah Al Thani
ReligionIslam

Sheikh Abdelaziz bin Khalifa bin Hamad bin Abdullah bin Jassim bin Muhammed Al Thani (Arabic: عبد العزيز بن خليفة بن حمد بن عبد الله بن جاسم بن محمد آل ثاني; born 12 December 1948) is a member of the royal family of Qatar, House of Thani.

Early life

Abdelaziz bin Khalifa is the first son of Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, the eighth Emir of Qatar, and eldest child of the Emir and his first spouse, Sheikha Amna bint Hassan bin Abdulla Al Thani. Sheikh Abdelaziz is the elder half-brother of Hamad, the former Emir of Qatar.[1]

Career

Abdelaziz served as oil minister and minister of finance between 1972 and 1992.[2][3][4][5]

Exile

After leaving office, Abdelaziz began to live in France in a palace on Avenue Montaigne.[6] In a news article mentioning a foiled coup in 2011 he was supported by 66 opposition leaders including 16 Thani in 2011.[7]

Quartet media reports that Abdelaziz is the head of the opposition.[8]

Personal life

Abdelaziz's first wife was Sheikha Luluwah bint Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani, with whom he had six children: Sheikha Mona bint Abdulaziz bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Sheikha Al-Anoud bint Abdulaziz bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Sheikh Jassim bin Abdulaziz bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Sheikha Al-Jazi bint Abdulaziz bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Sheikha Amna bint Abdulaziz bin Khalifa Al-Thani, and Sheikha Mariam bint Abdulaziz bin Khalifa Al-Thani.

His second wife is Sheikha Aisha bint Nasser Al Suwaidi, with whom he has three children: Sheikh Faisal bin Abdulaziz bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Sheikha Alia bint Abdulaziz bin Khalifa Al-Thani, and Sheikha Maha bint Abdulaziz bin Khalifa Al-Thani.[9][10]

His third wife was Sheikha Kasia Al Thani [née Gallanio], with whom he has three daughters: Sheikha Malak bint Abdulaziz bin Khalifa Al-Thani (twin with her sister Yasmine), Sheikha Yasmine bint Abdulaziz bin Khalifa Al-Thani (twin with her sister Malak) and Sheikha Reem bint Abdulaziz bin Khalifa Al-Thani.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Qatar: Government list, Ruling family and other notables" (PDF). Gulf States Newsletter. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Leadership". Archived from the original on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  3. ^ "France and Qatar: Agreement on cultural and technical co-operation"
  4. ^ Ibrahim, Youssef M. (16 September 1980). "OPEC Oil Ministers at Odds on Pricing and Oil Production" (fee required). The New York Times. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
  5. ^ "OPEC ministers discuss ways to raise oil prices" – Kentucky New Era
  6. ^ Thayer, Amy E.; Alfred B. Prados (29 August 2003). "The Middle East and North Africa: Political Succession and Regime Stability" (PDF). CRS Report for Congress. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  7. ^ "Report: Qatar emir foils coup attempt amid growing tensions". Al Bawaba. 28 February 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  8. ^ Salacanin, Stasa (28 November 2017), Qatari Opposition: A Failed Quartet Project – Analysis, Modern Diplomacy, archived from the original on 28 November 2017, It was also reported that the ruling family's dissidents, gathered around Sheikh Abdul Aziz Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, the Geneva based uncle of the Qatari Emir, will create an opposition front against the current Qatari ruler.
  9. ^ "Princesses perdues du Qatar : leur mère Kasia Gallanio retrouvée morte chez elle en Espagne". Le Parisien (in French). 30 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Former Qatari princess found dead at home in southern Spain". euronews.com. 1 June 2022.
  11. ^ Kasia Gallanio, una vida marcada por el lujo y la tragedia


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