Abdelaziz bin Khalifa bin Hamad bin Abdullah bin Jassim bin Muhammed Al Thani ( ar, 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
The House of Thani ( ar, الثاني , translit=Al Thani) is the ruling family of Qatar, with origins tracing back to the Banu Tamim tribal confederation.
History and structure
The Al Thanis can be traced back to Mudar bin Nizar. The tribe ...
.
Early life
Abdelaziz bin Khalifa is the first son of
Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani
Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Abdullah bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani ( ar, خليفة بن حمد آل ثاني; 17 September 1932 – 23 October 2016) was the Emir of Qatar from 27 February 1972 until he was deposed by his son Hamad bin ...
, the eighth
Emir of Qatar
The Emir, or Amir, of the State of Qatar ( ar, أمیر دولة قطر) is the monarch and head of state of the country. He is also the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces and guarantor of the Constitution. He holds the most powerful positio ...
, 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.
Career
Abdelaziz served as oil minister and
minister of finance
A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation.
A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", " ...
between 1972 and 1992.
Exile
After leaving office, Abdelaziz began to live in France.
In a news article mentioning a foiled coup in 2011 he was supported by 66 opposition leaders including 16 Thani in 2011.
Quartet media reports that Abdelaziz is the head of the opposition.
Personal life
Abdelaziz married three times. The first marriage was with Sheikha Luluwah bint Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani, with whom he had six children. The second wife was Sheikha Aisha bint Nasser Al Suwaidi, with whom he had three children. His third wife was Kasia Gallanio, an American of Polish descent, whom he married in 2004 and had together three daughters. Gallanio, who was in a legal battle with her ex-husband Abdelaziz for 15 years over the custody of their children due to allegations of sexual assault against his eldest daughter, was found dead in
Marbella
Marbella ( , , ) is a city and municipality in southern Spain, belonging to the province of Málaga in the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is part of the Costa del Sol and is the headquarters of the Association of Municipalities of the r ...
, Spain on 29 May 2022, aged 45.
References
External links
"SHEIKH ABDELAZIZ: Barclays settles claim" – Gulf States Newsletter
1948 births
Living people
Abdelaziz Bin Khalifa
Finance ministers of Qatar
Government ministers of Qatar
Qatari expatriates in France
Sons of monarchs
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