Sheikh Sheikh (pronounced or ; ar, شيخ ' , mostly pronounced , plural ' )—also transliterated sheekh, sheyikh, shaykh, shayk, shekh, shaik and Shaikh, shak—is an honorific title in the Arabic language. It commonly designates a chief of a ...

Ahmed bin Saif bin Ahmed bin Muhammed Al Thani, GBE (ca. 12 November 1985) was born in 1946. He is the grandson of Sheikh

Ahmed bin Muhammed Al Thani Sheikh Ahmad bin Muhammad Al-Thani ( ar, أحمد بن محمد بن ثاني; 1853–1905), was the second son of Mohammed bin Thani, the Governor of Doha (1894–1898), Ruler of Qatar (1898–1905) and head of the Ahmed bin Muhammed Al Thani b ...

Career

He was educated at

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. Al Thani has held the following posts: *

Ambassador An ambassador is an official envoy, especially a high-ranking diplomat who represents a state and is usually accredited to another sovereign state or to an international organization as the resident representative of their own government or sov ...

Qatar Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it sh ...

at the

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1972–1973 in Netherlands. *Ambassador in

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

1973–1975. *Ambassador in

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

1975–1977. *In 1978, the ruler Sheikh

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 ...

appointed him as the Minister of State for

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1978–1989. *Minister for

Justice Justice, in its broadest sense, is the principle that people receive that which they deserve, with the interpretation of what then constitutes "deserving" being impacted upon by numerous fields, with many differing viewpoints and perspective ...

1989–1995. *

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Without Portfolio since 1995.

Children

*Sheikha Aliya bint Ahmed bin Saif (born in 1974) *Sheikh Saif bin Ahmed bin Saif (born in 1984) *Sheikh Muhammad bin Ahmed bin Saif (born in 1990) *Sheikha Shua'a bint Ahmed bin Saif *Sheikha Nouf bint Ahmed bin Saif *Sheikha Dr. Dina bint Ahmed bin Saif *Sheikha Lamia bint Ahmed bin Saif

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Al-Thani tree {{DEFAULTSORT:Thani, Ahmed bin Saif 1946 births Living people Ahmed bin Saif Ambassadors of Qatar to the Netherlands Ambassadors of Qatar to Sweden Ambassadors of Qatar to Norway Government ministers of Qatar Ambassadors of Qatar to the United Kingdom Honorary Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire