Jassim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani ( ar, جاسم بن حمد بن خليفة آل ثاني; born 25 August 1978) is the former

heir apparent An heir apparent, often shortened to heir, is a person who is first in an order of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting by the birth of another person; a person who is first in the order of succession but can be displaced by the b ...

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 ...

. He is the third son of the former

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 ...

, Sheikh

Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Hamad bin Abdullah bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani ( ar, حمد بن خليفة الثاني; born 1 January 1952) is a member of the ruling Al Thani Qatari royal family. He was the ruling Emir of Qatar from 1995 ...

, and the first child of the Emir with his second wife, Sheikha Moza bint Nasser Al-Missned. He abdicated his position as Crown Prince in 2003, in favour of his younger brother Tamim, citing being uninterested in becoming Emir.

Early life and education

Sheikh Jassim is the third son of the former emir of Qatar,

. His mother is Moza bint Nasser Al-Missned, second wife of his father. He was educated at the

Royal Military Academy Sandhurst The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS or RMA Sandhurst), commonly known simply as Sandhurst, is one of several military academies of the United Kingdom and is the British Army's initial officer training centre. It is located in the town of ...

. He attended International College,

Sherborne School (God and My Right) , established = 705 by Aldhelm, re-founded by King Edward VI 1550 , closed = , type = Public school Independent, boarding school , religion = Church of England , president = , chair_label = Chairman of the governors , ...

in Dorset.

Career

After graduation Sheikh Jassim was commissioned as 2nd-lieutenant in the Qatari armed forces on 9 August 1996. He was appointed

of Qatar on 23 October 1996. He replaced Mishaal bin Hamad Al Thani, his older half-brother, in the post. Jassim renounced his rights in favour of his younger brother

Sheikh Tamim Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani ( ar, تميم بن حمد بن خليفة آل ثاني; born 3 June 1980, Doha, Qatar) is the Emir of Qatar who succeeded his father, Sheikh Hamad, after Hamad abdicated in his favour. Tamim is the fourth son ...

on 5 August 2003. According to

Qatar News Agency Qatar News Agency () is a state-run Qatari news agency.Aspire Academy Aspire Academy ( ar, أكاديمية أسباير, Akādīmiyat 'Asbāyr) is a sports academy based in the Aspire Zone in Qatar, founded in 2004 with the goal to scout and help develop Qatari athletes, whilst also providing them with secondary ...

since 2003. He is a member of the Board of Trustees at

Qatar Foundation Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development ( ar, مؤسسة قطر) is a state-led non-profit organization in Qatar, founded in 1995 by then-emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and his second wife Moza bint Nasser. Qatar Founda ...

Marriage and children

Sheikh Jassim married his cousin, Sheikha Bothaina bint Hamad Al Thani, the daughter of Sheikh Hamad bin Ali Al Thani, at Al Wajbah Palace, Doha, on 30 March 2006. They have eight children, three sons and five daughters: *Sheikha Moza bint Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani *Sheikh Fahad bin Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani *Sheikha Hind bint Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani *Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani *Sheikh Tamim bin Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani *Sheikha Al-Mayassa bint Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani *Sheikha Dhai bint Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani *Sheikha Ghand bint Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani

Ancestry

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jassim Bin Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani 1978 births Living people House of Thani Graduates of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Heirs apparent who never acceded Grand Cordons of the Order of Merit (Lebanon)