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 ...

Joaan bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani ( ar, جوعان بن حمد بن خليفه آل ثاني; born 23 July 1986) is a senior member of the

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. He is the fifth son of former

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, 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 third child of the Emir with his second wife, Sheikha Moza bint Nasser Al-Missned. He is president of the

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Education and career

Sheikh Joaan Bin Hamad was educated at

École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr The École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr (ESM, literally the "Special Military School of Saint-Cyr") is a French military academy, and is often referred to as Saint-Cyr (). It is located in Coëtquidan in Guer, Morbihan, Brittany. Its motto is ...

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. He also attended Oak Ridge Military Academy in the city of Oak Ridge, North Carolina. He was the Torch relay ambassador on the

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. In May 2015, he was appointed president of the

. He served as president of the Organising Committee of the 24th Men's Handball World Championship Qatar 2015. Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad is chairman of the Doha 2030 Asian Games Bid Committee which won the bid for the

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. In 2020, he received a master's degree in Business Administration from

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in Qatar. On 9 August 2022, Sheikh Joaan attended the opening ceremony of the 5th edition of the

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, which was opened by

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Marriage and children

Sheikh Joaan married at Al-Wajbah Palace, Doha, on 24 April 2008, with Sheikha Al-Maha bint Salem Al-Rumul Al-Mannai, daughter of Salem Al-Rumul Al-Mannai. Together they have four sons and three daughters. *Sheikh Hamad bin Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani , (born 20 november 2009) *Sheikh Tamim bin Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, (born 21 September 2010) *Sheikha Al-Dhabi bint Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, (born 25 April 2012) *Sheikh Khalifa bin Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, (born 3 March 2014) *Sheikha Moza bint Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, (born 2 November 2015) *Sheikh Jassim bin Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, (born 7 March 2018) *Sheikha Maryam bint Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, (born 28 January 2020)

Ancestry

References

Joaan Bin Hamad Bin Khalifa Living people École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr alumni 1986 births Owners of Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winners {{MEast-royal-stub