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 ...

Mohammed bin Abdulla Al Thani ( ar, الشيخ محمد بن عبدالله آل ثاني; born 16 June 1982), known as Moe Al Thani, is a

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- Emirati

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 ...

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, management professional and sportsman. He is known for being the first

to have climbed

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and reached the

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, the South Pole as well as Ama Dablam.

Early life and education

As son of Sheikh Abdullah bin Muhammad bin

Ali ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, عَلِيّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب; 600 – 661 CE) was the last of four Rightly Guided Caliphs to rule Islam (r. 656 – 661) immediately after the death of Muhammad, and he was the first Shia Imam ...

al Thani, Sheikh Mohammed is a member of the Qatari

House of Al 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 ...

as well as the Emirati

Al-Qasimi Al Qasimi ( ar, القواسم, spelled sometimes as Al Qassimi or Al Qassemi; plural: Al Qawasem ar, القواسم and, archaically, Joasmee) is an Arab dynasty in the Persian Gulf that rules Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah, today forming two of ...

royal family though his paternal grandmother, who is the sister of the current Emir of Sharjah. Sheikh Mohammed graduated from the

American University of Sharjah American University of Sharjah (abbreviated AUS; ar, الجامعة الأمريكية في الشارقة) is a private university in the United Arab Emirates. It was founded in 1997 by Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and ...

with a

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in Marketing and Accounting and a

Master of Business Administration A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accounti ...

(MBA). He studied

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extensively at

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, receiving Alumni Status.

Mountaineering

Sheikh Mohammed became the first Qatari to reach the summit of

on 22 May 2013. He is the first Qatari man to reach the

; reach "the bottom of the world" and "ski the last degree" to the South Pole in commemoration of Qatar’s National Day on 18 December 2012; and summit

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, at an altitude of 6812 meters, on 11 November 2020. During the Everest climb, he was part of a four-member group called ''Arabs with Altitude'', which included the first Palestinian man,

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, the first Saudi woman Raha Moharrak and Iranian, Masoud Mohammed, to reach the summit of

. ''Arabs with Altitude'' received global media coverage upon their return from Mount Everest. Al Thani is currently dedicated to becoming the first Qatari to reach the

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(conquering the 7 summits and the South and the North Pole). He is on the last leg of a long journey to gain the Grand Slam title, becoming one of only 50 people in history and the first Qatari to ever reach this title.

Record of mountaineering

Sheikh Mohammed´s record as a mountaineer included the following achievements: * Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania - 5895 meters (March 2010) * Mont Blanc, France - 4810 meters (September 2011) * Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania - 5895 meters (November 2011) * Mount Vinson, Antarctica - 4892 meters (December 2012) * Mount Elbrus, Russia - 5642 meters (August 2012) * Mount Kosciuszko, Australia - 2228 meters (October 2012) * Mount Aconcagua, Argentina - 6962 meters (January 2013) * Mount Everest, Nepal/Tibet - 8850 meters (May 2013) * Denali, United States - 6144 meters (May 2016) * Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania - 5895 meters (March 2018) * Everest Base Camp, Nepal - 5364 meters (April 2019) * Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania - 5895 meters (February 2020) * Mount Ama Dablam, Nepal - 6812 meters (November 2020) * Denali, United States - 6144 meters (May 2016) * Kangchenjunga, India - 8586 meters (May 2022) * K2, Pakistan - 8611 meters (July 2023)

Philanthropy

Al Thani climbed as a brand ambassador for Reach Out To Asia, state-led non-profit organization and part of the

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 ...

, that raises funds to uplift Asia and parts of the Middle East. Al Thani's goal was to raise one million dollars for education projects in Nepal. Sheikh Mohammed also successfully led from 2 to 12 October 2014, the "Elevate to Educate" fundraising trip for a group of 12 young Qataris to the Summit of

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Management and leadership

Al Thani is a Doha-based entrepreneur and motivational public speaker. He is one of the young prominent leaders in the Gulf region, with a focus on fitness, hospitality, and tourism. In August 2007, Al Thani founded the travel website Musafir.com and Twisted Olive, a contemporary bistro with modern comfort food, inside Burj Doha, Qatar in 2020 as well as Altitude Elite, a boutique personalized-training studio in Lusail, Qatar in 2019. .

Vodafone Qatar

Sheikh Mohammed served as a board member of Vodafone Qatar from year 2013-2016.

Air Arabia

In 2011 he became part of the board of directors of

Air Arabia Air Arabia ( ar, العربية للطيران ''al-ʿArabiyya Lit-Ṭayarān'') is an Emirati low-cost airline with its head office in the A1 Building Sharjah Freight Center, Sharjah International Airport, UAE. The airline operates scheduled se ...

alongside his father Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed al Thani.

Chairmanships

Sheikh Mohammed held several Chairmanships, which include: *Air Arabia *Gamma Aviation Middle East *AM Holding Company *SASCO *Santos International Company *Ascent Advertising Company *Universal Tourism Company Deputy chairmanships *Sharjah Golf and Shooting Club Memberships * Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) Qatar Chapter - 2018 *

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- 2016

Sharjan administration

In the field of political administration, Sheikh Mohammed was appointed as Director General of the Sharjah Statistics Centre in January 2012. He also served as a chairman of the Department of Community Development of the

Emirate of Sharjah The Emirate of Sharjah (; ar, إِمَارَة ٱلشَّارِقَة ') is one of the emirates of the United Arab Emirates, which covers and has a population of over 1,400,000 (2015). It comprises the capital city of Sharjah, after which it ...

and member of the Executive Council of the

, being appointed by his granduncle Emir Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi of

Sharjah Sharjah (; ar, ٱلشَّارقَة ', Gulf Arabic: ''aš-Šārja'') is the third-most populous city in the United Arab Emirates, after Dubai and Abu Dhabi, forming part of the Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman metropolitan area. Sharjah is the capital o ...

. He was notwithstanding this appointed by his granduncle as the head of his office at the

Filmography

Al Thani is featured in The Seventh Summit, a documentary that follows a group of men and one woman in their attempt to make it to the top of Mount Denali in Alaska. Among the climbers are Qatar’s own Sheikh Mohammed Al-Thani and Raed Zadan, respectively the first Qatari and the first Palestinian to climb Mount Everest; Iranian Massoud Kalafji; and Suzanne Al Houby, the first Arab woman to scale Everest. He is also featured in Seal of Approval, which follows the Arabs with Altitude as they summit Mount Everest. Al Thani made a documentary on the COVID-19 pandemic impact on the Nepali people who rely on the mountaineering industry.Amu Dablam - The rebirth
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Hereditary titles

(

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 ...

and Qasimi) *

Sayyid ''Sayyid'' (, ; ar, سيد ; ; meaning 'sir', 'Lord', 'Master'; Arabic plural: ; feminine: ; ) is a surname of people descending from the Prophets in Islam, Islamic prophet Muhammad through his grandsons, Hasan ibn Ali and Husayn ibn Ali ...

(Descendant of

Prophet Muhammad Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monoth ...

through

Ali al-Naqi ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad al-Hādī ( ar, عَلِيّ ٱبْن مُحَمَّد ٱلْهَادِي; 828 – 868 CE) was a descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the tenth of the Twelve Imams, succeeding his father, Muhammad al-Jawad. He ...

)

References

External links

Official website of Moe Al Thani
{{DEFAULTSORT:Thani, Mohammed Abdulla Al 1982 births Living people Summiters of Mount Everest Qatari businesspeople People from the Emirate of Sharjah Qatari people of Emirati descent Qatari expatriates in the United Arab Emirates American University of Sharjah alumni