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 Hamad bin Abdullah bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani ( ar, محمد بن حمد بن عبد الله آل ثاني; 1929–) was the son of Sheikh

Hamad bin Abdullah Al Thani Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah bin Jassim bin Muhammed Al Thani ( ar, حمد بن عبدالله بن جاسم بن محمد آل ثاني; 1896 – 27 May 1948) was Crown Prince of the State of Qatar. Sheikh Hamad was the second son of the second ...

Career

* Ambassador to

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1973–1977 * Minister for

Education Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Va ...

1978–1989 * Minister of State for

Culture Culture () is an umbrella term which encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, and habits of the individuals in these groups.Tyl ...

1989–1995

Qatar coup

He went into

exile Exile is primarily penal expulsion from one's native country, and secondarily expatriation or prolonged absence from one's homeland under either the compulsion of circumstance or the rigors of some high purpose. Usually persons and peoples suf ...

in 1995 after

Hamad bin Khalifa 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 u ...

's coup to join his brother,

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 ...

, in

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...

. He returned to Qatar in 1996.

Children

* Hamad bin Mohammed , married daughter of his uncle Nasir bin Hamad, 3 sons and 3 daughters * Abdulaziz bin Mohammed , married daughter of his uncle Abdulrahman bin Hamad, 2 sons and 3 daughters * Jassim bin Mohammed , He has 2 sons and 2 daughters * Maryam bint Mohammed , married the Emir

, 2 sons and 6 daughters * Galiya bint Mohammed , Minister of Health, married Khalid bin Muhammed bin Hasan, 3 sons and 3 daughter * Shiekha bint Mohammed , married

Saud bin Abdelaziz bin Hamad Shaikh Saud bin Abdelaziz bin Hamad bin Abdullah bin Jassim bin Muhammed Al Thani ( ar, سعود بن عبد العزيز بن حمد آل ثاني; born 1949) is the cousin of Qatari ruler Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, grandson of Hamad bin Abdullah ...

, 3 sons and 2 daughters * Lubna bint Mohammed , married Muhammed bin Khalid bin Hamad, 2 sons and 1 daughter * Noora bint Mohammed , married Naif bin Suhaim bin Hamad, 1 son and 1 daughter * Aisha bint Mohammed , married Thani bin Thamir bin Mohammed , 3 sons and 1 daughter

References

* http://www.althanitree.com/pageTemplate.aspx?show=g&id=778&action=0 * http://www.mbhhc.com/Links2.aspx?group_key=board_of_governors House of Thani Qatari exiles Ambassadors of Qatar to Lebanon 1934 births Living people Government ministers of Qatar Qatari expatriates in Saudi Arabia {{Qatar-bio-stub