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 Khalifa Al Thani ( ar, محمد بن حمد بن خليفة الثاني; born 18 April 1988) is a member of the

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 ...

. He is the brother of the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh

Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani 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 ...

and the son of the former Emir of Qatar, 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 ...

, with his second wife Sheikha Moza bint Nasser Al-Missned.

Early life and education

Sheikh Mohammed holds a bachelor's degree in international politics from the

Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) is a campus of Georgetown University ( Washington, D.C.) in Education City, outside of Doha, Qatar. It is one of Georgetown University's eleven undergraduate and graduate schools, and is supported by a partn ...

in 2009 and a master's degree in public administration from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government ('13). Sheikh Mohammed is a former captain of the Qatar

equestrian The word equestrian is a reference to equestrianism, or horseback riding, derived from Latin ' and ', "horse". Horseback riding (or Riding in British English) Examples of this are: * Equestrian sports *Equestrian order, one of the upper classes i ...

team, and as such, had the honor to light the cauldron of the Doha 2006 Asian Games on horseback.

Career

In 2010 Sheikh Mohammed led Qatar's winning bid to host the 2022

FIFA World Cup The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the ' ( FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The tournament ha ...

, bringing the tournament to the Middle East for the first time. Sheikh Mohammed is currently the managing director, a board member, and co-chair of the executive committee, of the State of Qatar’s Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (formerly Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee), the body responsible for the oversight and delivery of stadiums and related infrastructure for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar. In 2017, Sheikh Mohammed was appointed to the role of Secretary to His Highness the Emir for Investment Affairs, in which capacity he represents the Emir of Qatar in high level strategic and investment discussions with a particular focus on the US market. Sheikh Mohammed is the vice chairman of the

Qatar Investment Authority The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA; ar, جهاز قطر للإستثمار) is Qatar's sovereign wealth fund. The QIA was founded by the State of Qatar in 2005 to strengthen the country's economy by diversifying into new asset classes. In 202 ...

board of directors. 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 ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Thani, Mohammed Bin Hamad Bin Khalifa Mohammed Bin Hamad Bin Khalifa 1988 births Living people Qatari male equestrians Harvard Business School alumni Walsh School of Foreign Service alumni Asian Games medalists in equestrian Equestrians at the 2006 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Qatar Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games