HH Shiekh Jassim bin Muhammed Al Thani is a member of the

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 ...

i royal family who was the founder and minister of electricity and water from 1970 to 1989. He was born in 1914 in

Umm Salal Umm Salal (; also spelled Umm Slal) is a municipality in the State of Qatar. It contains several historic places, such as Barzan Tower. The municipal headquarters Umm Salal is located in Umm Salal Ali, about 10 km from the coast and 15 ...

, eldest son of Shiekh

Mohammed bin Jassim Al Thani Sheikh Mohammed bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani ( ar, الامير محمد بن جاسم بن محمد آل ثاني; 17 January 1881 – 8 April 1971) was the son of Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani. Sheikh Mohammed had a total of 18 sib ...

and Her Highness Sheikha Aisha bint Ahmed Al Fikani Al Thani. He married six times as he was a royal. His successors are known as Shiekh Khalifa bin jassim Al Fikani Al Thani, and Shiekh Khalil bin jassim Al Fikani Al Thani.

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Government ministers of Qatar House of Thani 1914 births Year of death missing {{Qatar-bio-stub