Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim bin Muhammed bin Jassim bin Muhammed Al Thani (born 1959) is the chairman since 2014 of the Federation of the GCC Chambers of Commerce and Industry. He is a member of the

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i royal family and businessman. He is the ninth son of Sheikh Jassim bin Muhammed bin Jassim Al Thani, the Minister of Electricity and Water from 1970 to 1989.

Education

He got a

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and

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s from

University of Portland , mottoeng = The truth will set you free , established = 1901 , type = Private university , religious_affiliation = Catholic (Congregation of Holy Cross) , endowment = $218 million , president = Robert D. Kelly , students = 3,731 (fall 20 ...

in the

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Business life

After

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he worked in the Amiri Diwan as Head of Political Affairs Department till 1987 when he was appointed Director General of the Ministry of Economy and Commerce till 1993. During his work at the Ministry he chaired Qatar official delegations to many countries. Since 2006 he has been Chairman of the Qatar Chamber of Commerce & Industry where he has been responsible for a number of local and oversees investments. In May 2013 he was reported to be considering a visit to Israel to promote commercial ties an to invest "hundreds of millions of dollars" in Israeli companies. Currently he is also the Chairman of the Qatar International Center for Arbitration and Reconciliation. He became the chairman in 2014 of the Federation of the GCC Chambers of Commerce and Industry.http://gulfstatebusiness.net/news/new-region/qatar/item/192-qatar-khalifa-bin-jassim-al-thani-new-chairman-of-gcc-federation-of-chambers-of-commerce

Family

Sheikh Khalifa Al-Thani has four sons and two daughters. His sons are: Sheikh Jassim Bin Khalifa Althani, Sheikh Mohamed Bin Khalifa Althani, Sheikh Sultan Bin Khalifa Althani and Sheikh Ahmed Bin Khalifa Althani. His daughters are: Kaltham Khalifa and Tamader Khalifa.

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Khalifa bin Jassim 1959 births Living people University of Portland alumni {{Qatar-bio-stub