Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani
Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa bin Hamad bin Abdullah bin Jassim bin Muhammed Al Thani (born 1959, Doha) was a Prime Minister of Qatar from 29 October 1996 to 3 April 2007. He is the eldest son of the former and 8th Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, and the Emir's 3th Lady, Sheikha Rudha bint Jassim Bin Jabr Al-Thani. Sheikh Abdullah is the elder half-brother of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the current Emir of Qatar, to whom Abdullah is currently an advisor. Sheikh Abdullah received his school education in Qatar, earned his Secondary School Certificate in 1975, and graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in December 1976. Then he joined the Armed Forces of Qatar and held many Senior Military posts up to 1989 when he was appointed Assistant Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces, in the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. In 1979 Abdullah was appointed Chairman of Qatar Olympic Committee, and held this post until 1989. He speaks English and French fluently. Abdullah has six sons: Hamad, Suhaim, Tamim, Fahad, Mohammad and Khalifa. Political history
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