Emir of Qatar

Emir of the State of Qatar
امیر دولة قطر
Arms of His Highness the Emir of the State of Qatar
Incumbent
Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
Details
Style	His Highness
Heir apparent	Joaan bin Hamad
First monarch	Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani
Formation	1868

This is a list of emirs of Qatar. The emirs of Qatar are members of the Al-Thani dynasty and the state of Qatar was founded in 1850 by Muhammad bin Thani. The house of Al-Thani originate from the Banu Tamim; one of the largest tribes in the Arabian Peninsula.

Emirs of Qatar (1850–present)

Name	Reign		Remarks
	From	Until
Sheikh Mohammed bin Thani	1850	18 December 1878	Died in office
Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani	1878	17 July 1913	Died in office
Sheikh Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani	17 July 1913	20 August 1949	Abdicated; died on 25 April 1957
Sheikh Ali bin Abdullah Al Thani	20 August 1949	24 October 1960	Abdicated; died on 31 August 1974
Sheikh Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani	24 October 1960	22 February 1972	Deposed by his cousin Khalifa; died on 25 November 1977
Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani	22 February 1972	27 June 1995	Deposed by his son Hamad; alive
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani	27 June 1995	25 June 2013	Abdicated; alive
Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani	25 June 2013	Incumbent

Succession

The order of succession as the Ruler of Qatar is determined by appointments within the Al Thani family.

The former Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani (Template:Lang-ar), appointed his fourth son, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani (Template:Lang-ar), as heir apparent on 8 August 2003, after his older son Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al-Thani (who held the position between 1996 and 2003) renounced his rights to the throne in favour of Sheikh Tamim.

See also

• House of Al-Thani