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Emir of Qatar | |
Reign | 22 February 1972 – 27 June 1995 |
Predecessor | Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani |
Successor | Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani |
Born | Al Rayyan, Qatar | 17 September 1932
Died | 23 October 2016 Doha, Qatar | (aged 84)
Burial | Al Rayyan Cemetery |
Issue | Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani |
House | Thani |
Father | Hamad bin Abdullah Al Thani |
Mother | Aisha bint Khalifa Al Suwaidi |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Abdullah bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani GCB GCMG (Arabic: خليفة بن حمد آل ثاني; 17 September 1932[1][2] – 23 October 2016) was the Emir of Qatar from 27 February 1972 until he was deposed by his son Hamad bin Khalifa in a coup on 27 June 1995.[3][4]
He died during the reign of his grandson, the current Emir, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.