Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani تميم بن حمد آل ثاني | |||||
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His Excellency His Highness | |||||
![]() Sheikh Tamim in 2017 | |||||
Emir of Qatar | |||||
Reign | 25 June 2013 - present | ||||
Predecessor | Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani | ||||
Born | Doha, Qatar | 3 June 1980||||
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House | Thani | ||||
Father | Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani | ||||
Mother | Moza bint Nasser Al Missned |
Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (born 3 June 1980 in Doha, Qatar) is the current Emir of Qatar. Sheikh Tamim is the fourth son of his father, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the previous Emir of Qatar and second son of Sheikha Moza bint Nasser. He became Emir of Qatar on 25 June 2013 after his father.[1] He became the heir apparent to the Qatar throne on 5 August 2003.