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The House of Thani (Arabic: آل ثاني, romanized: Āl Thānī) is the ruling family of Qatar, with origins tracing back to the Adnanite Banu Tamim tribe.[2] Today Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and his mother Moza bint Nassir lead the house.

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House of Thani
آل ثاني
Parent houseAl-Maadeed[1]
CountryQatar
Foundedc. 1847
FounderMohammed bin Thani
Current headTamim bin Hamad
Titles
TraditionsSunni Islam
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History and structure

The Al Thani family[3] can be traced back to Mudar bin Nizar, a descendant of Ismail. The tribe moved from Najdi town of Ushaiger and settled at the Gebrin oasis in southern Najd (present-day Saudi Arabia) before they moved to Qatar.[4] Around the 17th century, the tribe lived in Ushaiger, a settlement north-west of Riyadh. They settled in Qatar around the 1720s. Their first settlement in Qatar was in the southern town of Sikak, and from there they moved north-west to Zubarah and Al Ruwais.[5] They settled in Doha in the 19th century under their leader Mohammed bin Thani.[4] The group was named after the father of Mohammad, Thani bin Mohammad.[4]

The family is made of four main Arab houses: Banu Qasem, Bani Ahmed, Bani Jaber, and Bani Thamer[6][7] As of the early 1990s, the number of the family members was estimated to be about 20,000.[7]

The family and their relatives and associates own significant properties in the Mayfair district of London, with an estimated quarter of Mayfair's 279 acres including two of the area's best known luxury hotels, The Connaught and Claridge's. The area has acquired the nickname "Little Doha".[8]

Rulers

List of Emirs:

Family tree

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'Genealogical table of the Ruling Āl Thāni (Ma’ādhīd) Family of Dōhah in Qatar', produced in 1915
House of Thani
Muhammad
bin Thani
(1)
r. 1847–1878
Jassim
bin Muhammad
(2)
r. 1878–1913
Abdullah
bin Jassim
(3)
r. 1913–1949
Ali
bin Abdullah
(4)
r. 1949–1960		Hamad
bin Abdullah
Ahmad
bin Ali
(5)
r. 1960–1972		Khalifa
bin Hamad
(6)
r. 1972–1995
Hamad
bin Khalifa
(7)
r. 1995–2013
Tamim
bin Hamad
(8)
r. 2013–present

Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani branch

The Ahmed bin Muhammed Al Thani branch

The Jaber bin Muhammed Al Thani branch

  • Sheikh Jaber bin Muhammed Al Thani (1878–1934)
    • Sheikh Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani
      • Sheikh Yousif bin Jassim Al Thani
      • Sheikh Jabor bin Jassim Al Thani
      • Sheikh Fahad bin Jassim Al Thani
      • Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani (1959), Foreign Minister of Qatar (1992-2013), Prime Minister of Qatar (2007-2013)
        • Sheikh Jabor bin Hamad Al Thani
        • Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad Al Thani
        • Sheikh Fahad bin Hamad Al Thani
        • Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
        • Sheikh Falah Bin Hamad Al Thani
        • Sheikha Alanoud bint Hamad Al Thani
      • Sheikh Falah bin Jassim Al Thani
      • Sheikh Mansoor bin Jassim Al Thani
      • Sheikh Nawaf bin Jassim Al Thani (jailed for six years)[11]
    • Sheikh Muhammad bin Jabr Al Thani (1916–1983)
      • Sheikh Jaber bin Muhammad Al Thani

See also

References

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