List of emirs of Qatar

The Emir of Qatar is monarch or head of goverment of Qatar.

Emir of the State of Qatar
امیر دولة قطر
Incumbent
Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani since 25 June 2013
Details
Heir presumptive	Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani
First monarch	Mohammed bin Thani
Formation	1847

Hakims of Qatar (1847–1971)

No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Reign start	Reign end
1	HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Thani محمد بن ثاني (1788–1878)		1847	18 December 1878
2	HH Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani جاسم بن محمد آل ثاني (1825–1913)		18 December 1878	1898 (Abdicated)
3	HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Muhammed Al Thani أحمد بن محمد بن ثاني (1853–1905)[1][2]		1898	1905
(2)	HH Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani جاسم بن محمد آل ثاني (1825–1913)		1905	17 July 1913
4	HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani عبد الله بن جاسم آل ثاني (1880–1957)		17 July 1913	20 August 1949 (Abdicated)
5	HH Sheikh Ali bin Abdullah Al Thani علي بن عبد الله آل ثاني (1895–1974)		20 August 1949	24 October 1960 (Abdicated)
6	HH Sheikh Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani أحمد بن علي آل ثاني (1922–1977)		24 October 1960	3 September 1971

Emirs of Qatar (1971–present)

No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Reign start	Reign end
1	HH Sheikh Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani أحمد بن علي آل ثاني (1922–1977)		3 September 1971	22 February 1972 (Deposed)[3]
2	HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani خليفة بن حمد آل ثاني (1930–2016)		22 February 1972	27 June 1995 (Deposed)[4]
3	HH Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani حمد بن خليفة آل ثاني (1952–)		27 June 1995	25 June 2013 (Abdicated)[5]
4	HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani تميم بن حمد آل ثاني (1980–)		25 June 2013[5]	Incumbent

References

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