The Al Thani (Arabic: آل ثاني) family is the royal family of Qatar. They belong to Banu Tamim. The Al Thani family has been ruling Qatar since 1825.
List of Hakims and Emirs:
- Sheikh Thani bin Muhammed, Hakim of Qatar (1825-1850)
- Sheikh Muhammad bin Thani, Hakim of Qatar (1850-1878)
- Sheikh Jassim bin Muhammed Al Thani, Emir of Qatar (1878-1913)
- Sheikh Abdullah bin Jasssim Al Thani, Emir of Qatar (1914-1945)
- Shiekh Hamad bin Abdullah Al Thani, Emir of Qatar (1945-1946)
- Sheikh Ali bin Abdullah Al Thani, Emir of Qatar (1949-1960)
- Sheikh Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani, Emir of Qatar (1960- 1972)
- Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir (1972-1995)
- Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, present Emir of Qatar Since 1995.
Their History
The Al Thani name came from Thani bin Muhammed. He came from a province called Najd in Saudia Arabia. In the year 1825 the Ottomon administration decided to put Thani as Hakim by the Ottomon Empire as they wanted him to represent them. After his death his son Muhammed bin Thani took his place. Muhammed was favoured by all the tribes living in Qatar. In year 1856 the five biggest tribes in Qatar decided all to have a meeting with Muhammed asking him to ask the Ottoman administration for independence from the Empire. In the year 1860 Muhammed had his First son Jassim bin Muhammed bin Thani. Jassim was born in Bahrain in al muharraq town. Jassim came to Qatar that same year and was raised within the Qatari tribes. The heads of the five tribes all liked Jassim and his strong personality. On year 1878 Sheikh Muhammed died and Shiekh Jassim is the new Hakim. The five tribes were called Alkuwari, Alnuami, Alattya, Almuhanidi and Alboainain. They alll agreed after having a secret meeting between them and Jassim. On the day of the 18 of December 1878 the Ottomons were defeated and an independence was declared.
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