House of Thani

House of Thani
آل ثاني
House of Thani; آل ثاني
Parent house	Banu Hanzala
Country	Qatar
Founded	c. 1847
Founder	Mohammed bin Thani
Current head	Tamim bin Hamad
Titles	Hakim; Emir; Sheikh;
Traditions	Islam(Sunni)

TheHouse of Thani(Arabic:آل ثاني,romanized:Āl Thānī) is theruling familyofQatar,with origins tracing back to the Northern ArabBanu Tamimtribe.^[2]TodayTamim bin Hamad Al Thaniand his motherMoza bint Nassirlead the house.

History and structure[edit]

The Al Thanis^[3]can be traced back toMudar bin Nizar.The tribe moved from Nejdi town ofUshaigerand settled at the Gebrin oasis in southernNajd(present-daySaudi Arabia) before they moved to Qatar.^[4]Around the 17th century, the tribe lived inUshaiger,a settlement north-west ofRiyadh.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 toZubarahandAl Ruwais.^[5]They settled inDohain the 19th century under their leaderMohammed bin Thani.^[4]The group was named after the father of Mohammad,Thani bin Mohammad.^[4]

The family is made of four main factions: Bani Qassim, 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 leadership transitions in 1913, 1949, 1960, and 2013 were allabdications.^[6]These abdications were to a nephew in one incident and sons in the others.^[6]^[8]

The family and their relatives and associates own significant properties in theMayfairdistrict of London, with an estimated quarter of Mayfair's 279 acres including two of the area's best known luxury hotels,The ConnaughtandClaridge's.The area has acquired the nickname "Little Doha".^[9]

Rulers[edit]

List ofEmirs:

Sheikh Thani bin Mohammad
SheikhMohammed bin Thani,Emir of Qatar (1851–1878)
SheikhJassim bin Mohammed Al Thani,Emir of Qatar (1878–1913)
Sheikh Ahmad bin Mohammed Al Thani,ruled Qatar between 1898 and 1905 (after his brother abdicated in favor of him) until he was killed in 1905^[10]
SheikhMohammed bin Jassim Al Thani,Emir of Qatar (1913–1914)
SheikhAbdullah bin Jassim Al Thani,Emir of Qatar (1914–1949)
SheikhAli bin Abdullah Al Thani,Emir of Qatar (1949–1960)
SheikhAhmad bin Ali Al Thani,Emir of Qatar (1960–1972)
SheikhKhalifa bin Hamad Al Thani,Emir of Qatar (1972–1995)
SheikhHamad bin Khalifa Al Thani,Emir of Qatar (1995–2013)
SheikhTamim bin Hamad Al Thani,Emir of Qatar (2013–present)^[11]

Family tree[edit]

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

References[edit]

^"The Banu Tamim tribe".28 February 2019.
^"Meet the world's other 25 royal families".The Washington Post.Archivedfrom the original on 4 July 2015.Retrieved31 August2017.
^Althani, Mohamed (2013).Jassim the Leader: Founder of Qatar.Profile Books. p. 25.ISBN 978-1-78125-070-9.
^^a ^b ^c"Line of succession: The Al Thani rule in Qatar".Gulf News.24 June 2013.Archivedfrom the original on 27 June 2013.Retrieved27 June2013.
^Mohamed Althani, p. 26
^^a ^b ^cKamrava, Mehran (Summer 2009)."Royal Factionalism and Political Liberalization in Qatar".The Middle East Journal.63(3): 401–420.doi:10.3751/63.3.13.S2CID 154521643.Archivedfrom the original on 13 July 2015.Retrieved27 June2013.
^^a ^bHelen Chapin Metz,ed. (1993). "The Al Thani".Persian Gulf States: A Country Study.Washington: GPO for the Library of Congress.Archivedfrom the original on 14 October 2012.Retrieved27 June2013.
^Crystal, Jill (July 1989). "Coalitions in Oil Monarchies: Kuwait and Qatar".Comparative Politics.21(4): 427–443.doi:10.2307/422006.JSTOR 422006.
^"How Qatar bought up Britain".The Guardian.5 November 2022.Retrieved16 November2022.
^"File 160/1903 'Persian Gulf: El Katr; appointment of Turkish Mudirs; question of Protectorate Treaty with El Katr' [170v] (345/860)".Qatar Digital Library.20 August 2015.Retrieved6 March2020.
^"Qatari emir Sheikh Hamad hands power to son Tamim".BBC News. 25 June 2013.Archivedfrom the original on 25 June 2013.Retrieved25 June2013.
^"Qatari court convicts ex-finance minister of laundering $5.6 billion: Document".Khaleej Times.Reuters.Retrieved5 February2024.

External links[edit]

[1] "The Banu Tamim tribe".28 February 2019.

[2] "Meet the world's other 25 royal families".The Washington Post.Archivedfrom the original on 4 July 2015.Retrieved31 August2017.

[3] Althani, Mohamed (2013).Jassim the Leader: Founder of Qatar.Profile Books. p. 25.ISBN 978-1-78125-070-9.

[gnrews24june-4] "Line of succession: The Al Thani rule in Qatar".Gulf News.24 June 2013.Archivedfrom the original on 27 June 2013.Retrieved27 June2013.

[5] Mohamed Althani, p. 26

[kamsum09-6] Kamrava, Mehran (Summer 2009)."Royal Factionalism and Political Liberalization in Qatar".The Middle East Journal.63(3): 401–420.doi:10.3751/63.3.13.S2CID 154521643.Archivedfrom the original on 13 July 2015.Retrieved27 June2013.

[hcm1993-7] Helen Chapin Metz,ed. (1993). "The Al Thani".Persian Gulf States: A Country Study.Washington: GPO for the Library of Congress.Archivedfrom the original on 14 October 2012.Retrieved27 June2013.

[jill1989-8] Crystal, Jill (July 1989). "Coalitions in Oil Monarchies: Kuwait and Qatar".Comparative Politics.21(4): 427–443.doi:10.2307/422006.JSTOR 422006.

[GuardNov05-9] "How Qatar bought up Britain".The Guardian.5 November 2022.Retrieved16 November2022.

[10] "File 160/1903 'Persian Gulf: El Katr; appointment of Turkish Mudirs; question of Protectorate Treaty with El Katr' [170v] (345/860)".Qatar Digital Library.20 August 2015.Retrieved6 March2020.

[New_Emir_BBC-11] "Qatari emir Sheikh Hamad hands power to son Tamim".BBC News. 25 June 2013.Archivedfrom the original on 25 June 2013.Retrieved25 June2013.

[12] "Qatari court convicts ex-finance minister of laundering $5.6 billion: Document".Khaleej Times.Reuters.Retrieved5 February2024.

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History and structure[edit]

Rulers[edit]

Family tree[edit]

Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani branch[edit]

The Ahmed bin Muhammed Al Thani branch[edit]

The Jaber bin Muhammed Al Thani branch[edit]

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References[edit]

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