The prime minister of the State of Qatar (Arabic: رئیس الوزراء القطري) is the second most powerful official of Qatar, who heads the Government of Qatar.
| Prime Minister of the State of Qatar | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Residence | Green Palace |
| Appointer | Emir of Qatar |
| Inaugural holder | Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani |
| Formation | 29 May 1970 |
| Deputy | Deputy Prime Minister of Qatar |
Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar from the coup d'état of 22 February 1972, was the first holder of this position from its establishment on 29 May 1970. He served as prime minister until the coup d'état of 27 June 1995, when he was deposed by his son Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.
On 28 January 2020, Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdul Aziz Al Thani became the prime minister, as Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani resigned.[1] Following Khalid's resignation in March 2023, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani was appointed as new prime minister.
List of officeholders (1970–present)
edit| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||
| 7 | head of state Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani خليفة بن حمد آل ثاني (1932–2016) |
29 May 1970 | 27 June 1995 (Deposed) |
25 years, 29 days | |
| 8 | 
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head of state Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani حمد بن خليفة آل ثاني (born 1952) |
27 June 1995 | 29 October 1996 | 1 year, 124 days |
| 9 | Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani عبدالله بن خليفة آل ثاني (born 1958) |
29 October 1996 | 3 April 2007 | 10 years, 156 days | |
| 10 | 
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Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani حمد بن جاسم بن جبر آل ثاني (born 1959) |
3 April 2007 | 26 June 2013 | 6 years, 84 days |
| 11 | 
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Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani عبد الله بن ناصر بن خليفة آل ثاني (born 1960) |
26 June 2013 | 28 January 2020 | 6 years, 216 days |
| 12 | 
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Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdul Aziz Al Thani خالد بن خليفة بن عبد العزيز آل ثاني (born 1968) |
28 January 2020 | 7 March 2023 | 3 years, 38 days |
| 13 | 
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Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani محمد بن عبدالرحمن بن جاسم آل ثاني (born 1980) |
7 March 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 294 days |
See also
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edit- ^ "The Qatari Emir accepts the resignation of the Prime Minister and appoints successor". Up News Info. Retrieved 28 January 2020.