1876 - 1913 Shaikh Jasim bin Muhammad Al-Thani, Ruler of Qatar. b. ca. 1825, eldest son of Shaikh Muhammad bin Thani, Ruler of Qatar. Succeeded on the abdication of his father, 1876 and succeeded as head of the tribe on his death, 1878. Resigned as Qaimmaqam in favour of his younger brother, and retired to Lusail in 1900. m. at Khor Sejeej, July 1889, …He d. at Lusail, 17th July 1913 (bur. there), having had issue, fourteen sons and several daughters:
1) Shaikh Fahad bin Jasim Al-Thani. He d. young, 1868/1869.
2) Shaikh Khalifa bin Jasim Al-Thani. b. 1851. He d.s.p.m. 1931/1932.
3) Shaikh Thani bin Jasim Al-Thani. b. 1856. He d. 1943, having had issue, eleven sons:
a) Shaikh Muhammad bin Thani Al-Thani. b. 1879. He d. before 1934, having had issue, eight sons:
i) Shaikh Khalid bin Muhammad Al-Thani. He had issue, two sons:
v) Shaikh Faisal bin Muhammad Al-Thani. He had issue, four sons:
(1) Shaikh Qasim bin Faisal Al-Thani.
(2) Shaikh Thani bin Faisal Al-Thani.
(3) Shaikh Sau’d bin Faisal Al-Thani.
(4) Shaikh ‘Abdu’l Aziz bin Faisal Al-Thani.
vi) Shaikh Awaida bin Muhammad Al-Thani. He had issue, three sons:
(1) Shaikh Muhammad bin Awaida Al-Thani.
(2) Shaikh Fahad bin Awaida Al-Thani.
(3) Shaikh Rashid bin Awaida Al-Thani. b. in Qatar, 1953, educ. Michigan State Univ, USA (BSc. Econ.). Economist with Petroleum Affairs ept 1977-1979, Deputy MD Qatar General Petroleum Corp 1979-1980, Chair Technological Cttee, Qatar Liquified Natural Gas Project 1980, Arab Maritime Petroleum Transport Co since 1984, Dir Qatargas Corp 1984, MD Qatar General Petroleum Corp 1985-1989, Editor-in-Chief Dawri Weekly Sports Magazine.
vii) Shaikh Id bin Muhammad Al-Thani. He had issue, seven sons:
viii) Shaikh Thamir bin Muhammad Al-Thani. He had issue, fifteen sons:
(1) Shaikh Muhammad bin Thamir Al-Thani.
(2) H.E. Shaikh Hamad bin Thamir Al-Thani. Mbr National Council for Culture, Arts & Heritage. Chair Al Jazeera Satellite Channel. He had issue, four sons:
(a) Shaikh ‘Abdu’llah bin Hamad Al-Thani.
(b) Shaikh Thamir bin Hamad Al-Thani.
(c) Shaikh Faisal bin Hamad Al-Thani.
(d) Shaikh Muhammad bin Hamad Al-Thani.
(3) Shaikh Khalifa bin Thamir Al-Thani.
(4) Shaikh Jasim bin Thamir Al-Thani. Vice-Presdt of the Qatari Olympic Cttee.
(5) Shaikh Thani bin Thamir Al-Thani.
(6) Shaikh ‘Abdu’llah bin Thamir Al-Thani.
(7) Shaikh ‘Ali Bin thamir Al-Thani.
(8) Shaikh Fahad bin Thamir Al-Thani.
(9) Shaikh Suhaim Bin Thamir Al-Thani.
(10) Shaikh Saoud Bin Thamir Al-Thani.
(11) Shaikh Faisal Bin Thamir Al-Thani.
(12) Shaikh Khalid bin Thamir Al-Thani.
(13) Shaikh Ahmed bin Thamir Al-Thani.
(14) Shaikh Id bin Thamir Al-Thani.
(15) Shaikh ‘Abdu’l-Aziz bin Thamir Al-Thani.
b) Shaikh Faisal bin Thani Al-Thani (I).
c) Shaikh Fahad bin Thani Al-Thani. b. 1881. He d. before 1934.
d) Shaikh ‘Abdu’llah bin Thani Al-Thani. He had issue, five sons:
i) Shaikh Nasser bin ‘Abdu’llah Al-Thani. He had issue, three sons:
(1) Shaikh ‘Abdu’l Aziz bin Nasser Al-Thani.
(2) Shaikh Hamad bin Nasser Al-Thani.
(3) Shaikh ‘Abdu’llah bin Nasser Al-Thani.
ii) Shaikh Fahad bin ‘Abdu’llah Al-Thani. He had issue, two sons:
iii) Shaikh Thani bin ‘Abdu’llah Al-Thani. Chair Qatar International Islamic Bank. He had issue, two sons:
(1) H.E. Shaikh Khalid bin Thani Al-Thani. b. 17th August 1964. Presdt Qatar Athletic Assoc. 1994, Mbr IAAF 1995. m. and has issue, three children.
(2) Shaikh ‘Abdu’llah bin Thani Al-Thani. Dir Qatar International Islamic Bank.
iv) Shaikh Hamad bin ‘Abdu’llah Al-Thani.
v) Shaikh ‘Ali bin ‘Abdu’llah Al-Thani.
e) Shaikh Ahmad bin Thani Al-Thani. He d. 1969/1970, having had issue, four sons:
i) Shaikh ‘Ali bin Ahmad Al-Thani. He had issue, four sons:
(1) Shaikh Hamad bin ‘Ali Al-Thani.
(2) Shaikh Khalid bin ‘Ali Al-Thani.
(3) Shaikh Muhammad bin ‘Ali Al-Thani.
(4) Shaikh Ahmad bin ‘Ali Al-Thani.
ii) Shaikh ‘Abdu’l-Rahman bin Ahmad Al-Thani. He had issue, a son:
(1) Shaikh Sau’d bin ‘Abdu’l-Rahman Al-Thani.
iii) Shaikh Thani bin Ahmad Al-Thani.
iv) Shaikh ‘Abdu’l-Aziz bin Ahmad Al-Thani.
f) Shaikh Sau’d bin Thani Al-Thani. He d. at Qatar, 1932, having had issue, five sons:
i) Shaikh ‘Ali bin Sau’d Al-Thani. b. at Umm Salal Mohammad, near Doha, 1932. Chair Qatar General Insurance & Reinsurance Company QSC (QGIRC) 1978-1999. A distinguished poet and man of letters, who published several works of his own. Received the Gold Medal for Poetry at Oman (19.12.1989). He d. at Damascus, Syria, 5th July 1999 (bur. al-Gharafa, Qatar), having had issue, four sons:
(1) Shaikh Muhammad bin ‘Ali Al-Thani. Chair General Contracting & Trading Co (GENCO). Vice-Chair Qatar General Insurance & Reinsurance Co QSC (QGIRC), etc. He had issue, three sons:
(a) Shaikh Sau’d bin Muhammad Al-Thani.
(b) Shaikh Thani bin Muhammad Al-Thani.
(c) Shaikh ‘Ali bin Muhammad Al-Thani.
(2) Shaikh Nasser bin ‘Ali Al-Thani. Chair and MD Qatar General Insurance & Reinsurance Co QSC (QGIRC), General Manager World Trade Centre Doha-Qatar, Dir Ahli Bank QSC, etc. He had issue, three sons:
ii) Shaikh ‘Abdu’l-Rahman bin Thani bin Faisal Al-Thani. He had issue, one son:
(1) Shaikh Sau’d bin ‘Abdu’l-Rahman Al-Thani.
iii) Shaikh Thani bin Faisal bin Thani Al-Thani.
iv) Shaikh Muhammad bin Faisal bin Thani Al-Thani.
v) Shaikh Ghanim bin Faisal bin Thani Al-Thani.
vi) Shaikh Khalid bin Faisal bin Thani Al-Thani.
vii) Shaikh ‘Abdu’llah bin Faisal bin Thani Al-Thani.
viii) H.E. Shaikh Hamad bin Faisal bin Thani Al-Thani. b. at Doha, 1960, educ. (BA). Assist to the Heir Apparent 1982-1988, Dir Customs Dept 1988-1998, Asst Under-Sec Ministry of Finance, Economy and Commerce 1998-2002, Minister for Economy & Commerce 2002-2004. Chair Khaleeji Bank since 2009. Dir Qatar Insurance Company (QIC).
ix) H.E. Shaikh Fahad bin Faisal bin Thani Al-Thani [Dr Faisal F.J. Al-Thani], educ. Univ of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, and Univ of Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA (BSc), Univ of Bath (MSc), and Leeds Univ (PhD). Joined Qatar Petroleum Corp 1987, seconded to British Petroleum and Arco Qatar, Deputy Gen Mngr Qatar Energy Co LLC 2002-2006, Snr Dir and Head of Business Development at Maersk Oil 2006-2007, Deputy Governor & Vice-Chair Qatar Central Bank (QCB) since 2007. Chair National Anti Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Cttee since 2009, Qatar Soc of Petroleum Engineers, Faisal Bin Fahad Al-Thani Group, Qatar Import & Export Co, Namma Real Estate Co, Faisalia Qatar Group Investments, Arla Foods, Transview Holdings Ltd (Singapore) since 2007, etc. Dir KS Energy Services Ltd (Singapore) since 2006. Mbr Supreme Education Council Brd of Directors, Soc of Petroleum Engineers (Dallas), etc. Adviser to Tembusu Partners.
b) Shaikh ‘Abdu’l Aziz bin ‘Abdu’l Rahman Al-Thani. b. 1896. He had issue, one son:
i) Shaikh ‘Abdu’llah bin ‘Abdu’l Aziz Al-Thani. He had issue:
(1) Shaikh ‘Abdu’l Rahman bin ‘Abdu’llah Al-Thani. He had issue, a son:
(a) Shaikh Ahmad bin ‘Abdu’l Rahman Al-Thani.
(2) Shaikh Hamad bin ‘Abdu’llah Al-Thani. He had issue, a son:
(a) Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al-Thani.
(3) Shaikh Fahad bin ‘Abdu’llah Al-Thani.
(4) Shaikh Thani bin ‘Abdu’llah Al-Thani.
c) Shaikh Sa’ud bin ‘Abdu’l Rahman Al-Thani. b. 1897. Governor of Waqrah 1930. He had issue, nine sons:
i) Shaikh Muhammad bin Sa’ud Al-Thani. He had issue, seven sons:
(1) Shaikh Fahad bin Muhammad Al-Thani.
(2) Shaikh ‘Abdu’l Rahman bin Muhammad Al-Thani.
(3) H.E. Shaikh ‘Abdu’llah bin Muhammad Al-Thani. b. in Qatar, 20th October 1959, educ. Command & Staff Coll, Cairo (MA) and Army War Coll, USA. Cmsnd as 2nd-Lieut Qatari Armed Forces 1978, trans Army Air Corps 13/11/1981, Instructor-Pilot 1984, Chief Flying Instructor 1993, Cdr No. 6 Flying Sqd 1996, Defence Attaché London 1999-2000, Dir Amiri Diwan Jan-Nov 2000, Chief of the Amiri Diwan 2000-2005. Mbr Planning Council 2000, and Chair Qatar Telecom Co 2000-2005.
(4) Shaikh Jasim bin Muhammad Al-Thani.
(5) Shaikh ‘Ali bin Muhammad Al-Thani.
(6) Shaikh ‘Abdu’l Aziz bin Muhammad Al-Thani.
(7) Shaikh Ahmad bin Muhammad Al-Thani.
ii) H.E. Shaikh ‘Abdu’l Rahman bin Sa’ud Al-Thani. b. 1942. Minister for Justice 1970-1975. He was k. in a road accident, 2nd March 1975, having had issue, four sons:
(1) Shaikh ‘Abdu’llah bin ‘Abdu’l Rahman Al-Thani.
(2) Shaikh Hamad bin ‘Abdu’l Rahman Al-Thani.
(3) H.E. Shaikh Jasim bin ‘Abdu’l Rahman Al-Thani. Mbr National Council for Culture, Arts & Heritage.
(4) Shaikh Khalid bin ‘Abdu’l Rahman Al-Thani.
iii) Shaikh Khalifa bin Sa’ud Al-Thani.
iv) Shaikh Hamad bin Sa’ud Al-Thani. He has issue, a son:
(1) Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al-Thani.
v) Shaikh Rashid bin Sa’ud Al-Thani.
vi) Shaikh ‘Abdu’llah bin Sa’ud Al-Thani.
vii) Shaikh Faleh bin Sa’ud Al-Thani.
viii) Shaikh ‘Abdu’l Aziz bin Sa’ud Al-Thani.
ix) Shaikh Jasim bin Sa’ud Al-Thani.
d) Shaikh Muhammad bin ‘Abdu’l Rahman Al-Thani. He d. 21st May 1998, having had issue, five sons:
i) Shaikh Jasim bin Muhammad Al-Thani. He had issue, four sons: