Ruler · 1855 – 1957

Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani

Lived 1855 – 1957; politician. Emir of the State of Qatar (Qatar), 1914 – 1949.

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Lived: 1855 – 1957; 102 years
In office: 35 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Qatar
Left it: left office alive; read off the dates alone

Emir of the State of Qatar

Qatar · the 5th of 10 dated reigns · 1851 – 2013

1 before

Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani1878 – 1913

Ahmed bin Muhammed Al Thani1898 – 1905

Mohammed bin Jassim Al Thani1913 – 1914

Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani1914 – 1949

Ali bin Abdullah Al Thani1949 – 1960

Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani1960 – 1972

Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani1972 – 1995

2 after

killed, executed or dead in battledeposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeleft alive by a regular roadstill in officea second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1914 – 1949 · 35 years · came to it aged 59

Came to it: the sibling of the ruler before, on record
Left it: left office aliveread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1949; they died in 1957

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