Ruler · 1920 – 1977

Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani

Lived 1920 – 1977; politician. Emir of the State of Qatar (Qatar), 1960 – 1972.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: 1920 – 1977; 57 years
In office: 12 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Qatar
Left it: deposed; the ruler's own article

Emir of the State of Qatar

Qatar · the 7th of 10 dated reigns · 1851 – 2013

3 before

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

Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani1995 – 2013

Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani2013 – …

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 1960 – 1972 · 12 years · came to it aged 40

Came to it: the child of the ruler before, on record
Left it: deposedread from the ruler's own article

He was deposed in February 1972 by his cousin, Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani.

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