Abdelaziz bin Ahmed Al Thani
Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Ahmad bin Ali bin Abdullah bin Jassim bin Muhammed Al Thani (c. 1946 – February 14, 2008) (Arabic: عبد العزيز بن أحمد بن علي آل ثاني) was the eldest son of the Emir of the State of Qatar Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani.
Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Ahmed bin Ali Al Thani عبد العزيز بن أحمد بن علي آل ثاني | |
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Minister of Health | |
Born | c. 1946 Doha, Qatar |
Died | February 14, 2008 (age 61-62) Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
Burial | Qatar |
House | House of Thani |
Father | Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani |
Religion | Islam |
Biography
Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Ahmed Al Thani was born in 1946, the oldest son of Emir Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani.[1]
Sheikh Abdulaziz served as Minister for Health between 1967 and 1972 and also as president of the Palestine Red Crescent Society. He was the crown prince of Qatar, but lost his position on 22 February 1972 when Prime Minister Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani took power in a nonviolent palace coup.[1]
Sheikh Abdulaziz then left Qatar and lived in exile in Saudi Arabia until his death on February 14, 2008 in Jeddah. He was buried in Al-Rayyan Cemetery in Qatar.
Sons
Abdulaziz had fifteen sons, listed here with their sons.
- Khalid bin Abdulaziz bin Ahmed Al-Thani. Five sons: Ahmed, Abdullah, Hamad, Sultan, Faisal
- Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Ahmed Al-Thani. Three sons: Abdulaziz, Ahmed, Ali
- Khalifa bin Abdulaziz bin Ahmed Al-Thani. One son: Abdulaziz
- Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Ahmed Al-Thani. Five sons: Hussein, Ahmed, Nasser, Jassim, Abdulaziz
- Talal bin Abdulaziz bin Ahmed Al-Thani. Five sons: Hamad, Abdulaziz, Jassim, Abdulla, Ahmed
- Hamad bin Abdulaziz bin Ahmed Al-Thani
- Ali bin Abdulaziz bin Ahmed Al-Thani. Three sons: Abdulaziz, Ahmed, Jassim
- Ahmed bin Abdulaziz bin Ahmed Al-Thani. Three sons: Abdulaziz, Nasser, Hamad
- AbdulRahman bin Abdulaziz bin Ahmed Al-Thani. One son: Abdulaziz
- Fahad bin Abdulaziz bin Ahmed Al-Thani
- Jassim bin Abdulaziz bin Ahmed Al-Thani
- Al Hassan bin Abdulaziz bin Ahmed Al-Thani
- Youssef bin Abdulaziz bin Ahmed Al-Thani
- Bader bin Abdulaziz bin Ahmed Al-Thani
- Abdulaziz bin Abdulaziz bin Ahmed Al-Thani
References
- "Sheikh Abdelaziz Bin Ahmed Bin Ali Bin Abdullah Al-Thani". Al-Thani Family Tree. Retrieved 5 December 2014.