Ali bin Abdullah Al Thani

Ali bin Abdullah Al-Thani
Emir of the State of Qatar
Born 1892
Birthplace Doha, Qatar
Died August 31, 1974
Place of death Beirut,  Lebanon
Buried Al Rayyan,  Qatar
Predecessor Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani
Successor Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani
Offspring Ahmad
Muhammed
Royal House Al Thani
Father Shiekh Abdullah bin Jassim Al-Thani

Sheikh Sir Hafiz Ali bin Abdullah bin Jassim bin Muhammed Al Thani, KBE (1892-31 August 1974) was the Emir of Qatar from 20 August 1949, when his father Sheikh Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani stepped down, until 24 October 1960, when he abdicated in favour of his son Sheikh Ahmad bin Ali Al-Thani.

In his reign he oversaw the first shipment of oil from the port city in Mesaieed on 31 December 1949; his period saw emphasis on education and infrastructure. Ronald Cochrane was made responsible for organizing the police force in Qatar. After his abdication he lived a few years in Qatar during which he was very sociable in befriending many Muslim scholars and printing many historical Islamic books that were never printed before; these were printed in the Almaktab Alislami in Lebanon .

He became diabetic in his later years and lived his final years in his home in Lebanon where he was taken care of by Dr. Nasib Albarbir.

He was extremely generous and very well mannered; as he had learned the Quran off by heart at a very young age he had an extremely strong memory.

He died in the Barbir Hospital in Beirut, Lebanon on the 31 August 1974 and his body was flown back to Qatar where he was buried in Alrayyan Cemetery.

Children

Qassim bin Ali

Ahmad ibn `Ali Al Thani

Muhammed bin Ali Al Thani

Fahad bin Ali

Khalifa bin Ali

Ghanim bin Ali

Hamad bin Ali

Abdallah bin Ali

Khalid bin Ali

Abdulrahman bin Ali

Al-Walid bin Ali

References

AR: ALTHANI TREE FAMILY

AR: SHK ALI PAGE IN ALTHANI TREE FAMILY

See also

Ali bin Abdullah Al Thani
Born: 1892 Died: August 31, 1974
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani
Emir of Qatar
1949 - 1960
Succeeded by
Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani