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Hamad bin Jassim Bin Jaber Al Thani
Prime Minister of Qatar
Incumbent
Assumed office  03 April 2007
Monarch	Hamad bin Khalifa
Preceded by	Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani
Born	1959

Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Bin Jaber Al Thani (born 1959) is a member of the royal family of Qatar and currently the Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister. He played an important role in the overthrow of the former emir in 1995 and is close to Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the new emir since that year. He has been the Foreign minister of Qatar since 1992. He is a cousin of the current emir and his father and predecessor, who appointed him, and he was retained when the current emir came to power in a coup in 1995. On April 3, 2007, he was appointed prime minister following the resignation of Abdullah bin Khalifa al-Thani, while continuing to serve as foreign minister."Qatar’s emir appoints new PM", Middle East Online, April 3, 2007. He has been reported to have strong connections with the US government, especially Vice-President Dick Cheney and a difficult relationship with Sheikha Moza, the emir\'s influential second wife. He is the second wealthiest man in Qatar and has stakes in many strong businesses (Qatar Airways, car sales, banks...).

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