Qatar mourns Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani

Al Jazeera reports that Qatar is mourning Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the country's former emir, known as the Father Emir. He ruled the Gulf nation from nineteen ninety-five until twenty thirteen, when he handed power to his son.

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