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HH The Amir Receives Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Receiving Guests 11 May 2025 | 14:00

His Highness The Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received, today at his Amiri Diwan office, with HE Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region John Lee and his accompanying delegation on the occasion of his visit to the country.

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HH The Deputy Amir Chairs Third Meeting of Qatar University Board of Trustees

Meetings 05 May 2025 | 12:54

His Highness The Deputy Amir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Qatar University (QU), chaired the third meeting of QU Board of Trustees for the academic year 2024-2025, held at the Amiri Diwan this morning.

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HH The Deputy Amir Receives Credentials of Six New Ambassadors

Receiving Guests 04 May 2025 | 15:05

His Highness The Deputy Amir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani received today morning, in his office at the Amiri Diwan, the credentials of six new ambassadors to the State of Qatar.

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Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani

His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani assumed his duties as Amir of the State of Qatar on 25th June 2013, following the announcement of His Highness The Father Amir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, in an address to the Qatari people, of his decision to hand over power to his Heir Apparent and the pledge of allegiance to HH Sheikh Tamim by the Qatari people as the new Amir.

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The Amiri Diwan

At the outset, the Amiri Diwan was known as Al Bidda Fort, which was originally a fortress built and fortified by watchtowers in the 18th century. During the Ottoman presence (1871-1915), the Fortress was known as the military Fort (Qal’at Al-Askar). After the departure of the Ottomans, Sheikh Abdullah bin Jassim, the then Ruler of Qatar at the time restored the fort to become later the seat of rule of Qatar’s Rulers, and to be renamed both as the Doha Palace as well as the Fort of the Sheikhs (Qal’at Al-Shouyoukh). In 1971, after the end of the Anglo-Qatari treaty of 1916, the title of the Ruler of the State of Qatar was changed to Amir, and the Fort was renamed as the Amiri Diwan.

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State of Qatar

Qatar is an independent, sovereign Arab state. Its religion is Islam, Islamic Sharia is a major source of legislation, its system is democratic, its official language is Arabic, and its foreign policy is based on the principle of consolidating international peace and security by encouraging the peaceful settlement of international disputes, supporting the right of peoples to self-determination, and non-interference in the internal affairs of states. cooperation with peace-loving nations.

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