Hamad ibn Jaber Al Thani

Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani
Hamad in January 2012
Prime Minister of Qatar
In office 3 April 2007 – 26 June 2013
Monarch	Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
Deputy	Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah
Preceded by	Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani
Succeeded by	Abdullah bin Nasser
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 11 January 1992 – 26 June 2013
Prime Minister	Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani
Preceded by	Mubarak Ali Al Khater
Succeeded by	Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah
Personal details
Born	(1959-01-10) 10 January 1959 (age 59) Doha, Qatar
Political party	Independent
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Spouse(s)	Aljohara bint Fahad (1982–present) Noor Al Subaie (1996–present)

Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber bin Mohammed bin Thani Al Thani (born 11 January 1959) (Arabic: حمد بن جاسم بن جبر آل ثاني) is a Qatari politician. He was the Prime Minister of Qatar from 3 April 2007 to 26 June 2013, and foreign minister from 11 January 1992 to 26 June 2013.

Hamad was born in Doha, Qatar, on 11 January 1959. He is the fifth son of Jassim bin Jabr Al Thani. Through his father, he is the grandson of Jabr bin Mohammed Al Thani. Jabr was a younger brother of Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani, the founding father of the modern Qatar .

Between 1982 and 1989, Hamad was the director of the office of the minister of municipal affairs and agriculture. In July 1989, he was appointed minister of municipal affairs and agriculture and in May 1990, he was appointed deputy minister of electricity and water along with his post as minister of municipal affairs and agriculture, where he supervised several successful projects and developed the agriculture sector.

On 1 September 1992, Hamad was appointed as foreign minister of Qatar by the 8th Emir. He was retained in his post when the Emir's son, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani came to power in a coup in 1995. Hamad played an important role in the overthrow of the 8th Emir. On 16 September 2003, Hamad was appointed first deputy prime minister while retaining his position of minister of foreign affairs. On 2 April 2007, he was appointed as prime minister, following the resignation of Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani; Hamad also continued to serve as foreign minister. HBJ had vast foreign policy goals for Qatar during his tenure. Qatar was said to be "punching above its weight" under HBJ’s direction, but the foreign ministry was generally regarded as lacking the necessary infrastructure to live up to his aspirations.

Hamad was reported to have had strong connections with the US government. He serves on the International Advisory Council of the Brookings Institution and chairs the International Advisory Council of the Brookings Doha Center. He has stakes in many strong businesses such as Qatar Airways and the Foreign Investment Company, Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company, The Pearl and Harrods. He is a partner in Project Grande (Guernsey), the developer of One Hyde Park in London, United Kingdom.