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Mishaal bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani

Mishal bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
Born (1972-07-02) 2 July 1972 (age 44)
Doha
House House of Thani
Father Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
Mother Mariam bint Muhammad Al Thani
Religion Islam
Styles of
Sheikh Mishaal
Emblem of Qatar.svg
Reference style His Excellency
Spoken style Your Excellency
Alternative style Sheikh

Mishaal bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani (born 2 July 1972) (Arabic: مشعل بن حمد بن خليفة الثاني ) is a member of the Royal House of Thani.

Sheikh Mishaal is the first son and oldest child of the former Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, and his first wife, Sheikha Mariam bint Muhammad Al Thani.

Sheikh Mishaal was named as the crown prince on 30 June 1995 after his father became the emir. Then he began to work at the ministry of foreign affairs, heading Qatari missions. He served as crown prince until 23 October 1996 when he was replaced by his half-brother Jassim bin Hamad.

He was the chairman of the Al Rayyan Sports Club, and member of Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club (QREC). He is president of the Arab Equestrian Federation.

From the 18th of October 2016 is the Vice-Emir of Qatar.

Sheikh Mishal bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has three sons and four daughters:

Sons:

Daughters:

All members of his family are racehorse owners and closely involved in the Equestrian sports.



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