El jeque Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, quien gobernó Qatar durante 18 años, fue una figura clave en el desarrollo de las ambiciosas metas de este pequeño país rico en petróleo del golfo Pérsico

Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has died at age 74. The state-run Qatar News Agency reported his death without offering a cause.

Sheikh Hamad, who ruled Qatar from 1995 to 2013, was a key architect of the energy-rich Gulf country's development.

Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the former emir of Qatar who transformed the Gulf nation into a global hub for diplomacy, media and investment, has died at 74, state media…