UAE declares four-day mourning for Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, with flags at half-mast nationwide and condolences extended to Qatar’s ruling family.

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

DUBAI: Qatari former Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has died at the age of 74, the nation’s Amiri Diwan, its top government body, said on Sunday.

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…

It was also during his tenure, in 1996, that Al Jazeera, a Qatar-funded global news organisation, was established.

Former Qatar Emir and Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has died at the age of 74.

Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani ruled Qatar from 1995 to 2013