THANI DYNASTY


Meaning of THANI DYNASTY in English

also 0100; l Th 0101; n 012B; ("Th 0101; n 012B; family")

Ruling family of Qatar.

They are from the Tam 012B; m tribe, which migrated eastward from central Arabia to the Qatar peninsula in the mid-19th century. There have been eight leaders from 1868 to the present. The second sheikh , Q 0101; sim ibn Mu 1E25; ammad (1878–1913), is considered Qatar's founder. The seventh sheikh, Khal 012B; fah ibn 1E24; amad (r. 1972–95), was instramental in obtaining Qatar's independence from Britain in 1971 and became the first emir. The clan comprises about two-fifths of the native Qatari population.

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