Qatar

       1550 - 03 Nov 1916 Part of Ottoman Empire

       1782 - 12 Sep 1868 Part of Bahrain

12 Sep 1868               Qatar established as an independnet state (previously a dependency of Bahrain)

03 Nov 1916 - 03 Sep 1971 British Protectorate

Emires (Princes)

12 Sep 1868 - 1878        Ma`adid, Sheikh Muhammad ibn Thani ..................... 1788-1878

       1878 - 17 Jul 1913 Ma`adid, Sheikh Qasim ibn Muhammad Al-Thani ............ 1825-1913

17 Jul 1913 - 20 Aug 1949 Ma`adid, Sheikh Abdullah ibn Qasim Al-Thani ............ 1876-1957

20 Aug 1949 - 24 Oct 1960 Ma`adid, Sheikh Ali ibn Abdullah Al-Thani .............. 1894-1974

24 Oct 1960 - 22 Feb 1972 Ma`adid, Sheikh Ahmad Ali Al-Thani ..................... 1917-1977

22 Feb 1972 - 27 Jun 1995 Ma`adid, Sheikh Khalifah ibn Hamad Al-Thani ............ 1932-2016

27 Jun 1995 - 25 Jun 2013 Ma`adid, Sheikh Hamad ibn Khalifah Al-Thani ............ 1950-

25 Jun 2013 -             Ma`adid, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Khalifa Al-Thani ....... 1980-

Prime Ministers

29 May 1970 - 27 Jun 1995 Sheikh Khalifah ibn Hamad Al Thani ..................... s.a

27 Jun 1995 - 29 Oct 1996 Sheikh Hamad ibn Khalifah Al Thani ..................... s.a

29 Oct 1996 - 03 Apr 2007 Sheikh Abdullah ibn Khalifah Al Thani .................. 1959-

03 Apr 2007 - 26 Jun 2013 Sheikh Hamd ibn Jassim ibn Jabr Al Thani ............... 1959-

26 Jun 2013 - 28 Jan 2020 Sheikh Abdullah ibn Nasser ibn Khalifah Al-Thani ....... 1960-

28 Jan 2020 - 07 Mar 2023 Sheikh Khalid ibn Khalifa ibn Abdul Aziz Al-Thani ...... 1968-

07 Mar 2023 -             Sheikh Muhammed ibn Abdul Rahman Al Thani .............. 1980-

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