Sheikh Abdullah is Qatar’s deputy emir

Sheikh Abdullah is Qatar’s deputy emir
Updated 14 November 2014
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Sheikh Abdullah is Qatar’s deputy emir

Sheikh Abdullah is Qatar’s deputy emir

DOHA: Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani named on Tuesday his half-brother Sheikh Abdullah as his deputy, in a royal decree published on the official QNA news agency.
Sheikh Tamim, aged 34, has not appointed a crown prince since he ascended the throne in June 2013 after his father abdicated in his favor. Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Thani was head of the royal Cabinet and in July 2013, the new ruler of the state appointed him as deputy head of the Qatar Investment Authority, headed by Tamim himself.
Assets of the QIA, Qatar's sovereign wealth fund, are estimated at $100-$200 billion.