List of Famous people born in Qatar
Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani
Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani is a Qatari politician, who served as the Prime Minister of Qatar from 26 June 2013 until his resignation on 28 January 2020. A member of the ruling family, he was Minister of State for Internal Affairs from 2005 to 2013.
Suhaim bin Hamad Al Thani
Suhaim bin Hamad bin Abdullah bin Jassim bin Muhammed Al Thani was a member of the ruling family of Qatar who served as the country's foreign minister. His brother, Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, was the emir of Qatar.
Ali Afif
Ali Hassan Afif Yahya is a Qatari footballer of Yemeni descent. He currently plays as a striker for Al-Duhail. He is a member of the Qatar national football team.
Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani
Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani is a member of Al Thani family, and has been the Deputy Prime Minister and Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs since 27 January 2016.
Abdullah bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
Abdullah bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani is the Deputy Emir of the State of Qatar and unofficial heir presumptive to Emir of Qatar.
Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani
Abdullah bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani, also known as Sheikh Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani or Sheikh Abdullah bin Qassim Al Thani, was the Emir of Qatar. He was born in 1880 in Doha, the capital city of Qatar. He then abdicated in favour of his crown prince and second son, Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah Al Thani, in 1940. Sheikh Hamad died eight years later and Sheikh Abdullah assumed office once again until 1949, when he stepped down from office in favour for his eldest son, Sheikh Ali bin Abdullah Al Thani. Oil was also discovered for the first time during his rule.
Hamad bin Abdullah Al Thani
Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah bin Jassim bin Muhammed Al Thani was Crown Prince of the State of Qatar. Sheikh Hamad was the second son of the second Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani, and also the father of the fifth Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani.
Al-Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani
Sheikha Al-Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani is the sister of Qatar's ruling Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and daughter of the country's Father Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and his second wife Moza bint Nasser Al-Missned. Al-Mayassa was declared the most influential person in art on Art+Auction's top-10 list and ArtReview's Power 100, and prominently appears on the Time 100, and Forbes' The World's 100 Most Powerful Women. She was listed in the 'Top 100 most powerful Arabs' from 2014 to 2017 and 2021 by Gulf Business. Al-Mayassa serves as Chairperson of Qatar Museums, and it was reported by Bloomberg that her annual acquisition budget on behalf of the organization is estimated at $1 billion.
Abdelaziz bin Khalifa Al Thani
Abdelaziz bin Khalifa bin Hamad bin Abdullah bin Jassim bin Muhammed Al Thani is a member of the royal family of Qatar, House of Thani.
Saad Al Sheeb
Saad Abdullah al-Sheeb is a Qatari professional footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper for Al Sadd SC and the Qatar national football team. He made his debut for the senior national team of Qatar in 2009.