Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani

The 8th Amir of Qatar .

He is the first person in Qatar's history to inherit the throne through peaceful succession, and has a representative pro-Western pragmatism and has strong relationships with the United States and France .[2] However, internally, he is a typical conservative Arab-style dictator who is so risk-averse that he does not even hold parliamentary elections . However, as the public's dissatisfaction is quelled with unimaginable gas money and enormous welfare, no voices of opposition have yet emerged. It is famous for pouring full funds into sports as it is interested in raising Qatar's international status through sports , such as the 2006 Doha Asian Games , 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar , and 2030 Doha Asian Games .[3]

Qatar, June 3, 1980 Born in Doha . He is the fourth son of King Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani and the second among the sons born to Hamad's second wife, Sheikha Moja bint Nasser Al-Misned. uk After attending Sherborne School (International College) in Dorset , he studied at Harrow School, and took A-Levels, the UK's university entrance exam, in 1997. Afterwards , he entered the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in England and graduated in 1998. It is said that the most fun thing he enjoyed while living in England was soccer , which later became an opportunity to acquire a soccer club and host the 2022 Qatar World Cup .

After graduating from Sandhurst Military Academy, Tamim was appointed second lieutenant in the Qatari military . On August 5, 2003, Tamim was installed as the new Crown Prince after his older brother, Prince Jassim, gave up his right to succeed to the throne. From then on, he began receiving full-fledged training as a successor, holding top positions in the security and economic fields. On the day of his investiture as Crown Prince, he was automatically appointed to the position of Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Qatari Armed Forces.

Tamim actively promoted sports as a key strategy to raise Qatar's international standing . In 2005, he established 'Orix Qatar Sports Investment (QSI)', an investment organization under the sovereign wealth fund, and later showed aggressive moves such as acquiring Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), a prestigious French soccer club. In 2006, he served as the chairman of the organizing committee for the 2006 Doha Asian Games held in Doha . Under his leadership, he achieved the feat of having all member countries participate for the first time in the history of the Games, and was evaluated as the greatest sports fanatic in the Arab world. Thanks to Tamim's hard work, Qatar won the right to host the 2014 World Aquatics Championships and the 2022 FIFA World Cup . Tamim, who was serving as chairman of the Qatar Olympic Committee, was previously elected as an IOC member at the 113th International Olympic Committee (IOC) General Assembly held in February 2002. Thanks to Tamim, Qatar finally successfully hosted the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and it is estimated that about $200 billion (approximately KRW 260 trillion) was poured into infrastructure construction alone to prepare for this tournament. In order to become the host city of the upcoming 2030 Asian Games, we were able to finally attract it after full support and priority policies.

In the economic field, he serves as chairman of the board of directors of Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), a global sovereign wealth fund. Perhaps because he studied abroad, the Qatar Investment Authority invested billions of dollars in British companies under him. It is currently listed as the majority shareholder of Barclays Bank, Sainsbury's (large supermarket chain), and Harrods department store, and owns a 95% stake in 'The Shard', the fourth tallest skyscraper in Europe located in London .

On June 25, 2013, Tamim's father, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani , announced his intention to abdicate, and shortly after, the father officially transferred power through a live television speech, and Tamim was crowned as the new Emir of Qatar. While the two previous Qatari kings both came to power through bloodless coups, Tamim became the first monarch in Qatar's history to inherit power through the king's voluntary election . It was normal for there to be fierce competition, but the eldest half-brother Mishal was indifferent to the throne because he was into sports and entertainment, and the second half-brother Fahad showed Islamic fundamentalist tendencies and was excluded from the succession structure early on. Moreover, even his own brother, Prince Jassim, was pushed out of the power struggle.[4] He was able to succeed to the throne relatively peacefully.

In his inauguration speech on June 26, 2013, he announced that he would diversify Qatar's economic structure from its excessive dependence on fossil fuels such as natural gas and oil .

Subsequently, in June 2013, Sheikh Tamim announced a new cabinet. He made an unprecedented and unconventional appointment as foreign minister, appointing Khalid bin Mohammed Al-Attiyah, a commoner rather than a member of the royal family. Hessa Al Jaber, a woman , was also appointed as the first Minister of Information and Communications Technology in Qatar's history and the third female Minister in Qatar's history.

Tamim is a typical Arab dictatorial despot. The royal family monopolizes all administrative and legislative power in Qatar, the establishment of political parties is prohibited by law, and elections are not held freely or fairly. General elections were attempted once, but were abolished in 2024. The political rights and civil liberties of Qatari citizens are extremely limited.

As soon as Tamim became king, he consolidated and abolished lax government organizations, including transferring the Qatar National Food Security Program under the Ministry of Economy and the Ministry of Agriculture. In addition, the budgets of the Qatar Foundation and Qatar Museums Authority, which had invested enormous amounts of money during the viceroyalty, were drastically cut. Since taking the throne, Tamim has massively expanded the road network around the capital Doha, built a new Doha subway system, and completed construction of a new airport, Hamad International Airport . Meanwhile, during the height of the Arab Spring revolution, Tamim appeased public sentiment by lowering food prices and increasing social security benefits and pensions.

In 2014, a new cybercrime law was passed. As a measure following the agreement of monarchies in the Gulf region to punish online insults to each country's royal family, the distribution of so-called 'fake news' as well as the distribution of digital works that harm the country's 'public order' was banned. In addition, all acts of inciting, supporting, or encouraging offensive posts were made illegal. Although the intent is to commit insults, it is in fact an evil law designed to silence opponents of the royal family both domestically and internationally in Qatar . Amnesty International condemned the law, calling it "a major setback for freedom of expression in Qatar."

Tamim carried out a further cabinet reshuffle in January 2016. He appointed Muhammad bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani as the new Foreign Minister, and the existing Foreign Minister Khalid Al Attiyah moved to the position of Minister of State for Defense. In addition, several ministries, including the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, the Ministry of Culture, and the Ministry of Youth and Sports, were integrated into one. There were various speculations about the background of the sudden cabinet reshuffle. Some analyzed that it was an economic measure taken by the Qatari government to reduce personnel and budget as it was under financial pressure due to plummeting gas prices, or that it was a ploy for political stability, while other experts analyzed that the reshuffle was Tamim's attempt to reorganize the government into a completely pro-government system by appointing a large number of younger generation ministers who are more loyal to him than the viceroy.

On July 29, 2021, a bill was passed to hold the first general election in Qatar's history. This bill was passed in a referendum on constitutional amendment in 2003, but was not implemented at all and was neglected until nearly 20 years later before it was approved by the King. A total of 45 seats were elected, of which two-thirds were elected and the remaining 15 were directly appointed by the King. In any case, it is a puppet parliament where the king's influence is absolute, and even its authority is extremely limited, so it is of little significance. In order for the National Assembly to ask policy questions to the Prime Minister appointed by the King, the consent of more than two-thirds of the members was required, but in a situation where one-third of the members were appointed by the King, this was virtually impossible.

During the general election, it was criticized for excluding naturalized Qatari citizens and certain specific classes from eligible voters. Eligibility to vote was strictly limited to citizens over 18 years of age whose grandfather was born in Qatar, and candidates had to be at least 30 years old and of ‘pure Qatari descent’. Because of this standard, many members of the semi-nomadic Al Murrah tribe, who lived between Saudi Arabia and Qatar, were deprived of their voting rights, and some of the Al Murrah tribe members and their supporters who protested were arrested. On October 2, 2021, the first vote in Qatar's history was held, recording a voter turnout of 63.5%, but the controversy over restrictions on voting rights did not subside, and as the controversy grew, Tamim ordered a law amendment, promising to guarantee equal citizenship to all citizens. However, three years later, in November 2024, with the complete abolition of elections and a return to the past method of appointing all members directly by the king, it lost much meaning.

After the Arab Spring revolution in 2011, Qatar engaged in a fierce battle for leadership with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to secure influence throughout the Middle East and North Africa, including Egypt , Libya , and Tunisia . In particular, Qatar supports Islamic fundamentalist lines and sponsors foreign organizations that oppose the monarchy.[6] Tensions with Gulf Cooperation Council member states were extremely high. In addition, due to Qatar's geographical nature of sharing the world's largest natural gas field with Iran , it was inevitable that it would have a deep relationship with Iran , which was also unthinkable for Arab countries, and media owned by the Qatari royal family, such as Al Jazeera, were nothing more than a thorn in the eye, exposing the corruption of other Arab monarchies. All of these factors combined to cause the collapse of Qatar's diplomatic relations with Arab countries.

As a result, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Bahrain suddenly withdrew their ambassadors to Qatar in March 2014 , and this severance of diplomatic ties lasted for a whopping nine months. Diplomatic relations were barely restored after the Riyadh Agreement was signed in November of that year.

The ostensible reason for the 2014 diplomatic crisis, officially revealed, was Qatar's refusal to ratify the December 2013 agreement on non-interference in each other's internal affairs within the Gulf Cooperation Council. However, the fundamental cause was that Qatar's relations with other Arab countries had been broken for a long time as it fully supported Islamist forces during the Arab Spring. At the time, Qatar and Turkuy actively supported the Egyptian government of Muhammad Morsi , a member of the Islamic fundamentalist Muslim Brotherhood , while other Gulf Arab countries were in conflict, fully supporting the Egyptian military that ousted Mursi from power. As part of the 2014 agreement, Qatar agreed to expel seven senior Muslim Brotherhood members from the country and suspend the broadcast of Al Jazeera, a state broadcaster that has been critical of Egypt's military regime. However, the 2014 agreement was vague in its wording and lacked provisions to verify implementation, and soon both sides began accusing the other of violating the agreement.

Finally, on June 5, 2017, the so-called 2017 Qatar severance of diplomatic ties broke out in earnest. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the UAE, and Bahrain cut off diplomatic relations and blockaded Qatar on the grounds that Qatar continues to support the Muslim Brotherhood, provides refuge to its key figures, and supports the International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS), a clerical group affiliated with the Hamas -affiliated Muslim Brotherhood.

Several years later, in January 2021, at a summit held in AlUla, Saudi Arabia , King Tamim dramatically reconciled with his neighbors by signing an agreement ending the 43-month land, sea, and air blockade imposed by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, and Egypt. The countries participating in the blockade have reopened their land borders and airspace towards Qatar. Although there was no direct mention of the past rift or its specific cause in the statement co-signed by Saudi Arabia, the Gulf Cooperation Council member countries, and Egypt immediately after the conclusion of the summit, the long severance of diplomatic relations ended.[7]

When trying to acquire a football club around 2010, the top priority was an English club, and all three teams that approached were too expensive, so they eventually gave up on the acquisition. One of these teams was Manchester United FC . At this time, the amount requested by the Glazer family was 2.7 trillion won.[8] , it is said that they bid the highest amount among these three teams. Althani, who was angry at being treated like a pushover, is said to have acquired Paris Saint-Germain FC for 70 to 150 billion won. However, unlike today, Manchester United at the time was at its peak, and Paris Saint-Germain was a member of Ligue 1 , not a major league , and was not the best team within Ligue 1, and its financial condition was not that good.

It is said that they are attempting to acquire Manchester United FC when it is put up for sale again in 2022. To be precise, it was not he, the owner of the Paris Saint-Germain club, but Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani who came forward to buy it with his personal wealth. Initially, the value of Manchester United was about 4.5 billion pounds, or about 7 trillion won, but the Glazer family asked for an initial demand of 6 billion pounds, or more than 9 trillion won, and they actually offered 6 billion pounds, saying they were willing to match this price. In this way, it showed that it overwhelmingly surpassed other bidding competitors in terms of financial resources. In addition, he made fans cheer by saying that he would spend trillions of won more if he were acquired to improve Manchester United's system, which was ruined by Glazer's vicious behavior. Many Manchester United fans are desperately hoping that the Glazer era will end, and that the acquisition will be successful.

However, when James Ratcliffe , a competitor for recruitment, was pushed out by Qatar for money, the Glazer family was pushed to second place in the competition by leaving a stake in the Glazers, which led to the Glazer family putting up a show without the intention of selling in order to increase the value of the club and find investors in the first place. There are also rumors that it was an arranged deal, so one way or another, Qatar's takeover of Manchester United has become unclear. If this happens, it would essentially be toying with Qatar, so there is a high possibility that he will completely lose his love for Manchester United since he is treated like a bigot.

In the end, as of April 30th, the news that his main competitor, Ratcliffe, had won the takeover battle was widely reported, effectively putting him away from Manchester United forever. Although it fell short of the 6 billion pounds requested by Glazer, he proposed 5 billion pounds and made several pledges, including full debt forgiveness and support, but when Ratcliffe began to run out of money, JP Morgan took out a loan.[9] + He ultimately won Glazer's heart by making a pledge that would be almost crazy for a Manchester United fan, such as maintaining a portion of Glazer's shares .

However, common sense tells us that in order to win the takeover battle for Manchester United, it would be advantageous to just go after the Glazers and promise more profits, but criticism is growing, asking what kind of confidence it is that they are confident of winning the takeover battle even after offering less money than Ratcliffe due to the promise of investing in the future of the club, which the Glazers have no interest in.

However , Fabrizio Romano published an article saying that Qatar still made the biggest bid and is full of confidence. Contrary to the news, the game has already ended for Qatar, so it is unknown whether they are really sure of victory or are unable to grasp the situation.

Meanwhile, as news related to the acquisition quieted down, news broke that the final bid had been placed. However, the problem is that the final bid did not only raise the amount by about 10%, but also continued to promote investment in Manchester United, revival, and debt settlement as weapons. This effectively proves that you can't focus at all . If they can make money, the revival of Manchester United is not a part-time business, but the probability that the Glazer family will eventually share Manchester United with Ratcliffe is rising in real time.

According to reports in May 2023 , it is said that it plans to take over Santos FC , a traditional Brazilian powerhouse .

However, after 6/9, the date Qatar sent the ultimatum, good news is delivered to Manchester United fans, but Glazer, who did not respond and frustrated the officials, is actually struggling to get more money from Qatar . was revealed as an article from Onstein . # # Exactly, asking the chairman of PSG, the same Qatari royal family, to persuade him to raise Qatar's bid, and reporters such as Simon Stone tweeted that it was true, giving Manchester United fans hope.

And from the early morning of Monday in Korean time, articles from the Qatari state media and various influential reporters were pouring in, saying that Qatar's victory was certain, and the probability of winning the takeover competition in the end increased again.

There are two main reasons why Qatar has become influential. First, Ratcliffe's bid is made with a bank loan and is a long-term installment rather than a lump sum, whereas Qatar's bid is a full lump sum payment. This is a time when asset values ​​are plummeting around the world, so a full cash lump sum payment is bound to be that attractive. In addition, the PL secretariat also introduced a new clause that prohibits acquirers from obtaining loans or incurring debt from banks to purchase the club ahead of the summer transfer market in 2023, making it difficult for Ratcliffe, who is trying to acquire Manchester United with a loan from JP Morgan, to acquire Manchester United.

Second, Ratcliffe's bid is a complex method and can be subject to legal litigation, but Qatar's bid has no such problems. Quick summary 1 , Simple summary 2 If Ratcliffe's bid is actually accepted, hedge funds are reportedly preparing a lawsuit. #

However, what was supposed to happen has become a reality, and breaking news suddenly came out that the Glazer family has no intention of selling for less than 10 billion pounds and will put the sale on hold until then. However, Alex Milner and Nick Harris, who reported this, are reporters with low credibility, and credible reporters and media say that the acquisition saga is still going on behind the scenes and that the parties want to keep it secret. Since then, on September 18, Bloomberg has published an article saying that Ratcliffe may drop out of the takeover race, and although progress has been minimal, the situation is moving forward hopefully.

However, it became known that Qatar eventually gave up on taking over Manchester United. Since the Ratcliffe and Glazer families are co-owners of the club and are obsessed with making money, Manchester United fans are angry and say that Prince Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al-Thani is better. While Ratcliffe is someone who, like the Glazer family, has been trying to buy by borrowing large amounts of money from banks, Prince Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al-Thani, whose personal wealth is several times that of his, will buy Manchester United without borrowing and completely renovate the Old Trafford stadium. That's because Ratcliffe didn't have anything like that.

Arab monarchs and politicians are often seen wearing a kufiyah when traveling abroad, but Hamad al-Thani is often seen wearing a suit while on tour.

Wahava Muslim monarchs, pro -Erdogan , pro -Muslim Brotherhood[10] In the Spring of the anti -Israel , the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood was provided with a $ 5.5 billion aid to create the Muhammad Murshi regime. In North Africa, the Libyan Muslim Brotherhood has been supported since the first Libyan Civil War . Syria fully supported the Syrian Army and designated the Kurdish People's Defense as a terrorist organization.[11] In 2017, when Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries, Iran and Iran and the Muslim brothers were conflicted and conflicted, Erdogan expressed support and strengthened cooperation with Turkiye and supported the Bumpurk of Leszef Taip Erdogan . Later, during the second Nagornokarabach War, he announced his intention to support Turkiye and Azerbaijan. Since then, he has been in solidarity with the Turkiye official media, and has continued its strong solidarity by ordering a public opinion for Palestine 's Hamas . These efforts have previously been to increase the diplomatic status of Qatar, which was actually the Bongsin of Saudi Arabia and did not try its own diplomatic route, and to independence from the influence of Saudi Arabia.[12]

By abolishing general elections in the 2024 referendum format, the perfect autocratic line was established. #

At the 2022 Qatar World Cup opening ceremony held in their country, a scene was created where they received a tee signed by their father and former king Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani .

And when the Argentina national soccer team won the World Cup in Qatar, he personally dressed the team's captain and Golden Ball winner Lionel Messi in a traditional Qatari in- suit .

During the World Cup, I visited the KBS Qatar World Cup broadcast booth and had a conversation with Koo Ja-cheol in English, before briefly saying “Thank you” at the end. It is known that BTS 's Jungkook was invited as a guest of honor when he came to perform at the opening ceremony of the Qatar World Cup. There is a story that they even provided bodyguards while moving and provided a 5-star suite hotel.

He is very tall at 192cm, one head taller than Messi, who is 170cm, and even taller than Erdogan, who is 185cm. #