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He commissioned AL MIRQAB, delivered in 2008 from the German shipyard Kusch Yachts and designed by Winch Design, a UK-based design company.

The AL MIRQAB yacht blazed a trail in yacht building trends at the time of its construction because of the numerous large-scale amenities included in its structure.

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The AL MIRQAB yacht was designed by Winch Design to reflect a perfect cross between a Bentley and the Starship Enterprise, with its palatial family-orientated interior.

She accommodates 55 crew members and 18 guests.

A wide variety of amenities makes this yacht a trailblazer of design.

There is an internal swimming pool with balconies, a large gym, a sauna, and a hairdressing salon.

A notable feature of AL MIRQAB is the underwater viewing room, forward of the pool.

This yacht feature is a family favorite with its pirate’s theme design.

The deck salon has a terrace feel with fountains and casual seating around the sculpture as a centrepiece.

The exterior was designed by Tim Heywood Design, with permanent cantilevered sun wings.

The helicopter pad is fitted with a refueling station that was a first when it was built.

The aft was developed from other projects with additional entertaining and relaxation spaces which delivers a stately arrival and departure for the yacht’s guests.

The steel hull is paired with underwater lights that were a first when it was built.

The mast that towers above the yacht’s superstructure is shaped like a funnel so that the fumes from the engines do not affect guests.

The family lounge is designed to reflect butterflies with a gentle and relaxing concept.

The construction was executed by Kusch Yachts at their shipyard based in Germany.

The design was developed in 2008 with Peters Werft leading the team.

AL MIRQAB is the biggest yacht Kusch Yachts have built at its impressive length of 133m(436.3 ft).

Specifications

AL MIRQAB is 133m(436.3 ft) in length, with a 19m(62.3ft) beam. She displaces 9604GT and has a max speed of 23kn with her five diesel-electric Wartsila engines.

Her cruising speed is sustained at 21kn. She is one of the largest superyachts in the world.

The at anchor stabilizers give a significant amount of comfort to the guests during their experience on the yacht. AL MIRQAB yacht has an annual $20 – $30 million running cost.

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A General Description of Motor Yacht AL MIRQAB

This motor yacht AL MIRQAB is a 133 m 437 (ft) colossal steel boat which was crafted at Kusch Yachts and concieved by Kusch Yachts and Tim Heywood. Accommodating 60 guests and 60 crew members, motor yacht AL MIRQAB was formerly (Project May). The balanced superyacht was envisaged from naval architects Kusch Yachts and Tim Heywood. Andrew Winch undertook the interior design.

The yacht belongs to Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister - Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani. During the fourth annual World Superyacht Awards ceremony, in the motor yacht categories, Kusch Yachts 133m Al Mirqab won the coveted Motor Yacht of the Year, as well as an award for the interior design by Andrew Winch, and a Judges commendation for the exterior styling by Tim Heywood. The exterior styling award itself went to Francesco Paszkowski for Onyx, built by Sanlorenzo.

Build & Yacht Design with respect to Luxury Yacht AL MIRQAB

Kusch Yachts was the naval architect involved in the professional superyacht design work for AL MIRQAB. Her interior design was realised by Andrew Winch. Kusch Yachts and Tim Heywood is also associated with the yacht general design work for this boat. Germany is the country that Kusch Yachts completed their new build motor yacht in. After the formal launch in 2008 in Wewelsfleth she was afterwards delivered on to the proud new owner following sea trials. Her main hull was constructed with steel. The motor yacht superstructure is made largely with aluminium. With a beam of 19.5 m / 63.98 ft AL MIRQAB has massive size. A reasonably deep draught of 5m (16.4ft) affects the list of certain harbours she can berth in, contingent on their specific depth at low tide.

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Coupled to the AL MIRQAB engines are twin screw propellers. Her total HP is 13400 HP and her total Kilowatts are 10000. For bow thrusters she utilises X2.

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The enormous luxury yacht M/Y AL MIRQAB can accommodate as many as 60 people in addition to 60 qualified crew.

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In October 2009 AL MIRQAB sailed to Palma, in Spain. This motor yacht also navigated the waters including Illes Balears during Sept 2009. As the yacht comes with a helicopter pad onboard, AL MIRQAB can transfer guests and cargo to and from another place.

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7 must-see pieces from the V&A's Al Thani collection exhibition

Ceremonial sword.

Whether it's displaying fine art or a garage full of the best water toys , many superyachts are also floating homes to their owner's personally curated collections. Few, however, have collections quite like the Al Thani family.

The ruling house of Qatar, this sprawling family counts among its members Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani owner of Al Mirqab , Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani owner of Katara and Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani owner of Stargate .

As this list of some of the largest superyachts in the world may suggest, the Al Thani family is not new to a little curation and over the generations has amassed an unrivalled collection of priceless art and objects of Indian descent.

Ceremonial sword with jewelled gold hilt, Hyderabad, South India ca. 1880 – 1900. Courtesy The Al Thani Collection © Servette Overseas Limited, 2014/Prudence Cuming Associates Ltd

Silk sword sash

This autumn the V&A will display key pieces from the Al Thani family private collection as part of its India Festival. So extensive is the collection that the exhibition will provide a comprehensive span of Indian design ranging from Mughal jades and a rare jewelled gold finial from the throne of Tipu Sultan to contemporary pieces by fine jewellers including JAR and Bhagat.

Silk sword sash with jewelled gold fittings, India ca. 1900. Courtesy The Al Thani Collection © Servette Overseas Limited, 2014/Prudence Cuming Associates Ltd

Spinels on a pearl necklace

The exhibition itself is the brainchild of HH Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah Al Thani, one the family's most avid curators who, fittingly, was inspired to increase the private collection after visiting the V&A's Maharaja exhibition in 2009.

Spinels on a necklace of cultured pearls with dyed green beryl bead, Mughal Empire. The Al Thani Collection © Servette Overseas Limited, 2014/Prudence Cuming Associates Ltd

Diamond pendant brooch

Unsurprisingly the V&A is not the first museum wishing to display the pieces. Last year the collection received its first major exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art in New York where it garnered rave reviews. Bringing these objects to London is a move motivated by Sheikh Hamad's desire to offer access to and educate as many people as possible about these wonderful pieces.

Pendant brooch set with diamonds and rubies by Bhagat, Mumbai, India, 2011. Courtesy The Al Thani Collection © Servette Overseas Limited, 2014/Prudence Cuming Associates Ltd

Emerald, sapphire and diamond brooch

Being a family of international influence the Al Thani's have not confined themselves to collecting purely pieces of Indian descent, however. Among the collection is a selection of stunning jewels and ornaments from renowned names, such as Cartier, which document the huge influence Indian design has had on fashion, interior design and style over the past two centuries.

Brooch set with emeralds, sapphires and diamonds by Cartier, Paris, France, 1922. Courtesy The Al Thani Collection © Servette Overseas Limited, 2014/Prudence Cuming Associates Ltd

Diamond turban jewel

Alongside the exhibition the V&A will host a series of workshops and events to help visitors make the most of this magnificent collection. Guided tours will take place every Thursday until January while special talks and lectures will be given on a host of topics from speakers including Michael Palin, photographer and writer James Wellings and artist Subodh Gupta.

Diamond turban jewel made for the Maharaja of Nawanagar, India, 1907; remodelled in 1935. Courtesy The Al Thani Collection © Servette Overseas Limited, 2014/Prudence Cuming Associates Ltd

Gold finial

The exhibition will also be accompanied by a beautifully shot coffee table book exploring 100 objects from the Al Thani family collection in further detail. Other exhibitions running as part of the India Festival include The Fabric of India, Musical Wonders of India and Captain Linnaeus Tripe: Photographer of India and Burma, 1852-1860.

Bejewelled Treasures: The Al Thani Collection runs from 21 November 2015 - 28 March 2016 at the V&A Museum, London. Visit vam.ac.uk for tickets and information.

Gold finial from Tipu Sultan’s throne, Mysore, South India, 1790 – 1800. Courtesy The Al Thani Collection © Servette Overseas Limited, 2014/Prudence Cuming Associates Ltd

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A few years ago, the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, is reputed to have quipped that while he was running the country, it was his Prime Minister, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber al-Thani, who owned it.

Boris Johnson could easily say the same thing about Sheikh Jassim with regard to London, where the 53-year-old Anglophile plutocrat, who owns some of the capital’s most prestigious addresses, is soon expected to take up more or less permanent residence.

In his position as the head of the Qatar Investment Authority – the sheikh is also foreign minister for the moment – he has overseen the investment of billions of dollars of the sand-blasted emirate’s cash, generated by its enormous energy reserves.

Everywhere you look, the Qataris are there, with investments in 30 countries. In this country alone, they have big stakes in some of the London Stock Exchange’s aristocracy including Sainsbury’s, Barclays, Shell and the Stock Exchange itself.

They also own Harrods, Paris Saint-Germain football club, and lots and lots of property including London’s Shard of Glass and Park Lane’s InterContinental Hotel.

And while the property arm Qatari Diar found itself on the wrong end of a campaign by Prince Charles over its planned redevelopment of Chelsea Barracks, it will be working on Shell’s London HQ near the London Eye, in cahoots with Canary Wharf. Several new towers are slated to share London’s skyline with the tourist attraction.

How many of these various projects are ultimately owned by the Qatari state, and how many by members of the ruling elite, isn’t always clear. Nor are the dividing lines between the two, something that has drawn criticism from NGOs.

What is clear is that the fund has enormous resources, estimated at between $100bn and $200bn. It has been the sheikh who has been overseeing their deployment in what amounts to a new type of global land grab.

But change is coming. The sheikh is expected to “step down” from his government roles, as part of the ascent of Crown Prince Tamim, the son of the emir who is ultimately expected to take his place.

Whether the crown prince will take on the role of prime minister first is not yet clear. The incumbent is, however, expected to retain his role as chairman of the QIA after he “steps down”.

There, HBJ, as he is sometimes known, has been responsible for some notable coups, not least the multibillion investment in Barclays, secured during the height of the financial crisis at very generous terms which infuriated existing shareholders. However, the overall strategy – other than a general liking for the blue chip, the prestigious, and the trophy asset – has been hard to discern.

His right-hand man, Ahmad Mohamed Al-Sayed, who holds the title of chief executive of Qatar Holding, one of the QIA’s main subsidiaries, was said to have told a gathering of MBA graduates that “we don’t have a strategy”. That led to consternation among the youthful audience; strategy is what MBAs are all about.

But the Qataris have garnered a reputation as canny dealmakers nonetheless. Said one observer of the Qatari scene: “The sheikh has a keen eye for a deal, and basically if he wants it done, it will get done. He makes the decisions. A lot of people come over here thinking they can deal with the lower levels. That doesn’t work. You have to get to him.”

UK corporates with experience of dealing with the Qataris generally regard the experience as a positive one. “They’re like any institutional shareholder, really. They obey all the norms, and you have to ring them up and remind them to vote at the AGM like anyone else. Most of the time you deal with them via a conference call,” said a source at one of the beneficiaries of Qatari largesse.

But what is clear is that in recent times the sheikh has turned the operation into something more than just a passive long-term investor willing to sit back and let management run companies and cash pay cheques.

The Qataris played a pivotal role in the multibillion-pound marriage of miner Xstrata with commodity trader Glencore. The deal was originally billed as a merger of equals, but City institutions felt that Xstrata was in reality being taken over by Glencore. They believed Glencore should pay a premium as a result. The Qataris agreed, called the bluff of Glencore founder Ivan Glasenberg, and green-lit the deal only after the terms had been sweetened following the intervention of a certain Tony Blair.

The City cheered from the rooftops. The Qataris won lots of friends. That’s something the globetrotting sheikh has been good at doing. It’s called “soft power” and it’s lubricated by tanker-loads full of cash. This didn’t do any harm during Qatar’s successful bid for the World Cup. (The national side play at the Thani bin Jassim stadium.)

It has also seen Qatar, despite a population less than that of Birmingham and a land area less than that of Yorkshire, emerge as a key global power-broker. It played a vital role in the Arab Spring, and has more recently been quietly assisting rebels in Syria.

The Taliban have an office there; the US has a military base. Qatar, under the guidance of HBJ, just wants to be friends with everyone. And it has proved to be remarkably successful at achieving this ambition. (The cash- and investment-starved British Government loves them.)

But it also means questions tend to get glossed over. If Qatar bought the World Cup, nobody’s really making a fuss about it. The links between its favourite rebel group in Syria and al-Qa’ida? No problem. There are even fewer questions raised about what goes on inside Qatar, the austere version of Islam that predominates, the treatment of migrant workers. The Saudis must be green with envy. Perhaps they could do with an HBJ of their own.

Not that issues like this will be of concern to the latter when the widely expected shake-up at the top of Qatar is formalised. There are even questions about how long he will be able to retain his position at the head of the QIA following this.

“The deal with Porsche [where the Qataris sold their 10 per cent stake back to the founding families] will probably be the last for a while now. Don’t expect to see anything happen until after Ramadan,” said a businessman working in the region.

But he doesn’t expect the sheikh to take up the role of the playboy oligarch when he arrives in London, with regular excursions to New York on the agenda where another luxurious property has been purchased (although not without a few bumps in the road).

“Sheikh Jassim likes the trappings of wealth. There’s his yacht, and his properties. You won’t be likely to see him propping up the tables at London casinos. He’s very hard-working. He’ll want to take on a more statesmanlike approach,” said the business source.

So he is unlikely to be putting his feet up. It is believed his estate in Berkshire is up for sale because he wants to spend more time in London, and there will be no shortage of people beating a path to his door, either because they want to do business with him or because they want to talk politics.

That may mean One Hyde Park becoming a little livelier than it has been until now. The sheikh developed the luxurious residential property, but few of its über‑wealthy residents spend much time there, and the room service available from the adjacent five-star hotel is scarcely called upon.

If he is joined there by his two wives plus their 15-strong corps of offspring, plus an army of bodyguards and assistants, things promise to liven up. The swimming pool and other toys will at last enjoy some use.

However, after apparently effortlessly bestriding the worlds of politics and high finance for more than a decade, HBJ is unlikely to take to the role of indulgent patriarch.

We may be hearing more of Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber al-Thani in the months ahead, and it won’t just be as a result of family members once again getting their Lamborghinis clamped while enjoying a shopping spree at Harrods.

A Life In Brief

Born : Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, 30 August 1959, Doha, Qatar.

Family : Fifth son of Jassim bin Jaber al-Thani. Married to Jawaher Al Thani, 1973-2005. Married his current wife, Aljohara bint Fahad, in 2008. He has 15 children.

Career : Director of the Office of the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture, 1982-1989; Minister of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture. Deputy Minister of Electricity and Water. In 1992 became Foreign Minister and First Deputy Prime Minister in 2003, while Foreign Minister. Became Prime Minister in 2007, and is still Foreign Minister.

He says : “We built our constitution. We built the municipality elections. We give the women right to vote and to be candidates.”

They say: “He has contributed significantly to the increase in Qatar’s influence in the international arena.” Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Prime Minister of Turkey

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Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani

Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber bin Mohammed bin Thani Al Thani ( Arabic : حمد بن جاسم بن جبر آل ثاني ; born 1959 [1] ), who was also known informally by his initials HBJ , is a Qatari politician. He was the Prime Minister of Qatar from 3 April 2007 to 26 June 2013, and foreign minister from 11 January 1992 to 26 June 2013.

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Hamad was born in Doha , Qatar , in 1959. [2] [3] He is the fifth son of Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani. [3] Through his father, he is the grandson of Jaber bin Mohammed Al Thani. Jaber was a younger brother of Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani , the founding father of modern Qatar.

Between 1982 and 1989, Hamad was the director of the office of the minister of municipal affairs and agriculture. In July 1989, he was appointed minister of municipal affairs and agriculture and in May 1990, he was appointed deputy minister of electricity and water along with his post as minister of municipal affairs and agriculture, where he supervised several successful projects and developed the agriculture sector. [4]

On 1 September 1992, Hamad was appointed as foreign minister of Qatar by the 8th Emir. He was retained in his post when the Emir's son, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani came to power in a coup in 1995. Hamad played an important role in the overthrow of the 8th Emir. On 16 September 2003, Hamad was appointed first deputy prime minister while retaining his position of minister of foreign affairs. On 2 April 2007, he was appointed as prime minister , following the resignation of Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani ; Hamad also continued to serve as foreign minister. [5] HBJ had vast foreign policy goals for Qatar during his tenure. [6]

Hamad was reported to have had strong connections with the US government. He serves on the International Advisory Council of the Brookings Institution and chairs the International Advisory Council of the Brookings Doha Center . He has stakes in many strong businesses such as Qatar Airways and the Foreign Investment Company, Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company , The Pearl Island and Harrods . He is a partner in Project Grande (Guernsey), the developer of One Hyde Park in London , United Kingdom . [7]

Additionally, Hamad held several other key positions including member of the supreme defense council, which was established in 1996; head of Qatar's permanent committee for the support of al Quds, which was formed in 1998; member of the permanent constitution committee, formed in 1999; member of the ruling family council, which was established in 2000; and member of the supreme council for the investment of the reserves of the state, which was established in 2000. [4]

Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, ruling Emir of Qatar from 1995 to 2013, was the first Arab politician received by Nicolas Sarkozy after the latter's election to the French presidency in May 2007. [8] A May 2008 diplomatic cable sent by then U.S. chargé d'affaires in Doha, alluded to a dispute between HBJ and the Qatari intelligence officials over a Qatari senior bank official imprisoned for 6 months over his role in funding Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM), the al-Qaeda mastermind of September 11 . The senior bank official was Khalifa Muhammad Turki al-Subaiy who financed KSM while working at Qatar Central Bank . [9] The French government made of Qatar under Hamad's guidance a strategic partner, and the list of partnerships between the two states includes Total , EADS , Technip , Air Liquide , Vinci SA , GDF Suez , and Areva . France was, under the Hamad government, the primary arms supplier to the Emirate. [10] In February 2009, under the Sarkozy government, France accorded special beyond- OCDE investment privileges to Qatar, its ruling family and its State-Owned Enterprises ; one example of the privileges is capital gains exemptions in France. [10]

The US embassy to Doha claimed, in a cable leaked in December 2010 , that "Sheikh Hamad (HBJ) told then US senator John Kerry that he had proposed a bargain with the Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak , which involved stopping broadcasts in Egypt in exchange for a change in Cairo's position on Israel-Palestinian negotiations, and that 'we would stop al-Jazeera for a year' if Mubarak agreed in that span of time to deliver a lasting settlement for the Palestinians." [11]

On 25 June 2013, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani abdicated as Emir of Qatar , [12] and on the next day, 26 June, Hamad resigned from office. Some have questioned whether this was because the new emir pulled him from his post after realizing how much power HBJ had amassed. [6] He was replaced by Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani as prime minister [13] and by Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah as foreign minister. [14] On 3 July, Hamad was also relieved from the post of deputy head of the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA). [15]

It was under HBJ that Qatar began assisting rebels in Syria by supplying them with arms. This move brought criticism upon Qatar, as some questioned whether these arms ultimately ended up in the wrong hands. [6]

In June 2021, High Court of Justice in London issued a claim, according to which Hamad bin Jassim's private office was at the heart of clandestine routes by which money was transferred to an Al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria, the Al-Nusra Front . [16]

In March 2022 Hamad bin Jassim said to a Qatari television that the Military Operations Command in Jordan and Turkey have spent $2 trillion to remove Syria's President Bashar al-Assad. [17]

Hamad has worked actively to settle political conflicts in both Africa and the Middle East over the last 20 years.

Hamad facilitated the agreement that led to a unity constitution in Yemen in May 1990, ratified by the populace in May 1991. It affirmed Yemen's commitment to free elections, a multiparty political system, the right to own private property, equality under the law, and respect of basic human rights. Parliamentary elections were held on 27 April 1993.

In 1996, he worked to settle a brief war between Eritrea and Yemen over the Hanish Islands . As part of the agreement to cease hostilities the two nations agreed, through the negotiating effort of Hamad, to refer the issue to the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague in 1998. Yemen was granted full ownership of the larger islands while Eritrea was awarded the peripheral islands to the southwest of the larger islands. Since then relations between the two governments have remained relatively normal.

Hamad was instrumental in creating the peace settlement between Sudan and Eritrea in 1998. The un-demarcated border with Sudan had posed a problem for Eritrean external relations for most of the nation's existence. He negotiated a peace settlement between Sudan and Eritrea. After the agreement was signed, relations somewhat normalized.

In 2007, Hamad helped organize the Lebanese national dialogue and the peace agreement between various Lebanese political groups to end the worst internal fighting in Lebanon since the civil war of 1975–1990. In an attempt to resolve a broader political showdown that had paralyzed the country for 18 months, Hamad summoned the Lebanese government and Hezbollah -led opposition to Qatar for talks. He declared an agreement sponsored by the Arab League to deal with the Lebanese crisis. In the agreement the parties pledged, “to refrain from returning to the use of weapons or violence to realize political gains." The Lebanese government furthermore committed itself to introduce a new electoral law designed to provide better representation in the country's sectarian system of power sharing.

He participated in mediation of ceasefire in Yemen between the Government of Yemen and the Houthi Movement in 2007. In 2010, the two parties agreed to activate the agreement after confrontations threatening the ceasefire. The mediation ended a six-year war between the two sides.

In 2009, Hamad participated in brokering a peace agreement to end the conflict in Darfur ("The Goodwill and Confidence Building Pact”) between the government of Sudan and Justice and Equality Movement. The pact also opened up to the rest of factions in Darfur.

In 2009, he assisted in the settlement agreement between Sudan and Chad . The civil war in Chad began in December 2005. On February 8, 2006 the Tripoli Agreement was signed, which temporarily stopped the fighting. However, hostilities resumed after two months, leading to several new agreement attempts and a final settlement between the two parties in 2009.

In 2010, he led the mediation efforts that resulted in the signing of a peace agreement between Djibouti and Eritrea to settle their border dispute [18] [19] and thereby paving the way for broader peace talks to end the six-year conflict in the region. According to the negotiated peace declaration, the two parties pledged to give peaceful means a “strategic priority to settle the conflict in Darfur ”, and to take the required measures to create “an opportune environment to achieve a lasting settlement”, including the halting of “inconvenience to the displaced and ensuring the flow of relief aid”. The parties furthermore committed themselves to prisoners swap and the release of those who were detained due to the dispute.

Hamad also has been involved in ongoing efforts between Fatah and Hamas to achieve Palestinian reconciliation to activate the peace process with Israel .

Of other humanitarian initiatives, he has facilitated the release of prisoners, including the five Lebanese prisoners in Eritrea. He supported the effort to release Mr. Nawaz Sharif , the former Prime Minister of Pakistan from jail, and was instrumental in freeing the Bulgarian nurses in Libya from prison. He has opened Qatar to political refugees in the Muslim and Arab worlds. During the Bosnian conflict of the 1990s, he secured large quantities of food, medicine and other items to the Bosnian population.

In November 2010 he launched the Humanitarian Appeal 2011 in Doha , together with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The initiative was set to help improve the living conditions for millions of people affected by humanitarian crises around the world. [20] The initiative was attended by 85 representatives of 85 representatives from EU Member States, the European Commission, the Council of the European Union , beneficiary countries, UN and NGOs. [21]

Following courting by Michael Portillo, Qatar entered into an arms deal worth £500 million with BAE Systems. [22] £7 million was transferred into two trusts in Jersey of which Hamad was named as a beneficiary. In an attempt to prevent money laundering, the funds were frozen from 16 July 2000 by the Jersey Financial Services Commission, who then began a court case and investigation. [9] Hamad paid the Jersey authorities £6 million as a "voluntary reparation" as "the structures put in place by his advisers may have contributed to the cost and complexity of the inquiry." The case was then dropped by the Jersey authorities. [6]

In June 2014, HBJ acquired 80% of Heritage Oil, which was listed as a London exploration and production company. At the same time, he was listed as a “Counsellor” at the Qatari embassy and as such was privileged to legal immunity under the 1961 Vienna Convention. Article 42 of this convention states that “a diplomat shall not in the receiving State practise for personal profit any professional or commercial activity” thereby disallowing the acquisition in which HBJ engaged. The stake, valued at £924 million and dated April 30, 2014, transferred to a “wholly owned subsidiary” of Al-Mirqab Capital, an investment company privately owned by HBJ and his family. HBJ's lawyers maintain that the fact that the company was listed in London is not sufficient evidence to determine that Article 42 had been violated. [23]

In November 2017 an investigation conducted by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalism cited his name in the list of politicians named in the Paradise Papers . [24]

At a 2015 speech at the Chatham House , a London-based think tank, HBJ warned the Israelis, reminding them that they are surrounded by 400 million Arabs, saying “you have the upper hand now but you are surrounded. Accept the 1967 boundaries, the two state solution. Your superiority will not last forever. Solve (the Palestinian question) and terrorism is defused.” [6]

In 2010 HBJ acquired 10% of El Corte Inglés in Spain, the country's largest department store chain. For this transaction he used a local "figurehead", David Barreiro Nogaledo, who was investigated by the Regional Court in Madrid for a potential case of Money Laundering and misappropiation. [25] The same "figurehead" tried to make HBJ invest, in 2019, in another Spanish Company, Laboratorios Larrasa, accused afterwards of Fraud in Spain and Brazil.

Al Thani is one of the richest people in the world, [26] [27] having overseen Qatar's $230 billion sovereign wealth fund until 2013. He has been named "the man who bought London" by British tabloids; his holdings in London include the Shard , Harrods , and the InterContinental London Park Lane. It was reported that Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani bought Banque Internationale à Luxembourg and KBL European Private Bankers via Precision Capital , [28] making one of the largest banking groups in Luxembourg.

According to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing, he also owns 3.05% shares of the Deutsche Bank , via Paramount Services Holdings Limited; his relative, HH Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani (former emir/ruler of Qatar), via another company Supreme Universal Holdings, owns 3.05% of the shares. Part of Hamad bin Khalifa's stake was sold by Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber. [29]

In May 2015, Hamad purchased Picasso's Les Femmes d'Alger (Version O) for $179.4 million including fees, a record price for a painting at auction. [30] [31] He also owns a super-yacht, the Al Mirqab, worth $300 million. [32]

In 2021, the Sunday Times Rich List estimated his net worth at £2 billion. [33]

In June 2022, The Times reported that between 2011 and 2015 Prince Charles accepted €3 million in cash from Hamad. [34] The funds were said to be in the form of €500 notes , handed over in person in three tranches, in a suitcase, holdall and Fortnum & Mason carrier bags. [34] [35] Charles' meetings with Hamad did not appear in the Court Circular . [34] Coutts collected the cash and each payment was deposited into the accounts of The Prince of Wales's Charitable Fund . [35] A Clarence House spokesperson stated that the appropriate covenants were carried out, and it was the "donor's choice" to make the donations in cash, after which the trustees "discussed the governance and donor relationship" and the auditors "signed off on the donation after a specific enquiry during the audit". [35] There is no evidence that the payments were illegal or that it was not intended for the money to go to the charity. [35] The Charity Commission for England and Wales announced they would review the information and determine if "there is any role for the Commission in this matter". [36]

• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (16 November 2010, Italy). [37]
• Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters from the Lebanese American University (28 April 2010, Lebanon). [38]

In 1982, Hamad married Sheikha Jawaher bint Fahad Al Thani. [3] He subsequently married Sheikha Noor bint Abdulaziz Al Subaie, the daughter of the former minister of education, in 1996 as his second wife.

He has 5 children, 4 sons and 1 daughter.

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Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani is a member of Qatar’s royal family and a businessman with an estimated net worth of $1.3 billion. From 2007 until 2013, he held three high-profile government positions: he served as as Qatar’s prime minister, its foreign minister and then head of the Qatar Investment Authority, a $300 billion sovereign wealth fund that provides the emirate’s financial muscle.

He has played an active role of mediation and intervention in a myriad of conflicts in Africa and the Middle East, including in Afghanistan, Syria and Darfur. Time magazine named him as one of the world’s 100 most influential people in 2012.

Hamad bin Jassim has used offshore companies in various jurisdictions, including the British Virgin Islands and the Bahamas. The Panama Papers revealed that his super-yacht, the $300 million Al Mirqab, was managed by offshore companies.

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The Pandora Papers show that Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani continues to use offshore entities to make investments, manage his wealth and safeguard it for his family's benefit. In the new leaked files, the former prime minister of Qatar appears with different roles, including owner, shareholder or representative of four entities in four different jurisdictions. Two of them are still active: Boomerang Investment Limited in the Cayman Islands and Treetop Family Foundation in Panama.

Treetop owns about 3% of Deutsche Bank through its subsidiary, Paramount Services Holdings Limited in the British Virgin Islands, according to public securities filings. His role in this structure was listed publicly.

In 2011, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim’s representatives set up The Boomerang Trust in New Zealand, with the aim of protecting part of his fortune for his family, listing his two wives and then 13 children, as well as any future offspring.

The offshore provider Asiaciti Trust billed $225,000 to set up the trust and manage it for one year, according to an Asisciti billing record. A separate 2013 Asiaciti document states that the trust had “failed” because it was not adequately funded. “The Trustee is not aware of any assets” that had been put in the trust, the document states.

Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim did not respond to ICIJ's repeated request for comment.

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