Mohammed bin Thani

Mohammed bin Thani
محمد بن ثاني
Emir of Qatar
Reign1851–18 December 1878
SuccessorJassim bin Mohammed Al Thani
Born1788
Fuwayrit, First Saudi State
Died18 December 1878(1878-12-18) (aged 90)
Doha, Qatar
Burial
Doha, Qatar
SpouseNoura al-Kuwari
[...] of Al-Mansouri Family
IssueJassim
Ahmed
Fahad
Eid
Thamir
Jaber
Sheikha Rowda bint Mohammed Al Thani
Sheikha ... bint Mohammed Al Thani
Names
Mohammed ibn Thani ibn Mohammed ibn Thamir ibn Ali ibn Saif ibn Mohammed ibn Rashid ibn Ali ibn Sultan ibn Bareed ibn Saad ibn Salem ibn Amr ibn Mihadd ibn Rays ibn Zakher ibn Muhammad ibn Alawi ibn Wahib ibn Qasim ibn Musa ibn Masoud ibn Uqbah ibn Snai ’ibn Nahshel ibn Shaddad ibn Zuhair ibn Shihab ibn Rabi'a ibn Abu Soud ibn Malik ibn Hanzala
Arabicمحمد بن ثاني
DynastyThani
FatherThani bin Mohammed
Styles of
The Emir of Qatar
Reference styleHis Highness
Spoken styleYour Highness
Alternative styleSheikh

Sheikh Mohammed bin Thani (Arabic: محمد بن ثاني; c. 1788 – 18 December 1878), also known as Mohammed bin Thani bin Mohammed Al Thamir (Arabic: محمد بن ثاني بن محمد آل ثامر), was the first Hakim (ruler) of the whole Qatari Peninsula,[1] officially being recognized by the British in September 1868 following a meeting with British representative Lewis Pelly.[2] He is known for being the father of Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani, the founder of Qatar and who fended off the Ottoman army in the late 19th century.[3]

  1. ^ "Sheikh Mohammed Bin Thani | The Amiri Diwan".
  2. ^ Al-Ali, Khalid bin Ghanem (2024). الُهَُوِّيَة الَوَطنّيّة الَقَطرّيّة [Qatari National Identity] (PDF) (in Arabic). Ministry of Culture (Qatar). pp. 64–65.
  3. ^ "Shaikh Mohamed Bin Thani - Amiri Diwan". Amiri Diwan. Retrieved 7 March 2018.