# Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani **Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani** (born June 3, 1980, in Doha) is the emir of [[Qatar]]. He took power on June 25, 2013, at age 33, when his father, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, abdicated in his favor. He had been heir apparent since 2003 and was educated in Britain. ## The blockade Four years into his rule, Tamim was the target of the 2017 blockade. On May 24, 2017, Qatar's state news agency carried remarks attributed to him praising [[Iran]] and [[Hamas]]. Qatar said the agency had been hacked and the quotes were invented, and *The Washington Post* later reported that U.S. intelligence agencies blamed the [[United Arab Emirates]], which denied it. Less than two weeks later [[Saudi Arabia]], the Emirates, [[Bahrain]] and [[Egypt]] cut ties and issued 13 demands, including the closure of [[Al Jazeera]]. Tamim refused. In April 2018 President [[Donald Trump]], who had first sided with the blockaders, hosted him at the White House and called him "a friend of mine." On January 5, 2021, Saudi Crown Prince [[Mohammed bin Salman]] embraced him on the tarmac at Al-Ula as the blockade ended. See [[Qatar Diplomatic Crisis]]. ## Since Tamim hosted Trump in Doha in May 2025. The investment pledges, the gift of a jet for use as Air Force One and the rest of Qatar's dealings with the second Trump administration are at [[Qatari Influence]]. ## See Also - [[Qatar]] · [[Qatari Influence]] · [[Qatar Investment Authority]] · [[Al Jazeera]] · [[Al Udeid Air Base]] - [[Qatar Diplomatic Crisis]] · [[Mohammed bin Salman]] · [[Mohammed bin Zayed]]