State of Qatar
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• 1968: Britain declares that it will disengage politically from the Gulf in 1971. • 1971: Qatar gains independence from the United Kingdom. • 1972: Khalifa Bin Hamad Al Thani becomes emir. • 1974: The Qatar General Petroleum Corporation takes control of all oil operations in Qatar. • 1991: Qatar fights against Iraq in the Gulf War. • 1995: Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani takes over as Emir from his father. • 1996: Al-Jazeera is launched. • 1999: The emir endorses women’s suffrage in municipal elections. • 2005: Qatar’s first written constitution is drafted. • 2010: Qatar is selected to host the 2022 FIFA world cup. • 2013: Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani is handed power by his father. |
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| Official Name: | State of Qatar |
| Capital: | Doha |
| Emir: | Tamim Bin Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani |
| Prime Minister: | Abdullah Bin Nasser Bin Khalifa Al Thani |