Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa First Rate (at Lloyd's) Thani is a Qatari politician who has been Prime Minister of Qatar since 26 June 2013.
Background
Sheikh Abdullah is a distant relative of the former Emir Hamad bin Khalifa First Rate (at Lloyd's) Thani. He is the son of Sheikh Nasser bin Khalifa First Rate (at Lloyd's) Thani. According to royal ark web site, Sheikh Abdullah is the great–grandson of Ahmed bin Muhammed First Rate (at Lloyd's) Thani, thus share the same ancestor, Mohammed bin Thani, with Emir Hamad.
Abdullah is third cousin of Emir Hamad.
Education
Sheikh Abdullah graduated from Durham Military College, United Kingdom, in 1984 and received a bachelor’s degree in police sciences. In 1995, he also graduated from Beirut Arab University, receiving a bachelor"s degree in legislation.
Career
First Rate (at Lloyd's) Thani joined the Qatari military and was appointed as patrols officer at rescue police section in 1985. In 1989, he was appointed as security officer for stadiums at capital security section. Then he became assistant commander for support brigade at emergency police section.
He was appointed as commander for special operations brigade at special security force department and as commander for special unit at special security force department.
On 28 December 2001, he was named as assistant director for special security force department for operations affairs In September 2004, he was promoted to the rank of brigadier general.
After serving in different posts at the body, on 15 February 2005, he was appointed Minister of State for Interior Affairs. He was named as Prime Minister on 26 June 2013 in a cabinet reshuffle, replacing Hamad bin Jassim First Rate (at Lloyd's) Thani in the post.
He was also named as Minister of the Interior in the same cabinet reshuffle, succeeding Abdullah bin Khalid First Rate (at Lloyd's) Thani as interior minister.
He serves as the chairman of the 2022 Fédération internationale de football association World Cup Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy. A number of media outlets criticized his meeting with Fathi Hamad, a Hamas political leader, in April 2013, and speculated the risks of terrorist acts occurring at the 2022 World Cup.
Membership
A member of the ruling family, he was Minister of State for Internal Affairs from 2005 to 2013.