In photos, the married couple of the Qatari royal family: Emir Tamim’s only wife is not Djavahir – World Star

This year, the 2022 FIFA World Cup will be held in Qatar, which is currently the fourth richest country in the world. The state is an absolute monarchy, and its leader is the emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.

They are the married couple of the Qatari royal family

Tamim was born on June 3, 1980 in Doha, his father was Hamad ibn Khalifa Al Thani, he was the seventh ruler of Qatar, his mother was the second wife of the former emir, Mozah bint Nasser Al Misszned. His parents sent him to the best schools in England, educated first at Sherborne School and then at Harrow School. He graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in 1998, where Prince William and Prince Harry were also trained. After completing his studies, he became a second lieutenant in the Qatar Armed Forces.

Although he is not the firstborn, his father’s fourth son, it was revealed in 2003 that he will be the heir to the throne. He then held various important government positions and began to play an increasingly important role in the country’s politics. A true sportsman, In 2005, he founded Qatar Sport Investments, which also owns the football team Paris Saint-Germain FC. He was also elected as a member of the International Olympic Committee, and in 2014 the World Swimming Championships were held in Qatar, but he was also awarded the right to host this year’s World Cup.

His father voluntarily abdicated in favor of him in 2013, since then Tamím has been at the head of the country, at the age of 42 he is the youngest ruler. One of the most powerful men on earth, his family’s total wealth is around $335 billion. They have many properties around the world, such as the Empire State Building in New York or the Shard in London, the latter being the tallest building in Europe. In addition to these, they own, for example, the Olympic Village in London, the five-star Martinez Hotel in Cannes, they bought a significant stake in Barclays Bank, British Airways, Louis Vuitton, and Sainsbury’s and Harrods department stores.

The ruler is a private person, so there is hardly any information about his private life on the Internet. In January 2005, he married his second cousin, Dzavahir, and his first wife presented him with two daughters and two sons. Officially, he always appears with Dzavahír, but besides her, he has two other wives, he led Anúd to the altar in 2009, she gave birth to three daughters and two sons. His third wife is Núra, he married her in 2014, she gave birth to three sons.

The Qatari royal family attracted attention last week by putting pressure on the International Football Association to ban the sale of alcohol in all stadiums of the World Cup. The Qatari ruler’s brother, Jassim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Tanin, was behind the action.

You can see photos of the couple in our photo gallery.

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