| Sheikha AlAnood bint Faleh Al-Thani• One of his spouses was the daughter of , then | Co-founded by a wealthy businessman and a tribal leader, the group soon gained popularity among Arab nationalists, individuals sympathetic to the and Qatari laborers |
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| Moreover, in 1963, the larger field at Maydan Mahzam was discovered and in 1965 an oil terminal was set up on the Island of Halul | Exploration of the Bul Hannien field started in 1965 and production commenced in 1977 |
At that time, and in January 1964, full-scale production commenced in the Idd al-Shargi field, the first seabed field in the world to be operated entirely as an offshore facility.
17| Sheikh Ahmad established the Ministry of Finance in November 1960 and Sheikh Khalifa, the Heir Apparent and Deputy Ruler at that time, was appointed as the first Minister of Finance | Biography [ ] Early life and deposition [ ] Sheikh Ahmad was born in Doha, the capital city and state of Qatar, in 1922 as the 2nd son of Sheikh , along with his 12 siblings, to be exact, he had 9 brothers and 3 sisters, although some sources prove that he had 10 brothers instead of 9 |
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| During the incident, Sheikh Ahmad was in on a hunting trip | "Political Reform in the Gulf: The Case of Qatar" |
Qatar also gained its independence as a sovereign state in September 1971 under his rule.
| He had nine children, seven sons and two daughters | |
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| Sheikh Nasser bin Ahmad Al Thani• After his deposition, Sheikh Ahmad lived in exile in with his wife, the daughter of the late Ruler of Dubai and children, in | The demonstration had been organized by North Yemeni migrant workers who supported their government's union with the United Arab Republic |