Sheikh khalifa: The Amiri Diwan announced that

The Amiri Diwan announced that the wedding of Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani and Sheikha Fatima bint Nasser Al Thani would take place on 7 December. His Highness Sheikh Khalifa was born in 1948, in the eastern region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and received his basic education in the city of Al Ain, the capital and the administrative center of the eastern region. His Highness is the elder son of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. When late Sheikh Zayed moved to Abu Dhabi city to become the ruler of the emirate in August 1966, he appointed Sheikh Khalifa, then 18, as his representative in the Eastern Province and the ... Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani GCB GCMG (Arabic: خليفة بن حمد آل ثاني; 17 September 1932 [1][2] – 23 October 2016) was the Emir of Qatar from 22 February 1972 until he was deposed by his son Hamad bin Khalifa in a coup on 27 June 1995. [3][4] He died during the reign of his grandson, the current Emir, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.