1972 Qatari coup d'état

Palace overthrow of Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani June 2025 1972 Qatari coup d'état Qatar-CIA WFB Map.png A CIA WFB map of Qatar, not showing the Halul Island. 22 February 1972 Doha, Qatar 25 17 12 N 51 32 0 E type:city_region:QA-DA inline Coup attempt succeeds. Emir Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani ousted from power. Qatar Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani Qatar Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani No casualties reported. The 1972 Qatari coup d'état was a bloodless palace coup that took place in Qatar on 22 February 1972.Qatar PM seizes power from cousin https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VKIyAAAAIBAJ&pg=3837,2236057&dq=khalifa+bin+hamad+al+thani&hl=en 27 June 2013 Ottawa Citizen 23 February 1972 AP Beirut The coup was carried out by the heir apparent and prime minister Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, who took control of the country while his cousin, Emir Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani, was on a visit to Iran. While many Western news outlets referred to the event as a coup, the Qatari population merely considered it to be a succession of power.Persian Gulf States: A Country Study 1993 GPO for the Library of Congress Washington http://countrystudies.us/persian-gulf-states/79.htm Helen Chapin Metz Helen Chapin Metz The Al Thani Aftermath The initial activity of the new Emir was the process of the reorganization of the government.Line of succession: The Al Thani rule in Qatar http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/qatar/line-of-succession-the-al-thani-rule-in-qatar-1.1201210 27 June 2013 Gulf News 24 June 2013 The process saw a dramatic shift in the hierarchy of authority. Khalifa bin Hamad immensely reduced the traditional powers afforded to the heir apparent while projecting all of the power onto himself.Al-Kubaisi Mohammed Ali M. Industrial development in Qatar: a geographical assessment http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/7144/1/7144_4326.PDF?UkUDh:CyT Durham E-Theses, Durham University 1984 77 He appointed Suhaim bin Hamad Al Thani as Minister of Foreign Affairs; he also appointed an adviser to himself regarding the day-to-day affairs.Line of succession: The Al Thani rule in Qatar http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/qatar/line-of-succession-the-al-thani-rule-in-qatar-1.1201210 27 June 2013 Gulf News 24 June 2013 Furthermore, he limited the financial privileges of members of the ruling Al Thani family. After his deposition, the former Emir lived in exile in LondonShaikh Ahmed Bin Ali Al Thani: Amiri Diwan http://www.diwan.gov.qa/english/qatar/AhmedBinAli.htm Diwan 10 November 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121201182623/http://www.diwan.gov.qa/english/qatar/AhmedBinAli.htm 1 December 2012 and chose to remain in exile until his death in 1977. See also 1995 Qatari coup d'état References Category:1972 conflicts Coup d'etat, 1972 coup d'etat Qatar Category:Military history of Qatar Category:Coups d'état in Qatar Category:February 1972 in Asia