{"id":2042824,"date":"2026-07-14T15:56:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T12:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2042824"},"modified":"2026-07-14T15:56:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T12:56:20","slug":"world-leaders-gather-in-doha-to-honour-qatars-father-emir-sheikh-hamad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2042824","title":{"rendered":"World leaders gather in Doha to honour Qatar&#8217;s Father Emir Sheikh Hamad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/76\/34\/1200x675_cmsv2_88aea9ff-8ba7-5303-b5c6-0f2c2cbf666c-9837634.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2909700-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2909700\" data-cid=\"9837107\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2909700-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/71\/07\/189x106_cmsv2_9b48b21c-ea7b-57ae-b23e-5b344f08c5fb-9837107.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Hungary&apos;s President Tamas Sulyok, right, and Hungary&apos;s Prime Minister Peter Magyar attend the appointment ceremony of ministers of the Tisza government at the presidential Ale\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Europe News<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Euronews explains: can Magyar remove president Sulyok from office?\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2909421-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2909421\" data-cid=\"9835791\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2909421-label-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/57\/91\/189x106_cmsv2_0a67e279-5b5e-52e0-b421-0fce60ccec14-9835791.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, right, and Hungary&apos;s Prime Minister Peter Magyar address the media at EU headquarters in Brussels, 29 May 2026.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Europe News<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Hungary risks missing Erasmus+ return despite EU promises\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2909815-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2909815\" data-cid=\"9837676\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2909815-label-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/76\/76\/189x106_cmsv2_baacee83-1517-5137-a2f2-ee19647fb57f-9837676.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Firefighters and other people outside Oxy Tower building in Brussels, Belgium. 14 July 2026.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Europe News<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Several reported dead after fire in lift shaft of Brussels building\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2909801-pos4-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2909801\" data-cid=\"9837601\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2909801-label-pos4-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/76\/01\/189x106_cmsv2_7faaaf12-7e4d-5dc2-aabb-8f15633dff49-9837601.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"FILE. 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The Euro sculpture stands in front of the former headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt, Germany, May 2023\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Economy<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    ECB selects 36 payment providers for digital euro pilot\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"helper-site-row o-article-newsy\">\n<div class=\"helper-site-container o-article-newsy__container\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__main\">\n<header class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__header\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs\">\n<div id=\"adb-article-breadcrumb\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs__list\">\n<p>                          News<\/p>\n<p>                          World<\/p>\n<p>                          Qatar<\/p><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<h1 class=\"c-article-redesign-title\">\n                            World leaders gather in Doha to honour Qatar&#8217;s Father Emir Sheikh Hamad<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/76\/34\/1536x864_cmsv2_88aea9ff-8ba7-5303-b5c6-0f2c2cbf666c-9837634.jpg\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"FILE - Former Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, center, arrives before the start of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              FILE &#8211; Former Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, center, arrives before the start of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. 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height=\"24\" alt=\"threads\" loading=\"lazy\"><span>Threads<\/span><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-threads.svg\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"threads\" class=\"u-show-for-desktop\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"u-display-flex u-gap-1 u-show-for-mobile-only\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-whatsapp.svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" alt=\"whatsapp\" loading=\"lazy\"><span>Whatsapp<\/span><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-whatsapp.svg\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"whatsapp\" class=\"u-show-for-desktop\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"c-article-summary\">\n        Leaders from Europe, Africa and Asia travelled to Doha to offer condolences to the royal family following the death of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, who served as Qatar&#8217;s emir from 1995 until 2013.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content js-article-content\">\n<p>Leaders from across Europe, Africa, Central Asia and the Middle East have travelled to Doha to offer their condolences to Qatar&#8217;s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani following the death of his father, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The visits came as Qatar continued a four-day period of national mourning for the former ruler, who died on Sunday at the age of 74.<\/p>\n<p>Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was among the first European heads of government to arrive and met Sheikh Tamim at Lusail Palace to express her condolences.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/76\/34\/808x539_cmsv2_0b75002b-c356-5009-b567-3ca062a1946e-9837634.jpg\" alt=\"Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani meets Italian PM Georgia Meloni during a condolence visit over the passing of Qatar&apos;s Father Emir Sheikh Hamad.\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani meets Italian PM Georgia Meloni during a condolence visit over the passing of Qatar&#8217;s Father Emir Sheikh Hamad.<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Qatar Amiri Diwan via AP<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Swiss Vice President Ignazio Cassis also came to the Lusail to offer his condolences on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev also travelled to Doha, describing Sheikh Hamad as &#8220;an outstanding statesman&#8221; whose leadership transformed Qatar.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6658333333333334\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/76\/34\/808x539_cmsv2_670dfa39-d9a5-5c54-9361-65b2e98d4361-9837634.jpg\" alt=\"President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev offers his condolences to Qatar&apos;s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani.\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev offers his condolences to Qatar&#8217;s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani.<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Qatar News Agency<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Tributes from across continents<\/h2>\n<p>Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi was among several regional leaders to pay his respects, as were Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, Lebanon&#8217;s President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, and Morocco&#8217;s Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch, all of whom offered their condolences.<\/p>\n<p>Rwandan President Paul Kagame also travelled to Doha, in a show of wide-ranging international support during the mourning period.<\/p>\n<p>Kagame described Sheikh Hamad as &#8220;a visionary leader who transformed Qatar into the remarkable nation it is today.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;His legacy of service to his people and commitment to friendship and cooperation among nations will endure for generations,&#8221; Kagame added.<\/p>\n<p>Widely regarded as the architect of modern Qatar, Sheikh Hamad oversaw a period of rapid economic, diplomatic and cultural transformation that helped establish the Gulf state as a global player.<\/p>\n<p>During his reign, Qatar expanded its role as an international mediator, developed one of the world&#8217;s largest liquefied natural gas industries and secured the rights to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n<h2>Infantino joins mourners<\/h2>\n<p>FIFA President Gianni Infantino was also among those to visit Lusail Palace.<\/p>\n<p>In a message posted on social media, Infantino described Sheikh Hamad as &#8220;the man who shaped Qatar into a great nation&#8221;, adding that he had taught him &#8220;that bravery means embracing change and always moving forward.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Infantino, who has often called Qatar his &#8220;second home&#8221;, said he felt &#8220;Qatari&#8221; as he joined mourners in paying his respects to the former emir.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5619146722164412\">\n<div 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