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 | The government rejected all these demands, and amid a tense atmosphere, many of the National Unity Front members were arrested and detained without trial |
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Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmad Al Thani• Qatar also gained its independence as a sovereign state in September 1971 under his rule | Sheikh Mansour bin Ahmad Al Thani Death [ ] Though some reconciliation was achieved with his cousin Sheikh Ahmad elected to remain in exile and died in London while getting treated for cancer on 25 November 1977 and his body was flown back to Qatar and received by the ruling family and he received a formal funeral which was attended by the Emir and ruling family and buried in Al Rayyan cemetery and a three-day mourning period was announced |
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.
28Rathmell, Andrew; Kirsten Schulze October 2000 | Sheikh Saud bin Ahmad Al Thani• After that, Sheikh Ahmed established The Department of General Financial and Administration in order to handle all governmental affairs of a financial and administrative nature |
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[ ] He took the throne on 24 October 1960 after his father, Sheikh Ali bin Abdullah Al Thani, abdicated in his favor | Achievements [ ] Economic achievements [ ] Sheikh Ahmad's rule witnessed the growing economic activities in the country as the result of the discovery of a large number of oil fields in Qatar |
After his deposition, Sheikh Ahmad lived in exile in with his wife, the daughter of the late Ruler of Dubai and children, in.
13He had nine children, seven sons and two daughters | Exploration of the Bul Hannien field started in 1965 and production commenced in 1977 |
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The demonstration had been organized by North Yemeni migrant workers who supported their government's union with the United Arab Republic | 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 |
During the incident, Sheikh Ahmad was in on a hunting trip.
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