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FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Gulf Cup - Group A - Qatar v Iraq - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - November 26, 2019 Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani during the opening ceremony REUTERS/Ibraheem Al Omari/File Photo Photo: IBRAHEEM AL OMARI/REUTERS FILE PHOTO: Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani (C) walks beside members of a security team as he arrives to attend National Day celebrations in Doha, Qatar, December 18, 2012. REUTERS/Fadi Al-Assaad/File Photo Photo: FADI AL-ASSAAD/REUTERS FILE PHOTO: Qatar Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani (front) attends the opening of the Arab League summit in Doha, Qatar March 26, 2013. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah/File Photo Photo: AHMED JADALLAH/REUTERS FILE PHOTO: Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani and his wife Sheikha Moza Bint Nasser al-Misnad hold a copy of the World Cup trophy he received from FIFA President Sepp Blatter (unseen) after the announcement that Qatar will be the host nation for the FIFA World Cup 2022, in Zurich in this December 2, 2010. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/Files/File Photo Photo: ARND WIEGMANN/REUTERS File Photo: Palestinian President Yasser Arafat receives the emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani (L) during the first visit of a Gulf Arab head of state to self-ruled Gaza Strip August 8, 1999. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah/File Photo Photo: AHMED JADALLAH/REUTERS FILE PHOTO: Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh (R) greets Qatar's Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani during the Arab summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia March 29, 2007. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah/File Photo Photo: AHMED JADALLAH/REUTERS epa13106564 (FILE) Qatari Emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, delivers his speech during the plenary session of the High Level Segment of the 18th Conference of the Parties (COP18) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the 8th Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP8), in Doha, Qatar, 04 December 2012 (reissued 12 July 2026). Former Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani died on 12 July 2026, at the age of 74, according to a statement released by Amiri Diwan of Qatar. EPA/STR *** Local Caption *** 50622019 Photo: STR/EPA FILE PHOTO: Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani addresses the first meeting of his cabinet, in Doha, Qatar, October 30, 1996. REUTERS/File Photo Photo: STAFF/REUTERS FILE PHOTO: The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, attends a summit by the leaders of six oil-rich Gulf Arab states, that is expected to be dominated by their tense ties with big neighbours Iran and Iraq, in Manama, Bahrain, December 30, 2000 . REUTERS/File Photo Photo: STAFF/REUTERS epa13106563 (FILE) Qatar's Emir, Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani (L) reviews honor guards during State visit inside Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, Philippines, 10 April 2012 (reissued 12 July 2026). Former Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani died on 12 July 2026, at the age of 74, according to a statement released by Amiri Diwan of Qatar. EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG *** Local Caption *** 50295442 Photo: FRANCIS R. MALASIG/EPA