| Prime Minister of the State of Qatar | |
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| Style | His Excellency |
| Residence | Green Palace |
| Seat | Amiri Diwan |
| Appointer | Emir of Qatar |
| Inaugural holder | Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani |
| Formation | 29 May 1970 |
| Deputy | Deputy Prime Minister of Qatar |
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ThePrime Minister of the State of Qatar (Arabic:رئیس الوزراء القطري) is thehead of government ofQatar, and technically the second mostpowerful official in the country after theEmir, who in practice holds all power and authority.
Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, theEmir of Qatar since thecoup d'état of 1972, was the first holder of this position from its establishment in 1970. He served as prime minister until thecoup of June 1995, when he was deposed by his sonHamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.
In March 2023, emirTamim bin Hamad Al Thani replacedKhalid bin Khalifa bin Abdul Aziz Al Thani with his minister of foreign affairs, current prime ministerMohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani.[1]
The Prime Minister of Qatar holds the position of head of government, and is technically the second most powerful official in the country after the Emir, in aform of government which is officially aconstitutional monarchy,[2][3] but in practice is more often characterized as anabsolute monarchy[4][5] andautocracy.[6][7]
The prime minister's authority is entirely derivative of the Emir's power. Analysts consistently note that the Emir holds the power to appoint, dismiss, and accept the resignation of the Prime Minister and all ministers, with the emir maintaining ultimateexecutive andlegislative authority, and the prime minister acting as a supervisor and operational manager implementing the emir's vision.[8][9][10]
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||
| 1 | Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani خليفة بن حمد آل ثاني (1932–2016) | 29 May 1970 | 27 June 1995 (Deposed) | 25 years, 29 days | |
| 2 | .jpg) | Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani حمد بن خليفة آل ثاني (born 1952) | 27 June 1995 | 29 October 1996 | 1 year, 124 days |
| 3 | Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani عبدالله بن خليفة آل ثاني (born 1958) | 29 October 1996 | 3 April 2007 | 10 years, 156 days | |
| 4 | .jpg) | Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani حمد بن جاسم بن جبر آل ثاني (born 1959) | 3 April 2007 | 26 June 2013 | 6 years, 84 days |
| 5 |  | Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani عبد الله بن ناصر بن خليفة آل ثاني (born 1960) | 26 June 2013 | 28 January 2020 | 6 years, 216 days |
| 6 | .jpg) | Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdul Aziz Al Thani خالد بن خليفة بن عبد العزيز آل ثاني (born 1968) | 28 January 2020 | 7 March 2023 | 3 years, 38 days |
| 7 | .jpg) | Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani محمد بن عبدالرحمن بن جاسم آل ثاني (born 1980) | 7 March 2023 | Incumbent | 2 years, 257 days |
