Khalid bin Hamad bin Abdullah bin Jassim bin Muhammed Al Thani was born in 1935, in Doha, Quatar, to former Qatari emir Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah Al Thani and Sheikha Sarah bint Mohammed Al Thani. A member of the royal family of Qatar, he is a former Qatari Minister of Interior, and the current CEO of Qatargas company.
So just how wealthy is Khalid bin Hamad Al Thani as of mid-2017? Sources state that Al Thani has achieved a wealth of over $2.4 billion his net worth having been accumulated through his work as the Minister of the Interior of Qatar, through his involvement in Qatargas, and through being a member of the Qatari royal family.
Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Thani Net Worth $2.4 Billion
Al Thani was raised in the ruling family of Qatar, the Al Thanis, the country’s most powerful group. As Qatar is located on vast reserves of petroleum and natural gas, the wealth of the Al Thani family is huge. As for his education, Al Thani attended Pacific Lutheran University in the USA, where he earned his MBA.
In 1972 his brother Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani appointed Al Thani the Minister of Interior after a coup; serving as the Minister significantly contributed to his already enormous net worth. He held the position until 1989.
Then in 1991 he joined Qatar Petroleum, progressing to Business Development Manager of Mesaieed Industrial City, as well as going through several positions, he was later appointed Director of Ras Laffan Industrial City. All added considerably to his wealth.
In 2010 Al Thani was appointed CEO of Qatargas Operating Company Limited by the company’s Board of Directors chaired by His Excellency Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah, Deputy Premier and Minister of Energy & Industry. His net worth was boosted again.
Aside from serving as the director of Qatargas, the sheikh is Vice-Chairman and CEO of Laffan Refinery Company and Vice-Chairman of Qatar Gas Transport Company. His involvement in these powerful giants has enabled him to achieve a great amount of fame and to amass an incredible net worth.
Al Thani is also a well known figure in international racing circles. He is the owner of successful dragsters and of a National Hot Rod Association team called Al-Anabi Racing. A popular member of drag racing’s inner circle, Al Thani has made efforts to improve his country’s international profile through drag racing by investing $10 million in his team in 2009.
An aficionado of fast cars, Al Thani has been no stranger to controversy. He was accused of drag racing his yellow Ferrari through Los Angeles along with a Porsche, while staying at the Beverly Wilshire hotel in 2015. After being caught on film speeding, officers talked to him, later reporting that he denied driving the car and claimed to have diplomatic immunity, which is believed to be untrue. According to sources, the sheikh left the country soon after the incident and his whereabouts have remained unclear.
When it comes to his personal life, Al Thani has several wives, and fifteen children.
