The Gulf state of Qatar tops the Forbes list of the world's richest countries. In 2010 the country had the world's highest GDP per capita, and its reserves of oil and natural gas are vast. Yet Qatar has climbed to this pinnacle of wealth and influence in a remarkably short time, and from a starting point of obscurity and insignificance. This astonishing transition is the direct result of the efforts nearly two hundred years ago of one visionary man—Jassim bin Muhammad Bin Thani, known as "the Leader."
Shaikh Mohamed A. J. Althani is a former minister in the Qatari government.

Jassim - The Leader: Founder of Qatar

Biographies & Memoirs

Althani, Mohamed A. J.

Historical

IPS - Profile Books

The most challenging question today for the citizens of any country in the Gulf region is whether it is heading in the right direction to become a durable, sustainable system, fully supported by its people and capable of being defended from internal and external threats. Mohamed A. J. Althani analyzes the domestically important areas of demography, security, provision of food and water, and the political and economic systems of the Arab countries at the center of the turmoil that has spread throughout the region since early 2011.Shaikh Mohamed A. J. Althani is a former minister in the Qatari government.

The Arab Spring and the Gulf States: Time to embrace change

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

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