Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, left, receiving condolences from Crown Prince of Ajman Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi at Lusail Palace on the outskirts of Doha on July 13, 2026 [AFP]By Edna MohamedPublished On 14 Jul 202614 Jul 2026
Leaders from the region and across the world are visiting Qatar to pay their condolences on the death of Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.
Sheikh Hamad, who ruled the country from 1995 to 2013 and revolutionised modern-day Qatar, died on Thursday. He was 74.
Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, who succeeded his father as Qatar’s emir, has been receiving dignitaries, ambassadors and crowds of mourners at the Lusail Palace for three days beginning Monday.
Here’s what we know about those who came and are expected to come, according to Amiri Diwan, Qatar’s top government body:
On Monday, Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa offered his condolences to Sheikh Tamim.
President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi offered his condolences on the passing of Sheikh Hamad on Tuesday morning.
Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah offered his condolences to Sheikh Tamim on Monday morning.
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam called on Sheikh Tamim at Lusail Palace on Monday and paid his respects to the departed soul.
President Joseph Aoun offered his condolences at Lusail Palace on Tuesday.
President Ahmed al-Sharaa offered his condolences “on the passing of the forgiven, by Allah’s will, His Highness The Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani” on Monday, the Amiri Diwan said.
President Nizar Amidi offered his condolences to Sheikh Tamim on Monday night at the palace.
Second President Nechirvan Barzani offered his condolences at Lusail Palace on Monday evening.
Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Crown Prince of Ajman Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi offered their condolences at Lusail Palace on Monday evening.
Sheikh Tamim also received a phone call from President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who expressed his “sincere condolences and sympathy on the passing” of the late father emir.
Prince Saud bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, governor of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, offered his condolences to Sheikh Tamim on Monday.
Sheikh Tamim also received a phone call on Monday from Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, who expressed his condolences, “praying to Almighty Allah to encompass HH The Late Father Amir with His boundless mercy and grant him a place in His spacious Paradise”, according to Amiri Diwan.
Deputy Prime Minister for Defence Affairs Sayyid Shihab bin Tarik Al Said offered his condolences at Lusail Palace on Monday evening.
Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch offered his condolences to Sheikh Tamim on Monday evening.
Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, head of the interim government, offered his condolences to Sheikh Tamim on Monday evening.
Chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya, Mohamed Younis al-Menfi, along with his accompanying delegation, offered his condolences at Lusail Palace on Tuesday morning.
Secretary-general of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, offered his condolences at Lusail Palace on Tuesday morning.
Secretary-general of the League of Arab States, Nabil Fahmy, offered his condolences on the passing of the late father emir on Tuesday morning.
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni offered her condolences to Sheikh Tamim on the passing of his father on Tuesday morning.
Vice President of the Swiss Confederation Ignazio Cassis offered his condolences at Lusail Palace on Tuesday morning.
President Gianni Infantino offered his condolences at Lusail Palace on Monday evening.
President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani offered his condolences at Lusail Palace on Tuesday morning.
President of the Union of the Comoros, Azali Assoumani, along with his accompanying delegation, offered his condolences on Tuesday morning.
President Paul Kagame offered his condolences to Sheikh Tamim on Monday morning at the palace.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed offered his condolences on Monday night.
According to India’s Ministry of External Affairs, Kiren Rijiju, minister of parliamentary affairs and minority affairs, is expected to visit Qatar on Tuesday to convey condolences on behalf of the Indian government.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif offered his condolences at Lusail Palace on Monday morning.
President Mohamed Muizzu offered his condolences on Monday evening.
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev offered his condolences at Lusail Palace on Monday evening.
