Qatari sheikh and minister of the Interior since 2023
Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani (Arabic: الشيخ خليفة بن حمد بن خليفة آل ثاني; born 11 November 1991), known as K.H.K, is a member of the Qatari royal family.
Education
In 2011, Al Thani began studying at Los Angeles Mission College, a community college. He lived in the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. According to the Los Angeles Times, his handlers sought to get him accepted into UCLA by suggesting that the school would receive a substantial donation. They next sought to get him accepted into the University of Southern California. A couple months after a meeting between Al Thani's mother, Moza bint Nasser, and USC President C. L. Max Nikias, Al Thani began studying at USC as a transfer student.[1]
Security positions
Al Thani is an officer in the Qatari internal security service.[1] He was also Commander of Security Operations for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[2][3]
Personal life
Al Thani is a car collector. He frequently has his cars shipped to various cities around the world for vacation.[4]
His brother, Khalid bin Hamad Al Thani, previously owned a Ferrari LaFerrari painted in yellow that was caught on video in 2015 street racing in Beverly Hills, California.[5] The story was covered by local news.[6]
In December 2019, Al Thani was elected as the new president of Al-Duhail SC.[7][8]
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