Qatar continued receiving condolences from world leaders on Tuesday as Amir Sheikh Tamim welcomed another wave of foreign dignitaries during the second day of national mourning for the Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.
Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani continued receiving condolences on Tuesday from world leaders, senior officials and diplomatic delegations on the second day of official mourning following the death of the Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.
Among those paying their respects at Lusail Palace were Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Jordan’s Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II, Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Armenia’s President Vahagn Khachaturyan and Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council Chairman Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.
Sheikh Tamim also received Libya’s Presidential Council Chairman Mohamed al-Menfi, GCC Secretary-General Jassim Mohammed Al-Budaiwi, Arab League Secretary-General Nabil El Araby, Comoros President Osman Ghazali, and UAE Vice President and Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, alongside ambassadors, ministers and diplomatic delegations.
Turkey’s presidency said Erdoğan travelled to Doha after appointing Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz to oversee state affairs during his visit. Speaking after Monday’s cabinet meeting, Erdoğan described Sheikh Hamad as “a conscious, determined and sincere Muslim” who played “a prominent role in Qatar’s development” and remained deeply committed to the Palestinian cause.
Qatar’s Amir also received a telephone call from US President Donald Trump, who expressed his condolences over the death of the Father Amir. Sheikh Tamim thanked Trump for his sympathies.
The reception of condolences at Lusail Palace will continue until Wednesday, marking the final day of the official mourning period.
Monday’s wave of international tributes
Monday saw the first stream of foreign leaders arrive in Doha to offer condolences following the funeral of the Father Amir.
Among those received by Sheikh Tamim were Rwandan President Paul Kagame, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu, Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid, Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani, Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa also offered condolences, alongside Kuwait’s Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.
Senior Gulf officials attending included UAE Crown Prince of Ajman Sheikh Ammar bin Hamid Al Nuaimi, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Oman’s Deputy Prime Minister for Defence Affairs Sayyid Shihab bin Tariq Al Said and Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province Governor Prince Saud bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa also travelled to Doha to pay his respects, marking one of his highest-profile regional visits since Syria’s diplomatic reintegration. FIFA President Gianni Infantino was among the international figures attending, underscoring the close ties forged between Qatar and world football during Sheikh Hamad’s leadership.
Moroccan Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch and Libya’s Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah also paid their respects.
Beyond the official receptions, messages of condolence continued to arrive from heads of state, governments and international organisations, while citizens and residents gathered at Lusail Palace to honour the Father Amir.
National mourning
The Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani passed away on Sunday at the age of 74.
Funeral prayers were held later that evening at Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque before he was laid to rest at Lusail Cemetery in the presence of Sheikh Tamim, members of the ruling family, senior officials and large crowds of mourners.
Qatar declared four days of national mourning beginning on Sunday, with flags flown at half-mast and work suspended across ministries, government agencies and public institutions. Employees are due to return to work on Sunday, 19 July.
Widely regarded as the architect of modern Qatar, Sheikh Hamad ruled from 1995 until voluntarily handing power to Sheikh Tamim in 2013. During his 18-year reign, Qatar underwent sweeping economic, social and infrastructural transformation, becoming the world’s largest exporter of liquefied natural gas and securing the right to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup, a milestone that reshaped the country’s global profile and accelerated the development of Doha.
