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๐†๐š๐ฆ๐›๐ข๐š e๐ฑ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐๐ฌ c๐จ๐ง๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž p๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‡๐ข๐ฌ ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐…๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐€๐ฆ๐ข๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐š๐ญ๐š๐ซ

Jul 13, 2026, 8:36 AM 1 min read
๐†๐š๐ฆ๐›๐ข๐š e๐ฑ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐๐ฌ c๐จ๐ง๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž p๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‡๐ข๐ฌ ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐…๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐€๐ฆ๐ข๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐š๐ญ๐š๐ซ

Sheikh Hamad

๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐‘๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž

๐๐€๐๐‰๐”๐‹, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ก ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”: With profound sadness, the Government of the Republic of The Gambia has learned of the passing of His Highness, the Father Amir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani who passed away at the early hours of Sunday, 12th July 2026 at the age of 74. He was a leader whose transformative vision elevated Qatar on the global stage, and his visionary leadership and profound legacy will always be remembered for ever.

On behalf of His Excellency, Mr Adama Barrow, President of the Republic of The Gambia, the Government and the peoples of the Republic of The Gambia extend their deepest condolences to His Highness, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad, the Amir of the State of Qatar, the esteemed Al Thani Royal Family and the entire Government and the peoples of the State of Qatar. And we pray that Allah the Almighty envelopes the deceased in His infinite mercy, grants him the highest place in Paradise, and bestows patience and strength upon the nations during this difficult time. Ameen!

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