Former emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, dies at 74

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Gulf Cup - Group A - Qatar v Iraq - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - November 26, 2019 Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani during the opening ceremony REUTERS/Ibraheem Al Omari/File Photo

DUBAI, ⁠July ⁠12 (Reuters) - Qatari ‌former Emir Sheikh ​Hamad bin ⁠Khalifa ⁠Al Thani has ⁠died ‌at ⁠the ​age of ‌74, ⁠the ​nation's ⁠Amiri Diwan, its ​top government body, ⁠said on Sunday.

(Reporting ​by ⁠Tala ​Ramadan; ‌Editing by ​William Mallard)