(MENAFN) Qatar on Sunday announced three days of national mourning after former Emir Khalifa bin Hamad al-Thani, who was deposed in a palace coup, died aged 84.
In detail,the former ruler, grandfather of the current Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, died on Sunday, according to an official statement from the royal palace.
During his time as leader from 1972 to 1995, he oversaw the transformation of modern-day Qatar into an energy-rich country - where the phenomenal wealth from gas and oil exports transformed the tiny Gulf state.
"His highness father Emir Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad al-Thani passed away on the evening of Sunday October 23, 2016, at the age of 84 years," read the official statement.
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