# Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa

_Emir of Qatar_

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> Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa bin Faisal Al Jumaili Al Khalifa Al Thalabi ibn Wa'il (Arabic: الأمير محمد بن خليفة بن فيصل الجميلي التغلبي الوائلي, was an Emir of Qatar and founder of the city of Zubarah as well as a founding ancestor of the House of Khalifa. Al Jumaili was born his tribe’s original hometown of Al-Hadar, a village in the Al-Aflaj Province of the Riyadh Region of Saudi Arabia, south of Najd. From there he moved to Kuwait and then to Qatar, where he ruled from 1765 until his death in 1773.

## Quick facts

- **Place of birth:** Bahrain ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6402281#P19))
- **Died:** 1776 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6402281#P570))
- **Citizenship:** Bahrain ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6402281#P27))
- **Occupation:** governor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6402281#P106))
- **Positions held:** monarch of Bahrain (1762–1772) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6402281#P39))

## Questions

**What positions has Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa held?**  
Positions held by Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa include: monarch of Bahrain (1762–1772).

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_bin_Khalifa_Al_Khalifa) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q6402281](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6402281) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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