Upon High Royal Instructions, Gov’t Head Represents King Mohammed VI at Offering Condolences Following the Passing of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani

Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch represented King Mohammed VI in offering condolences following the passing of Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani.

ColumnUpon High Royal Instructions, Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch represented King Mohammed VI on Monday in Doha in offering condolences following the passing of Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani.

On 13/07/2026 at 20h48

During an audience at the Lusail Palace, Akhannouch conveyed the King’s condolences to the Emir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, to whom he presented a message of condolence and compassion from the Sovereign following the passing of his father, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani.

On this occasion, the Emir of the State of Qatar expressed his gratitude to King Mohammed VI and his pride in the personal ties that bind him to his brother the King, as well as in the strong relations between the two brotherly countries, the State of Qatar and the Kingdom of Morocco.

In addition to Akhannouch, the Moroccan delegation participating in offering condolences includes Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccan Expatriates Nasser Bourita, as well as the King’s Ambassador to Qatar Mohamed Setri.

In a message of condolence addressed to Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, the King stated that He had learned “with immense sorrow and deep regret the painful news of your illustrious princely family’s loss of your revered father, His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, may God surround him with His holy mercy and welcome him into His vast paradise among His blessed servants.”

On this sorrowful ordeal, the King “expressed to His Highness, and through him, to his illustrious princely family as well as to the brotherly Qatari people, His deepest condolences and sincere compassion following this cruel loss, divine will being unstoppable, imploring the Most High to grant him patience and comfort.”

By Le360 (with MAP)
On 13/07/2026 at 20h48