{{Short description|Head of government of Qatar}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2025}} {{Infobox official post | post = Prime Minister | body = the State of Qatar | insignia = | insigniacaption = Coat of arms of the State of Qatar | image = Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani of Qatar on 25 January 2024 - 2 (cropped).jpg | imagesize = 165px | incumbent = Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani | incumbentsince = 7 March 2023 | style = His Excellency | residence = Green Palace | seat = Amiri Diwan | appointer = Emir of Qatar | deputy = Deputy Prime Minister of Qatar | termlength = | formation = 29 May 1970 | inaugural = Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani | website = }} {{Politics of Qatar}} The '''Prime Minister of the State of Qatar''' ({{langx|ar|رئیس الوزراء القطري}}) is the head of government of Qatar, and technically the second most powerful official in the country after the Emir, who in practice holds all power and authority.
Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar since the coup d'état of 1972, was the first holder of this position from its establishment in 1970. He served as prime minister until the coup of June 1995, when he was deposed by his son Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.
In March 2023, emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani replaced Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdul Aziz Al Thani with his minister of foreign affairs, current prime minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Qatar's emir names top diplomat as premier, reappoints energy and finance ministers |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/qatars-emir-names-new-pm-reappoints-energy-finance-ministers-cabinet-reshuffle-2023-03-07/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120143156/https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/qatars-emir-names-new-pm-reappoints-energy-finance-ministers-cabinet-reshuffle-2023-03-07/ |archive-date=2023-11-20 |access-date=2025-11-13 |work=Reuters |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Constitutional role and authority == The Prime Minister of Qatar holds the position of head of government, and is technically the second most powerful official in the country after the Emir, in a form of government which is officially a constitutional monarchy,<ref name="BBC9Sep05">BBC News, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3784765.stm ''How democratic is the Middle East?''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211002901/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3784765.stm|date=11 February 2021}}, 9 September 2005.</ref><ref name="USState2011">United States Department of State [https://2009-2017.state.gov/documents/organization/186656.pdf Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2011: Qatar] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026090100/https://2009-2017.state.gov/documents/organization/186656.pdf|date=26 October 2020}}, 2011.</ref> but in practice is more often characterized as an absolute monarchy<ref name="ftManage">{{cite news |last=Gardener |first=David |title=Qatar shows how to manage a modern monarchy |url=https://www.ft.com/content/2e141faa-dd82-11e2-a756-00144feab7de |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224183440/https://www.ft.com/content/2e141faa-dd82-11e2-a756-00144feab7de |archive-date=24 February 2021 |access-date=5 December 2016 |newspaper=Financial Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date= |title=Embassy of Canada to the State of Qatar |url=https://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/qatar/bilateral_relations_bilaterales/index.aspx?lang=eng&pedisable=true |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225094525/https://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/qatar/bilateral_relations_bilaterales/index.aspx?lang=eng&pedisable=true |archive-date=25 February 2021 |access-date=4 February 2021 |work=Government of Canada |language=en}}</ref> and autocracy.<ref>{{cite news |title=BBC NEWS – Middle East – How democratic is the Middle East? |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3784765.stm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211002901/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3784765.stm |archive-date=11 February 2021 |access-date=5 June 2017 |website=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Documents |url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/documents/organization/186656.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026090100/https://2009-2017.state.gov/documents/organization/186656.pdf |archive-date=26 October 2020 |access-date=21 May 2019 |website=www.state.gov}}</ref>
The prime minister's authority is entirely derivative of the Emir's power. Analysts consistently note that the Emir holds the power to appoint, dismiss, and accept the resignation of the Prime Minister and all ministers, with the emir maintaining ultimate executive and legislative authority, and the prime minister acting as a supervisor and operational manager implementing the emir's vision.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Qatar: Freedom in the World 2024 Country Report |url=https://freedomhouse.org/country/qatar/freedom-world/2024 |access-date=2025-11-13 |website=Freedom House |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Qatar |url=https://carnegieendowment.org/posts/2010/08/qatar?lang=en |access-date=2025-11-13 |website=Carnegie Endowment for International Peace |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Al Meezan - Qatary Legal Portal {{!}} {{!}} The Executive Power |url=https://almeezan.qa/CustomPage.aspx?id=21&language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250908142425/https://almeezan.qa/CustomPage.aspx?id=21&language=en |archive-date=2025-09-08 |access-date=2025-11-13 |website=www.almeezan.qa |language=en}}</ref>
==List of officeholders (1970–present)== {| class=wikitable style=text-align:center ! rowspan="2" | {{Abbr|No.|Number}} ! rowspan="2" | Portrait ! rowspan="2" | Name<br />{{small|(Birth–Death)}} ! colspan="3" | Term of office |- !Took office !Left office !Time in office |- ! 1 | | Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani<br />{{lang|ar|خليفة بن حمد آل ثاني}}<br />{{small|(1932–2016)}} | 29 May 1970 | 27 June 1995<br />{{small|(Deposed in a coup)}} | {{Age in years and days|1970|5|29|1995|6|27}} |- ! 2 | 100px | Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani<br />{{lang|ar|حمد بن خليفة آل ثاني}}<br />{{small|(born 1952)}} | 27 June 1995 | 29 October 1996 | {{Age in years and days|1995|6|27|1996|10|29}} |- ! 3 | | Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani<br />{{lang|ar|عبدالله بن خليفة آل ثاني}}<br />{{small|(born 1958)}} | 29 October 1996 | 3 April 2007 | {{Age in years and days|1996|10|29|2007|4|3}} |- ! 4 | 100px | Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani<br />{{lang|ar|حمد بن جاسم بن جبر آل ثاني}}<br />{{small|(born 1959)}} | 3 April 2007 | 26 June 2013 | {{Age in years and days|2007|4|3|2013|6|26}} |- ! 5 | 100px | Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani<br />{{lang|ar|عبد الله بن ناصر بن خليفة آل ثاني}}<br />{{small|(born 1960)}} | 26 June 2013 | 28 January 2020 | {{Age in years and days|2013|6|26|2020|1|28}} |- ! 6 | 100px | Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdul Aziz Al Thani<br />{{lang|ar|خالد بن خليفة بن عبد العزيز آل ثاني}}<br />{{small|(born 1968)}} | 28 January 2020 | 7 March 2023 | {{Age in years and days|2020|1|28|2023|3|7}} |- ! 7 | 100px | Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani<br />{{lang|ar|محمد بن عبدالرحمن بن جاسم آل ثاني}}<br />{{small|(born 1980)}} | 7 March 2023 | Incumbent | {{Age in years and days|2023|3|7}} |}
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== See also == * Politics of Qatar * Emir of Qatar * Deputy Prime Minister of Qatar
== References == {{Reflist}}
{{Prime ministers of Qatar}} {{Qatar topics}} {{Prime ministers}}
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