𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐚 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐦𝐢𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐐𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐫

𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞
𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞
𝐁𝐀𝐍𝐉𝐔𝐋, 𝟏𝟐𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔: With profound sadness, the Government of the Republic of The Gambia has learned of the passing of His Highness, the Father Amir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani who passed away at the early hours of Sunday, 12th July 2026 at the age of 74. He was a leader whose transformative vision elevated Qatar on the global stage, and his visionary leadership and profound legacy will always be remembered for ever.

On behalf of His Excellency, Mr. Adama Barrow, President of the Republic of The Gambia, the Government and the peoples of the Republic of The Gambia extend their deepest condolences to His Highness, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad, the Amir of the State of Qatar, the esteemed Al Thani Royal Family and the entire Government and the peoples of the State of Qatar. And we pray that Allah the Almighty envelopes the deceased in His infinite mercy, grants him the highest place in Paradise, and bestows patience and strength upon the nations during this difficult time. Ameen!