Khalid bin Hamad Al Thani

Khalid bin Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani (born 4 September 1986)[1][2] is a member of the ruling Al Thani Qatari royal family and half brother of the ruling emir.

Brother of the ruling emir of Qatar
Styles of
Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani
Reference styleHis Excellency
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Alternative styleSheikh
Not to be confused with Khalid bin Hamad bin Abdullah Al Thani.

Sheikh Khalid is the first Qatari to drive a Formula One car,[3] and is the owner of Al-Annabi Racing. He is a son of the former emir of Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and his first cousin.[4] In 2009, he invested around $10 million in Al-Anabi Racing in an attempt to promote Qatar's national image in the drag racing scene.[5]

In August 2015, Sheikh Khalid abruptly left the U.S. "after his yellow Ferrari was caught on camera racing through Beverly Hills," Los Angeles. Police were considering charging Sheikh Khalid with reckless driving and other offenses.[6][7][8]

In July 2019, a lawsuit was filed against Sheikh Khalid, alleging he attempted to enlist his American security staffer to murder two people and hold another American captive. In the fall of 2017, security guard Matthew Pittard alleges that Sheikh Khalid "solicited" him to murder a man and a woman whom he "viewed as threats to his social reputation and personal security." Sheikh Khalid also allegedly threatened Pittard at gunpoint and said "he would kill him, bury his body in the desert, and kill Pittard's family."[9][10][11]

A U.S. federal lawsuit was filed in the state of Massachusetts in 2020 by former staffers of Al Thani alleging him of rape, assault, kidnapping, and murder of rivals. Among the crimes he was accused of was ordering the murder of the owner of the American Drag Racing League as well as beating his chauffeur.[12][13]

References
  1. https://qrc.qa/sheikh-khalid-bin-hamad-al-thani/
  2. https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB124036522998941969
  3. "First Qatari drives Williams F1". f1network.com. 11 December 2009. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  4. Futterman, Futterman (22 April 2009). "Drag Racing's Patron Sheik". Wallstreet Journal. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  5. Phil Barber (28 July 2013). "Qatari Sheikh owns successful dragsters". The Press Democrat. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  6. "Qatari sheikh leaves US after Ferrari race through LA". BBC. 18 September 2015.
  7. "Owner of speeding Ferrari in Beverly Hills is drag-racing Qatar prince". Los Angeles Times. September 17, 2015.
  8. "Where is Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad al Thani? Beverly Hills wants to know". Los Angeles Times. September 21, 2015.
  9. "American employees sue Qatar emir's brother after pistol pulled during sacking". The National. 8 August 2019.
  10. "Qatari sheikh accused of asking guard to commit double murder". The Times. August 7, 2019.
  11. "Qatari Emir's brother imprisoned staff, ordered them to kill for him: US lawsuit". Al Arabiya. August 7, 2019.
  12. https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20200619-qatar-prince-accused-of-rape-and-murder-in-us-lawsuit/
  13. https://www.arabnews.com/node/1688931/middle-east/


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