SheikhKhalifa bin Hamad bin Abdullah bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al ThaniGCBGCMG[citation needed] (17 September 1932 – 23 October 2016; Arabic: خليفة بن حمد آل ثاني) was the Emir of Qatar from 27 February 1972 until he was deposed by his son Hamad bin Khalifa on 27 June 1995.[1] He was the grandfather of the current Emir, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.