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Al-Anoud bint Mana Al Hajri

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This article is about the second wife of the Emir of Qatar. For the Qatari businesswoman with the same name, see Alanoud bint Hamad Al Thani.
In this Arabic name, the surname is Al Hajri.

Al-Anoud bint Mana Al Hajri
Sheikha Al-Anoud in 2022
Consort to the Emir of Qatar
Tenure25 June 2013 – present
Born1990 (age 33–34)
Spouse
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(m. 2009)​
Issue
  • Sheikha Naylah bint Tamim Al Thani
  • Sheikh Abdullah bin Tamim Al Thani
  • Sheikha Rodha bint Tamim Al Thani
  • Sheikh Alqaqa'a bin Tamim Al Thani
  • Sheikha Moza bint Tamim Al Thani
Names
Al-Anoud bint Mana Abdul Al-Hadi Al-Hajri
HouseThani (by marriage)
FatherMana bin Abdul Hadi Al Hajri

Sheikha Al-Anoud bint Mana Al Hajri (Arabic: العنود بنت مانع الهاجري; born 1990) is a Qatari royal and the second wife of Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar. She is the daughter of Sheikh Mana bin Abdul Hadi Al Hajri, who served as the Qatari ambassador to Jordan. Sheikha Al-Anoud married into the Qatari royal family in 2009 and is the mother of five of the Emir's children. She is the owner of Erbilginler Yalısı, the most expensive house in Turkey.

Biography

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Al-Anoud bint Mana Al Hajri is the daughter of Sheikh Mana bin Abdul Hadi Al Hajri, a businessman who served as Qatar's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Jordan.[1][2] On 3 March 2009, she married Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, a Qatari prince and the son of Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and Sheikha Moza bint Nasser. She is Sheikh Tamim's second wife, as he married his second cousin Sheikha Jawaher bint Hamad bin Suhaim Al Thani in 2005.[1] He married a third wife, Sheikha Noora bint Hathal Al Dosari, in 2014. Her husband succeeded his father as Emir of Qatar on 25 June 2013.

Erbilginler Yalısı, Sheikha Al-Anoud's home in Turkey

Sheikha Al-Anoud and the Emir have five children, three daughters and two sons:[3]

  • Sheikha Naylah bint Tamim Al Thani (born 27 May 2010)
  • Sheikh Abdullah bin Tamim Al Thani (born 29 September 2012)
  • Sheikha Rodha bint Tamim Al Thani (born January 2014)
  • Sheikh Alqaqa'a bin Tamim Al Thani (born 3 October 2015)
  • Sheikha Moza bint Tamim Al Thani (born 19 May 2018)

On 15 December 2011, in honor of National Day, Sheikha Al-Anoud attended a performance of the operetta Homeland of Freedom And Peace at Al Bayan Primary School for Girls in Doha.[2]

In 2015, the Emir paid 100 million euros to purchase Erbilginler Yalısı in Istanbul, the most expensive house in Turkey, as a gift for Sheikha Al-Anoud.[4][5] Officially, the purchase was made for Sheikha Al-Anoud's father by a London-based real estate company in order to conceal the Emir's involvement.[5] The 64-room mansion, located on the banks of Bosporus, is 5,800 square-meters in size.[5]

Styles of
Sheikha Al-Anoud
Reference styleHer Highness
Spoken styleYour Highness
Alternative styleSheikha

References

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  1. ^ a b "Who is the husband of Al-Anoud, the daughter of Manea Al-Hajri?". Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b "HH the Heir Apparent's wife attends "Homeland of Freedom And Peace" operetta". The Peninsula. 15 December 2011. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Profile: Qatar Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Khalifa Al Thani". BBC. 25 June 2013. Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Erbilginler Yalısı 100 milyon euroya Katarlılara satıldı". NTV (in Turkish). Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "Report: Qatar emir buys 100-mln-euro Bosporus mansion for wife". Free Online Library. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
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