Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani (Arabic: عبد الله بن خليفة آل ثاني) was Prime Minister of Qatar from 29 October 1996 to 3 April 2007.
Sheikh Abdullah is the younger half-brother of Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the former Emir of Qatar.
[citation needed] After graduation Abdullah joined the armed forces of Qatar and held many senior military posts up to 1989 when he was appointed assistant commander-in-Chief of the armed forces, in the rank of lieutenant colonel.
In 1979 Abdullah was appointed chairman of Qatar Olympic committee, and held this post until 1989.
On 29 October 1996, he was appointed prime minister and continued to assume his interior portfolio until 2 January 2001.