Doha: The Government of Qatar announced that former Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani underwent a successful surgery and is now recovering in the Swiss city.
In a statement released by the ministry, it confirmed that the former ruler was taken to Zurich in Switzerland on December 26 for treatment, reported Arabic daily Al Qabas.
He suffered a broken leg during his holidays in the Moroccan winter resort of Afran, in the Atlas mountainous region.
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Sheikh Hamad, 63, is believed to have been in poor health for years. Under his 18-year rule, he transformed Qatar from a backwater into an Arab powerbroker that will host the 2022 World Cup and that’s home to satellite news broadcaster Al-Jazeera.
Sheikh Hamad’s son, Sheikh Tamim, now rules Qatar, a small, peninsular nation rich in natural gas and oil.
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Emir's wife Sheikha Mozah also reached Zurich to attend her ailing husband.
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Sheikha Mozah looks relieved as Sheikh Hamad is fast recovering from his injury.
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