It was launched in 1996 by Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani of Qatar.
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani was in attendance in Zurich, and he thanked Fifa for "believing in change".
Last November, Qatar's emir, Sheik Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, opened the I.
President Obama today met with Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, the Amir of Qatar, a nation the United States works with on a range of issues, including security, military cooperation, commerce and trade.
The ruling Emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, wants to put his tiny country and its fast-growing capital Doha on the map, and is spending millions in a huge tourism push.
The President spoke with President Karzai of Afghanistan, Prime Minister, Monti of Italy, King Abdullah II of Jordan, Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani of Qatar, President Putin of Russia, and President Rajoy of Spain.
President Barack Obama met Tuesday at the White House with Qatar's ruler, Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, and said their two countries will continue to work on more support for the Syrian opposition in the coming months.
Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, head of state in Qatar, launched Al Jazeera Arabic in 1996 by hiring a group of staffers from BBC's defunct Arabic service who had been kicked out of Saudi Arabia for airing an interview with Saudi dissidents.
The Prize was created in 2005 and is placed under the patronage of HM King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa of the Kingdom of Bahrain.
In Bahrain, King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa has convinced eight countries to convene an emergency Arab summit to discuss political unrest.
He and his family obtained Bahraini nationality in 2001 under political reforms instituted by King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa, who also cleared the way for parliamentary elections in Bahrain - seen as the main democratic experiment in the Gulf.
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