--- description: Find out why Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani is one of the 100 most influential people of 2024. title: Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani: The 100 Most Influential People of 2024 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt99bf88da6bce7369/698a5598b21a9c0350509de2/time-100-2024-Mohammed-bin-Abdulrahman-al-Thani.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Apr 17, 2024 # Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani by Karl Vick  Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani speaks during a joint press conference with his French counterpart following their meeting in Doha on November 5, 2023\. (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR / AFP) (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR/AFP via Getty Images) Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani speaks during a joint press conference with his French counterpart following their meeting in Doha on November 5, 2023\. (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR / AFP) (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR/AFP via Getty Images)Karim Jaafar—AFP/Getty Images The kingdoms of the Persian Gulf prosper by providing the world oil and gas, and the resulting fortunes fuel desires for prestige. Tiny Qatar, by hosting the 2022 World Cup, showed just how much attention that can bring. A year later, it earned a more sober prominence, emerging as trusted interlocutor between Israel and Hamas. Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, in his dual role as Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, has ridden point on the [turbulent negotiations](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/18/world/middleeast/hamas-israel-cease-fire-talks.html "undefined") that so far have produced a weeklong cease-fire and the release of more than 100 hostages. In Qatar, host to both a massive U.S. air base and a Taliban office, balancing acts are a court tradition. And even before Oct. 7, the 43-year-old Premier had impressed U.S. officials as go-­between in other trouble spots, including in South America. 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