Thani bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani Thani bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani Sheikh Thani bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani is the brother of the Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and son of the country's Father Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. Al-Thani sits on the board of directors of the Doha Film Institute and International Bank of Qatar. Al-Thani has met with numerous heads of state on behalf of the Qatari government, including Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir in Khartoum, Sudan, April 2017, and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara, Turkey, June 2016. In September 2016, alongside Qatar's Emir and foreign minister, he
Surat Thani has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification "Aw"). Temperatures are fairly stable throughout the year, although the pre-monsoon months (March–May) are somewhat hotter. There is a short dry season from January to April, followed by the wet season that lasts from May to December. The heaviest rains occur in October and November. Surat Thani is home to the Surat Thani Football Club "(nicknamed “Police Tero”, previously known as “The Roosters”)" and the Surat Thani Futsal Club "(nicknamed “The Chargers”)". Primary and secondary schools with English instruction include: Surat Thani is connected with Bangkok by the Southern Line of the