House of Al Thani remains in place. List of Hakims and Emirs: Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani (ca. 1825–1913) Founder of modern Qatar House of Al Thani The House of Thani () is the ruling family of Qatar, whose origins can be traced back to Al-Maadeed of the Banu Tamim tribal confederation. The Al Thanis can be traced back to Mudar bin Nizar, who settled at Gebrin oasis in southern Najd (present-day Saudi Arabia) before he moved to Qatar. Around the 17th century, the tribe lived in Ushayqir, a settlement north-east of Riyadh. They settled in Qatar around the 1740s. Their first settlement
St. Raphael Cathedral, Surat Thani St. Raphael Cathedral, Surat Thani The St. Raphael Cathedral () also called Surat Thani Cathedral is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Surat Thani. It is located in the city of Surat Thani in the province of the same name in the south of the Southeast Asian country of Thailand. The present church was built in 1962 and became a cathedral with the creation of the diocese of Surat Thani ("Dioecesis Suratthanensis" or สังฆมณฑลสุราษฎร์ธานี), which was established in 1969 with the Bull ""Qui Regno Christi"" of Pope Paul VI. It is under the pastoral responsibility of the