Thani bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani Gold Cup at Ascot Racecourse, and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp Racecourse. He has presented prestigious awards such as Qatar's Gold Sword and the Emir's Sword at a number of major horse races in Qatar. With the father Emir, Al-Thani inaugurated the Mall of Qatar, one of the Middle East's largest retail and leisure destinations, in April 2017. Other notable siblings of Al-Thani include the Deputy Emir of Qatar and Chairman of the Qatar Investment Authority, Abdullah bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Chairman of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Mohammed bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani,
Udon Thani heavy rain and somewhat cooler temperatures during the day, although nights remain warm. The range of reliably recorded temperatures in the city is from to . The city alone has 399,535 inhabitants of the 1,572,786 for the province. In the mid-1900s, about 46,700 Vietnamese war refugees migrated to Udon Thani. Their descendants still reside in Udon Thani. Today, Udon Thani has the largest Vietnamese community in all of Thailand. By air: Udon Thani International Airport, close to the city centre (within the ring road), serves a number of domestic airports: Chiang Mai International Airport; U-Tapao International Airport (Pattaya); and Bangkok