Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Thani Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Thani Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Ali bin Abdullah Al Thani is a member of Al Thani royal family of Qatar, who lived in the UAE (the country of his mother). He is the chairman of Sharjah International Airport, Sharjah Airport International Free Zone and department of Civil Aviation in Sharjah; he is also chairman of Air Arabia, the president of the Al-Sharjah Sports Club, and the president of Sharjah Golf and Shooting Club. Abdullah is credited with enhancing the aviation industry in Sharjah, and UAE. He is also known for his generous contributions to Sharjah Sports
Surat Thani was impressed with the Indian city. On 21 December 1930 Surat Thani became a sanitary district ("sukhaphiban"), which was upgraded to a town ("thesaban mueang") on 7 December 1935, with a municipal area of 2.67 km². The area of the municipality was enlarged to 6.95 km² on 14 October 1958, and on 22 December 1994 it was further enlarged to 68.97 km². On 4 May 2007, the town was upgraded to city status ("thesaban nakhon"). Since 1969 Surat Thani is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Surat Thani, responsible for about 6,000 Catholics in southern Thailand. Surat Thani