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
Collecting practices of the Al-Thani Family prominent buyer on the art market, the Al-Thani family has significantly expanded its modern art collection. The family owns notably: In addition to building collections of works by international artists, the Al-Thani family is committed to developing Arab contemporary art and supporting regional artists. The credit goes in the first place to Sheikh Hassan bin Mohamed bin Ali Al Thani, who began buying Arab art in the mid-1980s while very little attention had been carried out on the region's artistic movements. In 1986, he started collaborating with the artist and art educator Yousef Ahmad. Hassan Al-Thani supported Iraqi artists after