Prince Khalid bin Salman, the Saudi Defense Minister, extended his deepest condolences and sincere sympathy to the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, to the esteemed Al Thani family, and to the brotherly Qatari people, on the death of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the former Emir of Qatar, may God have mercy on him.

The Defense Minister prayed to God Almighty to envelop the deceased with His vast mercy and forgiveness, and to grant him a place in His spacious paradise.