The Resume

(1952- )
Born in Doha, Qatar
Emir of Qatar (1995-)
Full name is Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani

Why he might be annoying:

He has three wives, two of whom are his cousins.
Under his rule, Qatar has given money to Hamas while also trading with Israel.
He became ruler by deposing his father.
He has a very long name.
He married the two cousins for political reasons.
His country has shaky relations with Saudi Arabia.

Why he might not be annoying:

He has modernized his country.
He founded the TV station Al Jazeera.
To be fair, his father was a corrupt ruler who blew the country's money on alcohol and foreign vacations.
He mediated peace deals in Lebanon and Yemen.
He attended the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst.
He donated $100 million to Hurricane Katrina relief.

Credit: Truffle

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Middle Eastern Royalty
• Monarchs, Royalty and Nobles
• Mustaches
• Oops, I Married My Relative
• Profiles 25501-25750 (Ranked: 25720)
• The Truffle's Profiles [Series 3]
• Wordpress' Hottest Heads of State [2009] (Ranked: 170)
• Wordpress' Hottest Heads of State [2010] (Ranked: 214)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 9 Votes: 88.89% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 30 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 14 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 55 Votes: 56.36% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 64 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 29 Votes: 55.17% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 73 Votes: 56.16% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 29 Votes: 55.17% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 26 Votes: 65.38% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 66 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 43 Votes: 65.12% Annoying