Katar - Regierung - Profil - 2000

Hauptstadt

Doha

Unabhängigkeit

3 September 1971 (from UK)

Nationalfeiertag

Unabhängigkeit, 3 September (1971)

Konstitution

provisional constitution enacted 19 April 1972

Wahlrecht

suffrage is limited to municipal elections

Exekutive

Staatsoberhaupt:Amir HAMAD bin Khalifa Al Thani (seit dem 27 June 1995 when, as crown prince, he ousted his father, Amir KHALIFA bin Hamad Al Thani, in a bloodless coup); Crown Prince JASSIM bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, third son of the monarch (selected crown prince by the monarch 22 October 1996); note - Amir HAMAD also holds the positions of minister of defense and commander-in-chief of the armed forces
Regierungschef:Prime Minister ABDALLAH bin Khalifa Al Thani, brother of the monarch (seit dem 30 October 1996); Deputy Prime Minister MUHAMMAD bin Khalifa Al Thani, brother of the monarch (seit dem 20 January 1998)
cabinet:Council of Ministers appointed by the monarch
elections:none; the monarch is hereditary; note - in March 1999 Qatar held elections for representatives to its Central Municipal Council