Historical figures in Doha
The atlas holds 6 people and 6 moments here, from 1961 to 2023. The most recorded lives are Hugo Chávez, Yasser Arafat and Anwar Sadat. Among them Political Leaders, across the Space Age and the Cold War.
Notable people
Anwar Sadat
in 1973
1 moment here
Muhammad Anwar el-Sadat was an Egyptian army officer, Free Officer, politician, and president of Egypt from 1970 until his assassination in 1981.…
Ebrahim Raisi
in 2022
1 moment here
Iranian cleric, judicial official, and politician who served as president of Iran from 2021 until his death in a helicopter crash in 2024.…
Hugo Chávez
in 2000
1 moment here
Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías was a Venezuelan army officer and politician who led the failed February 1992 coup attempt, became president of Venezuela in…
Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta
in 2014
1 moment here
Malian politician known as IBK. He was born in Koutiala, studied and worked in Mali, Senegal, and France, served as Mali’s ambassador to Côte…
Muhammadu Buhari
in 2023
1 moment here
Nigerian army officer, military head of state from 1983 to 1985, and elected president of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023.…
Yasser Arafat
in 1961
1 moment here
Palestinian political leader, founding member of Fatah, chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization from 1969 to 2004, and president of the…
Moments
- 1961 Meeting Mahmoud Abbas in Qatar Yasser Arafat
- 1973 Arab summit travel in Doha Anwar Sadat
- 2000 OPEC summit in Doha Hugo Chávez
- 2014 State visit to Qatar Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta
- 2022 State visit to Doha Ebrahim Raisi
- 2023 Least Developed Countries conference Muhammadu Buhari