VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-07-12
“He was the visionary behind the original idea and the one who laid the foundations of this great media institution,”
Sheikh Nasser bin Faisal Al Thani · said date not stated · reported 2026-07-12
Sheikh Nasser issued a statement on Sheikh Hamad's role in founding Al Jazeera News Channel, launched in 1996.
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