How tall is the Emir of Qatar? Is he as tall as the Eiffel Tower or as tall as his name, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani…
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00:00That's the emir of Qatar, but how tall is he? Is he as tall as the Eiffel Tower?
00:05Or as tall as his name Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani?
00:10Or just as tall as a Christmas tree?
00:13Well, the internet doesn't seem to know.
00:15He's clearly taller than Messi, Macron, Modi and Pranab Mukherjee.
00:19So he's taller than most world leaders, easily over 6 feet.
00:23Here he's standing beside King of Spain, who's 6 foot 5 inches.
00:26Looks like the emir is about an inch shorter, which would place him at around 6 feet 4 inches or 193 cm.
00:32Still, it's all guesstimate.
00:34What we do know is that Tamim rules an authoritative regime.
00:37He holds an all-executive legislative authority in Qatar,
00:40where political parties are banned and elections aren't exactly free and fair.
00:44Qatar's citizens have limited political and civil rights.
00:47In a rare gesture of hospitality, PM Modi personally went to the airport to receive the emir,
00:52who's on a two-day state visit to India, the first since 2015.
00:55On the table? Trade, investment, energy and technology ties between India and Qatar.
01:00But there's one issue still pending.
01:03The return of the Indian Navy veteran.
01:05Back in August 2022, eight former Navy personnel were arrested in Qatar on espionage charges.
01:10They were initially sentenced to death, but after diplomatic intervention, the sentences were commuted.
01:15Seven of them have returned to India, but one remains in Qatar.
01:18Will this visit change that?
01:20Height may be debatable, but his power? Not so much.
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