With reporting from Heba Fahmy and Riham Sheble. Updated with photo of Sheikh Hamad in the hospital on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 7:30pm.
Well wishes from the Qatar community have been pouring in for the Father Emir, who broke his leg while on holiday in Morocco and flew to Switzerland for emergency surgery over the weekend, according to a government statement.
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, 63, had been on vacation at a resort in the Atlas mountains, according to media reports.
An official from the Qatari government communications office confirmed the incident in a statement issued earlier today.
“On Saturday 26 December, His Highness the Father Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani was flown to Zurich, Switzerland for emergency treatment after suffering a broken leg while on holiday,” read the government statement.
“Following a successful operation, his Highness the Father Emir is currently in Zurich recovering and undergoing physiotherapy treatment,” the statement said.
Sheikh Hamad’s son Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad tweeted about the incident last night, thanking those who expressed their concern.
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