The former minister of culture, arts and heritage in the oil-rich Middle Eastern state was credited with building up a significant art collection over more than a decade, spending more on art between 1997 and 2005 than any other individual.
Al-Thani, a cousin to Qatar’s ruler, Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, is rumoured to have spent more than $1 billion of the state’s petro-dollars on developing museums and libraries.
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