India, July 16 -- Union Minister Kiren Rijiju has conveyed condolences on behalf of the government and people of India to Qatar's Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on the demise of his father, former Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.

Rijiju, the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs, travelled to Doha on Tuesday to convey condolences on behalf of India on the demise of Father Amir, who ruled Qatar for 18 years before abdicating in 2013. He died on July 12 at the age of 74.

Rijiju also conveyed personal regards of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Qatari Amir, the Indian Embassy in Qatar said in a post on X.

"Father Amir was instrumental in building modern Qatar and a great friend of India who will be remembe...