Sheikh Ali Bin Abdullah (1949-1960)

When Did Sheikh Ali become ruler of Qatar?

• 30 June 1948

• 27 May 1948

• 20 August 1949

• 31 December 1949

How many tonnes of oil were transported to Europe?

• 80,000

• 60,000

• 800

• 200000

Who was appointed as the first political agent in Qatar in 1949?

• Ronald Cochrane

• Abdullah Darwish

• John Wilton

• Geoffrey M. Hancock

Initially the police force was made up of mainly Qatari recruits?

• True

• False

Slavery was abolished during the rule of Sheikh Ali:

• True

• False

Sheikh Ali immediately agreed to all the administrative reforms the British wanted to make with no arguement

• True

• False

What two Ministries were founded during Sheikh Ali's rule? :

• Ministry of Education, Ministry of Culture

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Culture

• Ministry of Education, Ministry of Finance

Modern administration in the 1950s was more British than Qatari

• True

• False

The first modern curriculum - based school in Qatar followed a British curriculum

• True

• False

Increasing theft and labor strikes were what led Sheikh Ali to encourage the expansion of Cochrane's police force:

• True

• False