The Amiri Diwan issued a statement mourning the passing of Sheikha Maryam bint Abdullah al-Attiyah, wife of the late His Highness Sheikh Ali bin Abdullah al-Thani, former ruler of the State of Qatar.

The funeral prayer was held Saturday after Maghrib prayer at the Nasser bin Abdullah Al Attiyah Mosque in the Al Kharaitiyat area, followed by burial at the Al Kharaitiyat Cemetery.