Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Thani bin Jassim bin Muhammed

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. No arguments for deletion aside from the nominator. (non-admin closure) Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:27, 5 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thani bin Jassim bin Muhammed

Non-notable person, Speedy declined and fails WP:BIO, but it doesn't meet the notability requirements. There are over 16,100 Google hits and nothing to find the article. ApprenticeFan ^{talk contribs} 23:29, 22 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

~~Merge~~ Keep -- notable figure in Al-Thani dynasty. Bigdaddy1981 (talk) 00:04, 23 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Based on what I see in the source [1], he would be more deserving of an article than most of the "notable" British royalty who have articles. If I read this right, he was the eldest surviving son of the ruler of Qatar at the time of the latter's death in 1913. Although I personally do not like the entire premise of the royalty articles, where someone gets an article because he happens to be the third cousin twice removed of Queen Elizabeth, the WP:ROYAL people have their own "special" criteria for European royalty. If we're going to pretend that being born into royalty is an accomplishment, then the Arabs should get the same privileges as the Europeans. I don't like the rules on royalty, but as long as they're out there, they have to be applied consistently. Mandsford (talk) 12:54, 23 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I agree --- we shouldnt have such examples of systemic bias -- a Qatari editor or at least an Arabic speaker would be very useful here. Bigdaddy1981 (talk) 17:44, 23 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Unlike British royalty, Qatar royalty have real power, so we can't really compare the two. --Pink Bull (talk) 01:38, 29 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:01, 29 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Although I've been unable to ascertain if he is notable, I have strong feeling that he is. His father was an unelected ruler in Qatar and probably passed on a significant amount of power to his son. --Pink Bull (talk) 01:38, 29 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Middle East-related deletion discussions. -- The leftorium 20:44, 30 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.