‘We are deeply saddened’: King Charles and Queen Camilla lead tributes on the death of the Emir of Qatar

During the ‘90s, his father began giving Hamad more and more power, though he then attempted to rescind this increased responsibility. As a result, Hamad staged a bloodless coup in 1995, seizing control of the throne in 1995, when his father was on holiday in Geneva.

As Emir, Hamad transformed Qatar into the richest country in the world per capita by supercharging the nation’s natural gas production. He was also responsible for bringing a number of major political and sporting events to…