. ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁younger ▁brother ▁of ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Q atar , ▁She ikh ▁Jas im ▁bin ▁Moh ammed ▁bin ▁Th ani . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁cousin ▁Ali ▁Bin ▁J ass im , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁commander ▁leader ▁of ▁Q atar ▁cl ans ▁coal itions ▁against ▁the ▁Egypt ian / Al ban ian ▁Mid hat ▁P asha ▁army . ▁ ▁She ikh ▁Jas im ' s ▁Abd ic ation ▁in ▁F avor ▁of ▁She ikh ▁A hm ad ▁ ▁Multiple ▁sources ▁state ▁that ▁She ikh ▁Jas im ▁did ▁in ▁fact ▁ab d icate ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁his ▁brother ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁She ikh ▁Jas im ▁moved ▁to ▁L us ail ▁with ▁his ▁family , ▁and ▁even ▁though ▁he ▁considered ▁ab dic ating ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁his ▁son ▁She ikh ▁Muhammad , ▁he ▁soon ▁learned ▁that ▁the ▁chief s ▁in ▁Q atar ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁preferred ▁his ▁brother ▁She ikh ▁Ah med . ▁In ▁a ▁letter ▁written ▁by ▁J . ▁C . ▁G ask in , ▁E sq ,, ▁Ass istant ▁Political ▁Agent , ▁Bah rain ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁September ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁to ▁ ▁Captain ▁V . ▁d k V . ▁H unt . ▁Political ▁Res ident ▁in ▁the ▁Pers ian ▁G ulf , ▁it ▁was ▁stated ▁" after ▁obtain ing ▁their ▁signature ▁[ K atar ▁Chief s ] ▁to ▁document ▁to ▁that ▁effect , ▁he ▁informed ▁the ▁Por te , ▁the ▁W ali