hal ifa ▁bin ▁Ham ad ▁Al ▁Th ani . ▁ ▁Life ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁D oh a ▁and ▁educated ▁priv ately ▁at ▁the ▁palace . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁He ir ▁Appar ent ▁by ▁his ▁father ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁Deput y ▁R uler ▁on ▁several ▁times . ▁Early ▁on ▁in ▁his ▁child hood , ▁his ▁father ▁exposed ▁him ▁in ▁to ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁a ▁politician . ▁He ▁died ▁early ; ▁he ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁next ▁em ir , ▁but ▁he ▁died ▁when ▁his ▁father ▁was ▁alive . ▁Later ▁upon ▁his ▁death , ▁his ▁father ▁passed ▁the ▁powers ▁to ▁his ▁older ▁son , ▁Ali ▁bin ▁Abd ul lah ▁Al ▁Th ani . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁at ▁D uk han ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁ ▁Mar riage ▁and ▁children ▁During ▁his ▁life ▁She ikh ▁Ham ad ▁married ▁his ▁cousin ▁She ik ha ▁Sarah ▁b int ▁Moh ammed ▁bin ▁J ass im ▁Al ▁Th ani . ▁They ▁had ▁nine ▁sons : ▁ ▁HE ▁She ikh ▁J ass im ▁bin ▁Ham ad ▁Al ▁Th ani ▁HE ▁She ikh ▁Ab del az iz ▁bin ▁Ham ad ▁Al ▁Th ani ▁HE ▁She ikh ▁Moh ammed ▁bin ▁Ham ad ▁Al ▁Th ani ▁H H ▁She ikh ▁K hal ifa ▁bin ▁Ham ad ▁Al ▁Th ani , ▁ 2 nd ▁Em ir ▁of ▁Q atar , ▁ 5 th ▁H ak im ▁of ▁Q atar ▁HE ▁She ikh ▁Ab del rah man ▁bin ▁Ham