▁Th ani . ▁After ▁She ikh ▁A hm ad ' s ▁death , ▁his ▁el dest ▁son ▁She ikh ▁Ali ▁was ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁appointed ▁to ▁take ▁up ▁his ▁father ' s ▁many ▁respons ib ilities , ▁but ▁was ▁de emed ▁too ▁young ▁by ▁She ikh ▁Jas im . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁ ▁In ▁honor ▁of ▁Sh a ikh ▁A hm ad : ▁ ▁A hm ad ▁bin ▁Moh ammed ▁Military ▁College ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁Q atar ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁by ▁His ▁High ness ▁She ikh ▁Ham ad ▁bin ▁K hal ifa ▁Al - Th ani . ▁ ▁A hm ad ▁bin ▁Moh ammed ▁bin ▁Th ani ▁street ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁him . ▁ ▁A hm ad ▁bin ▁Moh ammed ▁Second ary ▁School ▁for ▁boys ▁was ▁established ▁and ▁named ▁after ▁him . '' ▁ ▁Despite ▁his ▁honor able ▁role ▁as ▁She ikh ▁Jas im ' s ▁right ▁hand ▁man ▁throughout ▁the ▁establishment , ▁and ▁running ▁of ▁state ▁affairs ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Q atar . ▁Sh a ikh ▁Ah med ▁is ▁usually ▁un ment ioned ▁during ▁the ▁Q atar ▁National ▁Day ▁C ele br ations ▁held ▁every ▁year ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 8 . ▁The ▁over wh el ming ▁amount ▁of ▁evidence ▁stating ▁the ▁succession ▁of ▁She ikh ▁A hm ad ▁as ▁r uler ▁of ▁Q atar ▁after ▁his ▁brother ▁She ikh ▁Jas im ' s ▁ab dic ation ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁is ▁usually ▁ignored ▁by ▁the ▁Q at ari ▁media . ▁ ▁Children ▁ ▁She ikh