▁a ▁coup , ▁his ▁uncle ▁Em ir ▁K hal ifa ▁bin ▁Ham ad ▁Al ▁Th ani ▁became ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁Em ir ▁of ▁Q atar , ▁and ▁appointed ▁his ▁father ▁as ▁the ▁minister ▁of ▁interior ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁where ▁he ▁remained ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁Through ▁his ▁father , ▁Ham ad ▁Al ▁Th ani ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁great - grand son ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Em ir ▁of ▁Q atar , ▁Abd ul lah ▁bin ▁J ass im ▁Al ▁Th ani , ▁and ▁a ▁first ▁cousin ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁and ▁ 9 th ▁Em ir , ▁Ham ad ▁bin ▁K hal ifa ▁Al ▁Th ani . ▁ ▁Ham ad ▁Al ▁Th ani ▁began ▁his ▁education ▁in ▁Q atar ▁and ▁later ▁attended ▁Sand h urst ▁Military ▁Academy ▁in ▁England . ▁ ▁Career ▁Ham ad ▁Al ▁Th ani ▁was ▁deput y ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁Q atar ▁armed ▁forces ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁Q at ari ▁police ▁forces , ▁where ▁he ▁remained ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁ ▁He ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁and ▁is ▁owner ▁of , ▁the ▁company ▁Ham ad ▁Bin ▁K hal id ▁Power ▁C lean ing ▁( H B K ▁Power ▁C lean ing ▁W . L . L ). ▁Ham ad ▁Al ▁Th ani ▁also ▁established ▁construction ▁company ▁with ▁his ▁business ▁partner ▁named ▁H K