Qatar 's emir hands over power to son , Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani . Tamim has led on the implementation of Vision 2030 , Qatar 's reform program . The United States and its allies have been pushing for a new government in Qatar, but it is unclear if that will happen before or after the 2022 World Cup. Al-Ajami 's sentence was reduced to 15 years in February , which has done little to quell the outrage . Lynch says world will watch closely for early signs of real will to change .
Qatar 's emir hands over power to son , Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani . Tamim has led on the implementation of Vision 2030 , Qatar 's reform program . The United States and its allies have been pushing for a new government in Qatar, but it is unclear if that will happen before or after the 2022 World Cup. Lynch says world will watch closely for early signs of real will to change .