From international diplomacy to high-profile investments, the tiny peninsula of Qatar has been extending its reach in recent years – largely thanks to the 60-year-old emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, and his prime minister, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani.
But increasingly a third name is cropping up in connection with the running of the country: the emir’s second son, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani.
“If he started out more apparent than heir, he is now more heir than apparent,” says one observer.
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