Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani becomes emir of Qatar
On 25 June 2013 Sheikh Hamad abdicated and Tamim became emir of Qatar. In the causal graph this event strengthens Social Cohesion, a driver that strengthens Having a say in government — an improving welfare path.
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On 25 June 2013 Sheikh Hamad abdicated and Tamim became emir of Qatar.
Context
The ruling family transferred. He was already deputy emir. He did not write a competitive election. Later blockade and World Cup are neighbouring later instruments.
The 2017 blockade is later. World Cup 2022 is later.
The emir of Qatar is head of state and, in practice, of government under the 2004 constitution as applied. He does not write FIFA statutes, UN Security Council resolutions, Hamas military orders, or ILO conventions by himself.
Why it matters
The path is social cohesion in a dynastic state: a completed uncontested transfer avoided a succession crisis. It is not a competitive poll.
Who was responsible
Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.
Tamim bin Hamad Al
PersonDirect responsibility
responsibility level 0.4 · verified
He took the emirate. Hamad abdicated. The family and armed forces accepted.
What changed
Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.
- FactTamim bin Hamad Al Thani becomes emir of Qatar
- strengthensDriverSocial Cohesion
- strengthensIndicators (2)Having a say in government
impact weight 0.25 · Effect from 25 June 2013 · verified
A completed uncontested dynastic transfer avoided a succession crisis.
Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.11 (weight 0.25 × strength 0.45)
Observed
29.8% of population aged 16-65 years · 8.13 below the normal line (2023)
Worse than normalTwo readings: 30.2% of population aged 16-65 years (2021) and 29.8% of population aged 16-65 years (2023).
20212023 Above normal = better
Weakens · Relationship strength 0.11 (weight 0.25 × strength 0.45)
Observed
43.9 Score · 43.9 above the normal line (2024)
Worse than normal26 readings, 1996–2024: rose from 43 Score to 43.9 Score.
Normal is zero · any amount = worse
Evidence
The sources behind this fact and its verification state.
- 1.Reuters — Qatar’s emir hands power to son TamimReuters · High credibility · verified
- 2.Amiri Diwan — accession of Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, 25 June 2013Amiri Diwan of Qatar · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish
Amiri Diwan of Qatar carries the official instrument or communique. Reuters records the same dated act independently.
Established: a 25 June 2013 accession of Tamim as emir, independently reported.
Hamad abdicated. The family and armed forces accepted.. A later repeal, court stay, or successor order would be a different Fact with a different date. That pair identifies Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani becomes emir of Qatar, not a later speech about Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani becomes emir of Qatar.
Co-authors and later implementers named in Context remain on the file. If a later repeal, stay, or successor decree exists, it needs its own date and its own row. The contribution described on this Person row is limited to He took the emirate. Hamad abdicated. The family and armed forces accepted. That limit is the alternative to treating office-holding as authorship of every later series.
Causal path
How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.
- ActorTamim bin Hamad Al
- contributed toFactTamim bin Hamad Al Thani becomes emir of Qatar
- strengthensDriverSocial Cohesion
- strengthensIndicatorHaving a say in government
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Factrail. (2026). Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani becomes emir of Qatar. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/qa-tamim-emir-2013
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Accessed 16 October 2026.
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