已故卡塔尔前埃米尔哈马德·本·哈利法·阿勒萨尼于周日去世，享年 74 岁 [1]。他在 1995 年掌权之前便意识到需要投资软实力以弥补国家体量的不足 [1]。为此，他利用能源财富投资于教育、媒体和体育领域 [1]。
在媒体方面，哈马德创建了半岛电视台，并将其转化为一个强大的媒体网络 [1]。作为地区及国际冲突的重要调解者，他在 2008 年于贝鲁特促成了黎巴嫩的历史性协议，从而避免了内战风险 [1]。此外，他还赞助了长达 30 个月的苏丹达尔富尔危机谈判，并于 2011 年签署了《多哈和平协议》[1]。在以色列与真主党战争爆发后，他访问加沙并宣布启动一项价值 4 亿美元的住房和重建项目 [1]。
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has passed away on Sunday at the age of 74 [1]. Before assuming leadership in 1995, he recognized that investing in "soft power" was essential to compensate for the country's small size and limited resources [1]. To this end, he utilized Qatar's energy wealth to fund education, media initiatives, and sports programs [1]. A central pillar of his strategy was establishing Al Jazeera as a powerful global news network [1]. His diplomatic efforts included brokering a historic agreement in Beirut in 2008 that helped prevent civil war in Lebanon [1]. He also sponsored negotiations regarding the Darfur crisis for over three months, culminating in the signing of the Doha Peace Agreement in 2011 [1]. Following the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, Sheikh Hamad visited Gaza to announce a $400 million housing and reconstruction project [1].