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Article (8) The rule of the State is hereditary in the family of Al Thani and in the line of the male descendants of Hamad Bin Khalifa Bin Hamad Bin Abdullah Bin Jassim. (1) Amended upon The Draft Constitutional Amendments of 2024 on the Permanent Constitution of The State of Qatar, Ratified on 6-11-2024, The Official Gazette, Issue No. (16) of 20214, on November 3, 2024. -11- The rule shall be inherited by the son named as Heir Apparent by the Amir. In the case that there is no such son, the prerogatives of rule shall pass to the member of the family named by the Amir as Heir Apparent. In this case, his male descendants shall inherit the rule. The provisions of the rule of the State and accession shall be regulated by a special law that shall be issued within a year commencing as from the date of coming into force of this Constitution. This law shall have the power of the Constitution.