"The Brookings Institution extends its sincere gratitude to His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar, and thanks His Excellency Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabr Al-Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs for the generous support to establish the Brookings Doha Center." (thanks Amer)
You may remember that Haim Saban (after whom the Saban Center was named) had personally asked the Emir of Qatar to sell him AlJazeera.