Hamad maintained a close relationship with the British, but there was dissent among his subjects over the increasing British control over the country, the British-led army and the abolition of the valuable slave trade.
Hamad opretholdt et nært forhold til briterne, men der var uenighed blandt hans undersåtter på grund af den voksende britiske kontrol over landet, den britisk ledede hær og afskaffelsen af slaveriet.