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Ahead of the super-heavyweight fight, Abdul told the BBC he wanted to be the new ‘King of Scotland’ – the title Amin proclaimed himself in 1976.
After seizing power in a coup in 1971, Amin led a brutal regime during which an estimated half a million people were killed. He was also known as Butcher of Uganda.
Abdul, who never met his grandfather, was chasing Uganda’s first Commonwealth boxing medal since Auckland in 1990 – something he would have been assured if he beat Thomas.
Instead, he was given warnings in the previous two rounds and trailed on all of the judges’ scorecards.
“All I can say about this is that the decision is not right, I am not happy,” he said.
“He elbowed me. He elbowed me.
“It (the head movement) was not intentional. I was trying to come back.
“How can I headbutt someone? I won’t.
“He’s the guy they wanted to win. He’s been a winner before.
“I knew I couldn’t win the fight without a knockout.”
BBC Sport has contacted Commonwealth Games organizers and World Boxing for a response to Abdul’s comments.
Thomas, who is now guaranteed at least a bronze medal, said it was “not the way” he wanted to win.
“I can’t change what happened today but I can control how I box on Friday,” he said.
Amin, himself a boxer, became fascinated with Scotland after serving in the King’s African Rifles in his 20s.
At the height of his reign, he liked to wear a kilt and play the bagpipes – and even declared himself “King of Scotland” in 1976.
A few years later, those predictions even spawned an Oscar-winning film, The Last King of Scotland, starring Forest Whitaker and James McAvoy.
In an earlier interview, Abdul said he was “inspired” by Amin, although it is not entirely clear if he was referring to his boxing achievements.
Speaking to the BBC, he declined to answer when asked if he was proud to be the grandson of a dictator, but did respond to a question about how he felt about being associated with such a sinister reputation.
