Al-Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani

Al-Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani
Sheikha Al Mayassa Al-Thani
Born	Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani 1983 (age 33–34) Doha, Qatar
Residence	Doha, Qatar
Occupation	Founder and Chairperson of Qatar Museums, Doha Film Institute
Spouse(s)	Jassim bin Abdul Aziz Al-Thani (m. 2006)
Children	3 sons and 1 daughter
Parent(s)	Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani Moza bint Nasser Al Missned

Styles of Sheikha Al-Mayassa
Reference style	Her Excellency
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Alternative style	Sheikha

Sheikha Al-Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani (born 1983) is the sister of Qatar's ruling Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and daughter of the country's Father Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and former First Lady Moza bint Nasser. Al-Mayassa was declared the most influential person in art on ArtReview's Power 100, and prominently appears on the Time 100, and Forbes' The World's 100 Most Powerful Women. Al-Mayassa serves as Chairperson of Qatar Museums, and it was reported by Bloomberg that her annual acquisition budget on behalf of the organization is estimated at $1 billion.

Al Mayassa is said to have purchased the most expensive painting in the world, Paul Gauguin's When Will You Marry? in 2015 for $300 million,Cezanne's The Card Players in 2012 for $250 million, as well as Mark Rothko's White Center (Yellow, Pink and Lavender on Rose) in 2007 for $70 million, a Damien Hirst pill cabinet for $20 million and works by Jeff Koons, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Francis Bacon. She has staged major exhibitions in Qatar with Takashi Murakami, Richard Serra and Damien Hirst.

Sheikha Al-Mayassa graduated with a B.A. degree in Political Science and Literature from Duke University (Durham, North Carolina, USA) in 2005. While at Duke, she was Vice President of the International Association, Vice President of Hiwar (an organization to promote political dialogue), and a delegate to the 2001–2002 Model United Nations.