Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned | |
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Sheikha Mozah speaking at the Third Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2010)
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Consort to the Emir of Qatar | |
Tenure | 27 June 1995 – 25 June 2013 |
Born | Al Khor, Qatar |
Spouse | Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani of Qatar (m. 1977) |
Issue |
Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Sheikha Hind bint Hamad |
Father | Nasser bin Abdullah Al Missned |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
Styles of Sheikha Mozah |
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Reference style | Her Highness |
Spoken style | Your Highness |
Alternative style | Sheikha |
Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned, (Arabic: موزا بنت ناصر المسند), the daughter of Nasser bin Abdullah Al Missned, is the second of the three wives of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, former Emir of the State of Qatar.
Mozah married Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani in 1977, when he was heir apparent of Qatar. She received a BA in Sociology from the Qatar University in 1986, and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2003.
Sheikha Mozah has been chairperson of the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development since 1995, chairperson of Silatech since 2008, chairperson of the Arab Democracy Foundation, and president of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs since 1998. She has been vice-president of the Supreme Education Council since 2002 and was UNESCO's Special Envoy for Basic and Higher Education in 2003. Currently, she serves as a member of the Board of Overseers for Weill Cornell Medical College. Besides this, she is chair of Sidra Medical and Research Center in Doha and the organisation "Your Link".
Unlike many other monarchical wives in the Middle East, Sheikha Mozah has been a high-profile figure in her nation's politics and society, actively involved in Qatar's government. She was a driving force behind Education City and Al Jazeera Children's Channel. She is the owner of Le Tanneur, a French leather-goods manufacturer. Additionally, she has been named as one of Forbes' 100 Most Powerful Women at #75.