Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned

Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned Sheikha Mozah speaking at the Third Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2010) Tenure 1977 – present Spouse Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani Issue Jassim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani Joaan bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani Mohammed bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani Al-Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani Hind bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani Father Nasser bin Abdullah Al Missned Born 8 August 1959 (1959-08-08) (age 52) Al Khor, Qatar Religion Islam

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Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned, DBE (Arabic: موزة بنت ناصر المسند‎, born August 8, 1959) is the second of the three wives of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar.

Early life and education

Sheikha Mozah was born in the coastal city Al Khor in northern Qatar. She is the daughter of Nasser bin Abdullah Al Missned (died in 2007), who was an opponent of Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Abdallah Al Thani, father of the current Emir. The family lived in exile in Egypt and Kuwait, but returned to Qatar for the Sheikha’s marriage. She married the Emir (at the time Heir Apparent) in 1977 at the age of 18, while she was attending Qatar University. She received her BA degree in Sociology from there in 1986.

Career

Sheikha Mozah with her husband at the White House Washington D.C.. From left to right: Sheikha Mozah, First Lady Michelle Obama, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, and President Barack Obama.

Sheikha Mozah is Chairperson of the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development since 1995, Chairperson of Silatech since 2008, Chairperson of the Arab Democracy Foundation, President of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs since 1998. Also, she is 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 also currently 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. Additionally, she has been named as one of Forbes' 100 Most Powerful Women at #74.

Titles, styles and honours

Titles and styles

• Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned (1959–1977)
• Her Highness Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned (1977–present)

Honours

• Honorary Dame of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) (2010, UK)^[1]
• Member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts (2009, France)
• Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (2007, Italy)
• Doctor of Humane Letters (D.H.L.) from Virginia Commonwealth University (2003, Richmond, Virginia)

Family

She has seven children, five sons and two daughters:

• H.H. Sheikh Jasim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani – former Heir Apparent of Qatar
• H.H. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Crown Prince of Qatar – the current Heir Apparent
• H.E. Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani
• H.E. Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani
• H.E. Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani
• H.E. Sheikha Al-Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani
• H.E. Sheikha Hind bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani.

References

1. ^ Dashing Duke is the perfect host to elegant Emir's wife on magnificent state visit - website Hellomagazine.com

• H.H. Sheikha Mozah Al-Missned
• UNESCO Celebrity Advocate Sheikha Mozah Al-Missned
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External links

Media related to Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned at Wikimedia Commons

• Official site of Her Highness Sheikha Mozah Nasser Al-Missned
• Backstory: Qatar reformed by a modern marriage

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Date of birth	1 January 1952
Place of birth	Al Khor, Qatar
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