Moza bint Nasser

Sheikha 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)
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

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.[1]

Early life and education

Mozah married Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani in 1977, when he was heir apparent of Qatar.[2] 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.[3]

Career

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

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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] Additionally, she has been named as one of Forbes' 100 Most Powerful Women at #75.[7][8]

As the public consort of the emir, she has represented Qatar alongside her husband and on her own at many international events, including state visits and royal weddings.[9] She has become known for her personal style, customising haute couture designs to fit Qatari modesty rules.[10]

Titles, styles, and honours

Styles of
Sheikha Mozah
Reference style Her Highness
Spoken style Your Highness
Alternative style Sheikha

Titles and styles

Mozah may be styled as "Her Highness Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser".[11][12]

Honours

Foreign honours

Awards

Foreign awards

Children

Five sons and two daughters:

References

  1. ↑ Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre (2012). H.H. Sheikha Moza Bint Nasser Al-Missned. Retrieved 25 June 2013 from http://themuslim500.com/profile/h-h-sheikha-moza-bint-nasser-al-missned.
  2. ↑ Danna Harman (5 March 2007). "Backstory: The royal couple that put Qatar on the map". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Biography of Her Highness Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Abdullah al Missned". UNESCO. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Her Highness Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al Missned". UNAOC.
  5. ↑ "Her Highness Sheikha Mozah, UNESCO Special Envoy for Basic and Higher Education, hosts Regional Conference on Literacy Challenges in the Arab Region in Doha, Qatar". UNESCO.
  6. ↑ lexpress.fr: "Les vies secrètes de Dominique de Villepin", 28 May 2015
  7. ↑ "Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al-Missned". Forbes.
  8. ↑ marhaba.qa: "Who’s Who in Qatar: The People of Qatar You Should Know About", 10 Aug 2014
  9. ↑ "Sheikha Mozah in Spain". Order of Splendor blog.
  10. ↑ "Sheikha Mozah The Qatar first lady that makes Carlà tremble". Vogue.
  11. ↑ "Biography". mozabintnasser.qa. Office of Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, State of Qatar. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  12. ↑ "United Nations Goodwill and Honorary Ambassadors—Her Highness Sheikha Moza Bint Nasse". unesco.org. UNESCO. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  13. ↑ http://www.quirinale.it/elementi/DettaglioOnorificenze.aspx?decorato=244593
  14. ↑ http://www.istiadat.gov.my/index.php/component/semakanlantikanskp/
  15. ↑ wearing the ribbon bar of the order at the Dutch state visit to Qatar
  16. ↑ http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2011/04/21/pdfs/BOE-A-2011-7191.pdf
  17. ↑ https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/28/79/72/28797228a248cc508e1c4774a5c3aa37.jpg
  18. ↑ http://www.spletnik.ru/img/2013/06/veronika/20130628-shayh08.jpg
  19. ↑ http://www1.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Sheikha+Mozah+bint+Nasser+Al+Missned+Qatar+XFjpZa0aJJul.jpg
  20. ↑ http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/event/qatari-state-visit-to-the-uk-105455015?#queen-elizabeth-ii-poses-with-sheikha-mozah-bint-nasser-al-missned-picture-id106104923
  21. ↑ http://www.mozabintnasser.qa/en/Pages/ArticlePreview.aspx?ArticleGuid=bbf5e09d-7ba5-4310-8169-0f34beab985e&Type=News
  22. ↑ https://www.chathamhouse.org/chatham-house-prize/2007
  23. ↑ http://thepeninsulaqatar.com/news/qatar/257496/sheikha-moza-honoured-with-carnegie-medal-of-philanthropy
  24. ↑ http://carnegiemedals.org/medalists/
  25. ↑ http://www.cmu.edu/honorary/past-recipients/index.html
  26. ↑ http://m.gulf-times.com/story/366355/Sheikha-Moza-accepts-Bush-Award-for-public-service
  27. ↑ http://www.une.edu/calendar/2013/her-highness-sheikha-moza-bint-nasser-qatar-will-be-presented-george-bush-award-excellence-public
  28. ↑ http://www.qatar.vcu.edu/news/her-highness-sheikha-mozah-reminds-vcu-graduates-of-limits-of-technology
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