Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al-Missned

Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al-Missned (Arabic: موزة بنت ناصر المسند‎, born 1959) is the second of the three wives of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar. She married the Emir (at the time Crown Prince) in 1977 at the age of 18, while she was attending Qatar University. She is the daughter of Nasser Abdullah Al-Missned. She graduated from Qatar University in 1986 with a BA in Sociology and holds several posts in Qatar and ... more

Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al-Missned (Arabic: موزة بنت ناصر المسند‎, born 1959) is the second of the three wives of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar. She married the Emir (at the time Crown Prince) in 1977 at the age of 18, while she was attending Qatar University. She is the daughter of Nasser Abdullah Al-Missned. She graduated from Qatar University in 1986 with a BA in Sociology and holds several posts in Qatar and internationally: She has seven children, five sons and two daughters: 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 #79. Sheikha Moza has been honored with honorary doctorates from Virginia Commonwealth University, Texas A&M; University, Carnegie Mellon... less