Sheikha Moza bint Nasser Al Missned موزا بنت ناصر المسند | |
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Born | Doha, Qatar | 1 January 1952
Religion | Sunni Islam |
Moza bint Nasser (Arabic:موزا بنت ناصر)(Born on 8 August 1959 in Doha, Qatar) is the wife of former Emir of Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and mother of current Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. She is chairperson of Qatar Foundation and founder of Silatech.[1] She was UNESCO's Special Envoy for Basic and Higher Education in 2003. She has also been named as one of Forbes' 100 Most Powerful Women at #75.[2]
Sheikha Moza was born on August 8, 1959 in Al-Khor, Qatar. She married with Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani in 1977 at the age of 18. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology from Qatar University in 1986.
Sheikh Hammad has seven children with Sheikha Mozah:
Among Sheikha Moza’s many honours are :