Moza bint Nasser Al-Missned | |
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Consort to the Emir of Qatar | |
Tenure | 27 June 1995 – 25 June 2013 |
Born | Al Khor, Qatar | 8 August 1959
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Occupation | Chair, Qatar Foundation UNESCO Special Envoy for Basic and Higher Education, 2003-2023 chair of the board, arab democracy foundation un advocate for sustainable development goals |
Sheikha Moza bint Nasser Al-Missned (Arabic: موزا بنت ناصر المسند; born 8 August 1959)[1] is one of the three consorts of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the former Emir of the State of Qatar. She is the mother of the current Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.[2] She is the co-founder and chair of the Qatar Foundation, the largest state-owned NPO in the country.[3] The Guardian has labelled her "the enlightened face of a profoundly conservative regime.[4][5][6][7]