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Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al-Missned (Arabic: موزة بنت ناصر المسند) is the second of the three wives of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar. She is the daughter of Nasser Abdullah Al-Missned.

She graduated from the University of Qatar in 1986 with a BA in Sociology and holds several posts in Qatar and internationally:

• Chairperson of the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development
• President of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs
• Vice-President of the Supreme Education Council
• UNESCO\'s Special Envoy for Basic and Higher Education

She has seven children, five sons and two daughters:

• Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, the current heir apparent.
• Jassim Hamad Al-Thani
• Joaan Hamad Al-Thani
• Khalifa Hamad Al-Thani
• Mohammed Hamad Al-Thani
• Al-Mayassa Hamad Al-Thani
• Hind Hamad Al-Thani

Unlike many other monarchial 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.

Sheikha Moza was recently honored with an honorary doctorate from Carnegie Mellon University in the United States.

External links

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

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