Moza bint Nasser al-Missned,Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser(15 January 1959)

Sheikha Moza bin Nasser at El Pardo Palace on April 25, 2011 in Madrid, Spain

Sheikha Moza bint Nasser (Arabic: موزا بنت ناصر المسند‎, born in Al Khor, Qatar on 15 January 1959)is the consort of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, former Emir of the State of Qatar. Since 1995, Sheikha Moza has led education and social reforms in Qatar and has founded national and international development projects.

Biography

Moza is the daughter of Nasser bin Abdullah Al-Misned, a well-known opposition activist and the former head of the Al Muhannada confederation of Bani Hajer. Nasser returned to Qatar with his immediate family in 1977, the year in which his daughter Moza married Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, when he was heir apparent of Qatar.She received a BA in Sociology from Qatar University in 1986, and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2003.

Unlike many other monarchical wives in the Middle East, Sheikha Moza 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. Additionally, she has been named as one of Forbes' 100 Most Powerful Women at #75.

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.

Sheikha Moza has become known for her personal style, customising haute couture designs to fit Qatari modesty rules.
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Fashion Trust Arabia (FTA), launched in September 2018 under the patronage of Sheikha Moza bint Nasser as Honorary Chair and co-Chaired by Sheikha Al-Mayassa bint Hamad Al-Thani and Tania Fares (Founder of Fashion Trust), is an initiative offering financial and business support to womenswear designers.

Sheikha Moza Bint Nasser al-Misnad and Carla Bruni-Sarkozy(Right) attend the ceremony of the Bastille Day, on July 14, 2008 in Paris.

Chairperson of the Education Above All Foundation, H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, meeting with President of France, Emmanuel Macron, at the Élysée Palace, in Paris, France, 2018