Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al-Missned

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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 and Georgetown University's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service in the United States.