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Hind bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani

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In this Arabic name, the surname is Al Thani.
Hind bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
Sheikha Hind (left) with her father Sheikh Hamad and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in 2010
Born (1984-08-15) 15 August 1984 (age 40)
Doha, Qatar
Spouse
Faisal bin Thani Al Thani
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(m. 2010)​
Issue6
Names
Hind bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
HouseThani
FatherHamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
MotherMoza bint Nasser Al-Missned

Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al Thani (Arabic: هند بنت حمد بن خليفة آل ثاني; born 15 August 1984)[1] is a Qatari royal.

Education

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Sheikha Hind holds a bachelor's degree from Duke University in the United States,[2] a master's degree in human rights from University College London,[3] and an International EMBA from HEC Paris in Qatar.[3][4]

Career

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She was Co-Chairperson of the Joint Advisory Board of Northwestern University in Qatar, a partner of Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU); vice chair of Qatar Foundation board of directors; member of the board of trustees of Qatar Foundation; vice chairperson and chairperson of the executive committee of the Supreme Education Council (now the Ministry of Education and Higher Education), and member of the Governing Council of Interpeace.[5][6][7] During the years 2008 to 2013, she was director of His Highness the Amir's Office. Concurrently, she held the posts of chairperson of the joint oversight board and chairperson of the executive committee of the College of the North Atlantic Qatar.[7] She is vice chairperson and CEO of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF), which was founded by her parents Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and Moza bint Nasser Al-Missned.[8][9][10]

Personal life

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She married Sheikh Faisal bin Thani Al Thani on 2 April 2010 in the Al-Wajbah Palace, Doha. They have 5 sons and 1 daughter.

In September 2021, at the ITU World Triathlon Series event in Hamburg, Sheikha Hind completed her first Olympic distance triathlon.[11][12]

References

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  1. ^ "H.E. Sheikha Hind Bint Hamad Al Thani". iloveqatar.net. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  2. ^ "THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT". TBY. Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Chairperson of HBKU Board of Trustees". Hamad Bin Khalifa University. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  4. ^ "H.E. Sheikha Hind Bint Hamad Al Thani". Quartz. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al Thani, Vice-Chairperson and CEO, Qatar Foundation (QF): Interview". Oxford Business Group. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Her Excellency Sheikha Hind Bint Hamad Al Thani appointed Chief Executive Officer of Qatar Foundation". Al Bawaba. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Her Excellency Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al Thani". Qatar Foundation. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  8. ^ "H.E. Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al Thani Appointed Chairperson of Board of Trustees at Hamad Bin Khalifa University". Hamad Bin Khalifa University. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Sheikha Hind Visits Qatar Biobank". Al Bawaba. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Qatar Foundation prepares and distributes food packs for Iftar at Education City Mosque". qatar is booming. 14 June 2017. Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Sheikha Hind completes world's largest triathlon race". Gulf Times. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  12. ^ "Sheikha Hind completes her first Olympic distance triathlon". The Peninsula. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
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