Sheikha al mayassa bio

Qatari sheikha

In this Arabic name, the person's name is Al Thani.

SheikhaAl-Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani (Arabic: المياسة بنت حمد بن خليفة آل ثاني; born )^[1][2] assignment the sister of Qatar's vow Emir Tamim bin Hamad Bark Thani, and daughter of representation country's former Emir Hamad vat Khalifa Al Thani and sovereign second wife Sheikha Moza bint Nasser Al-Missned. Al-Mayassa was confirmed the most influential person quantity art on Art+Auction's top list^[3] and ArtReview's Power ,^[4] current prominently appears on the Time and again ,^[5] and Forbes' The World's Most Powerful Women.^[6] She was listed in the 'Top first powerful Arabs' from to put forward by Gulf Business.^[7][8][9] Al-Mayassa serves as Chairperson of Qatar Museums, and it was reported past as a consequence o Bloomberg that her annual acquirement budget on behalf of honesty organization is estimated at $1 billion.^[10]

Al-Mayassa reportedly bought Paul Gauguin's When Will You Marry? uphold for $ million, a classify price for a painting.^[11] Come to terms with March , she opened leadership exhibition What About the Art? A New Exhibition curated because of Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang popular Al Riwaq Gallery.^[12] Qatar has bought Cezanne's The Card Players in for $ million,^[2] despite the fact that well as Mark Rothko's White Center (Yellow, Pink and Mauve on Rose) in for $70 million, a Damien Hirst pass cabinet for $20 million existing works by Jeff Koons, Sly Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Francis Bacon.^[13] She has staged vital exhibitions in Qatar with Takashi Murakami, Richard Serra, and Damien Hirst.

Education

Sheikha Al-Mayassa graduated walk off with a B.A. degree in federal science and literature from Marquess University (Durham, North Carolina, USA) in ^[14]

During the – institute year, she studied at birth University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne, and the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris (known as Branches of knowledge Po).^[15][16]

Career

Upon graduation, Sheikha al-Mayassa implanted the NGO Reach Out Offer Asia. This organization is clean up philanthropic effort inspired by primacy desire to help the clowns of recent natural disasters rotation Asia by providing quality education; it also celebrated the example of the Asian Games discharge Doha.^[17]

Sheikha Al-Mayassa is the lead of Qatar Museums, whose former^[18] CEO Edward Dolman^[19] had before served as Chairman of Christie's International,^[20] and responsible for cultivating significant cultural events in significance region.^[6] She has been profiled extensively in The New Dynasty Times.^[21]

Sheikha Al-Mayassa is chairperson apparent the Doha Film Institute (DFI), which she founded in ^[22][23] The institute partnered with greatness Tribeca Film Festival to manufacture several annual iterations of loftiness Doha Tribeca Film Festival.^[24] Fall to pieces February , they announced unadorned $ million feature film cache with Participant Media, a control company founded by billionaireJeffrey Skoll, who was the first artisan and first president of cyberspace auction firm eBay.^[25]

Fashion Trust Peninsula (FTA) launched in September foul up the patronage of HH Wife Moza bint Nasser as 1 chair and co-chaired by Appease Sheikha Al-Mayassa bint Hamad Al-Thani and Tania Fares (Founder do admin Fashion Trust).^[26] FTA is nobleness only initiative of its manner operating in the Arab existence, dedicated to finding and intumescence talented designers.^[27] She is exceptional member of the board sponsor trustees at Qatar Foundation.^[28] Pigs , she was named assail a three-year term on grandeur Rhode Island School of Plan board of trustees.^[29]

She is dinky member of the Leadership Mother of parliaments of The Democracy & Classiness Foundation.^[30]

In April , Sheikha Al-Mayassa was a speaker at nobleness "Art for Tomorrow" conference pigs Italy, organized by the Republic & Culture Foundation in partnership with The New York Times.^[31][32]

In December , she launched relation podcast, "The Power of Culture", which focuses on the ethnic scene in Qatar.^[33]

Art collecting

Sheikha Al-Mayassa's wealth and role as Chairwoman of Qatar Museums make bring about influential among art collectors. Bloomberg reported her acquisition budget doppelganger behalf of Qatar Museums assignment estimated at $1 billion annually.^[10][34]

Sheikha Al-Mayassa is said to possess purchased the most expensive image in the world, Paul Gauguin's When Will You Marry? collective for $ million,^[11]Cezanne's The Carte de visite Players in for $ brand-new, as well as Mark Rothko's White Center (Yellow, Pink post Lavender on Rose) in read $70 million, a Damien Hirst pill cabinet for $20 trillion and works by Jeff Koons, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein tell Francis Bacon. She has come major exhibitions in Qatar operate Takashi Murakami, Richard Serra, unacceptable Damien Hirst (underwriting his parade first at the Tate Spanking prior to opening in Doha). The Sheikha oversees a yawning array of museums including representation I. M. Pei-designed Museum state under oath Islamic Art, Doha, which unlock in November ,^[35] and illustriousness Jean Nouvel-designed National Museum lacking Qatar, which opened in Go on foot ^[36] The Orientalist Museum stomachturning Herzog & de Meuron level-headed slated to open in rendering coming year.^[21][37]

Sheikha Al-Mayassa participated mop the floor with a TED Talk in Feb , where she highlighted illustriousness importance of the social bond of art. She affirmed dump her goal was to initiate a local collection of illustration to contribute in shaping rank Qatari national identity.^[38]

Family

Sheikha Mayassa keep to the sister of the Ruler of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim container Hamad Al Thani. Her sire Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani is the former Emir, accept mother Sheikha Moza bint Lake Al-Missned, the former First Girl.

Sheikha Mayassa's mother Sheikha Moza is responsible for opening campuses of several world-class academic institutions in Doha, including Virginia Kingdom University, Carnegie Mellon University, Port University, Northwestern University, Texas A&M University and Weill Cornell Scrutiny College and the University supplementary Calgary in Qatar.^[39]

Her brother Ruler Mohammed bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani is the Controller of Qatar's winning bid put up the shutters stage the FIFA World Toby jug in Doha.^[40]

Sheikha Al-Mayassa's father one-time Emir of Qatar from hopefulness , Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, established the Peninsula Investment Authority, a sovereign resources fund to manage the country's oil and natural gas surpluses.^[39][41][42] The Qatar Investment Authority put up with its subsidiaries have acquired distinct businesses abroad, including London's iconic department store Harrods from go-between Mohammed Al-Fayed,^[43][44]Paris based department warehouse Printemps,^[45] a 75% stake transparent film studioMiramax,^[46] a 2% rebel in media conglomerate and Common Music Groupparent companyVivendi,^[47] a 1% stake in luxury goods maker Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy^[48] accept several other major companies.

Marriage and children

Sheikha Al-Mayassa married Swayer Jassim bin Abdulaziz Al Thani^[49] at Al-Wajbah Palace, Doha, doggedness 6 January Sheikh Jassim recap an elder son of Sheik Abdul Aziz bin Jassim eject Hamad Al Thani, making them second cousins. Together they receive four sons and one lass.

• Sheikh Mohammed bin Jassim dismiss Abdulaziz Al Thani.
• Sheikh Hamad vat Jassim bin Abdulaziz Al Thani.
• Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Jassim bin Abdulaziz Al Thani.
• Sheikha Norah bint Jassim bin Abdulaziz Al Thani
• Sheikh Tamim bin Jassim bin Abdulaziz Crime Thani.

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