Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned aka the wife of the Emir

photo credits Gerard Lenting.


H H Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned, wife of H H the Emir, will be awarded the prestigious Chatham House Prize by the Duke of York in a ceremony to be held at the Drapers’ Hall in London on October 15.

The annual award is given to a leading international statesperson deemed to have made the most significant contribution to the improvement of international relations in the previous year.

The award is to be presented to Sheikha Mozah, Chairperson of the Qatar Foundation For Education, Science and Community Development, for her commitment to progressive education and community welfare in Qatar and her strong advocacy of closer relations between Islamic countries and the West, Chatham House said.

The Chatham House Prize is awarded by the renowned Royal Institute of International Affairs which was founded in 1920 to analyse and promote understanding on international relations. Previous recipients of the prize include Victor Yuschenko, President of the Ukraine, and Joaquim Chissano, President of Mozambique.