Whether or not you are a faithful soccer fan, the Qatar World Cup 2022 it has raised so many blisters and has created so many controversies that (almost) everyone is aware of what is happening. With a premiere that went unnoticed, the country treats women as if they were third-class citizens. However, Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser al Missned remains the most famous face and glamorous across the country. Although her husband Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani abdicated in 2013, she continues to attending openings and red carpet acts demonstrating that even if there is a new emir (aka her second son), she continues to serve as first lady of the ultra-conservative country.
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A fashion icon in the Orient
Renamed the “Grace Kelly of the East”, little is the information we have about her person. Being an ultra-conservative country, the little that comes to her cannot be contrasted, although many media have described her as intelligent, cultured and cunning. What we can assure you is that her style accompanies her at all times with an extreme elegance that does not go unnoticed.
A key figure in Qatari politics since 1995, the Sheikha is active in education and social reform in the country. Her influence is such that she has even steered the course of the multi-million dollar investments of the Qatari royal family, as well as the acquisition of luxurious historical European properties or even haute couture brands.
The current Emir in Qatar is Tamim, the second son of his marriage to Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani, hence the privilege of continuing to serve as the nation’s first lady. Despite the fact that throughout her career she has received harsh criticism from the most fundamentalist sectors of the country -as well as neighboring countries-, thanks to her person today the wives of other sovereigns have been able to begin to appear publicly .
She is 63 years old, married in 1977 and is the second of Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani’s three wives. Despite having been married for 45 years, the sheikha began to take a leading role around 2003 when, during a trip to the United States, her husband was interviewed on an influential television program with her by her side. Her style, her elegance and know-how captivated the public, causing a lot of curiosity and interest.
Possessing a large personal fortune, she has shares in various Western emporiums related to the fashion and luxury sectors. Art lover, her extreme elegance has made her one of the most elegant women in the entire Orient and today she continues to inspire thousands of women.
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