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Sheikha Aisha bint Faleh Al Thani

It’s my personal feeling that education has a lot to do with women as mothers. A mother knows exactly what she would want for her kids in school, so I think she’s the right person to take decisions.

—Sheikha Aisha

Known For: Educator
Country: Qatar

About

Sheikha Aisha Bint Faleh Bin Nasser Al-Thani has been a leader in the field of education. She graduated from the University of Qatar with a bachelor’s degree in education and in English literature. She then earned a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Hull in England. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate in corporate governance at the City University in the United Kingdom.

She is also a member of Qatar’s Supreme Education Council, the body responsible for mapping out the educational strategy in the country. She is serves on the Board of Directors of both the Zaytuna Institute, an Islamic educational institute in the United States, and Reach Out to Asia, a charity helping Asian countries reach the ”Education For All” goals established by UNESCO.  Additionally, she is the chairperson of Al Fateh Group, a group of primary and secondary schools in Qatar that emphasize the British curriculum and instruction in moderate Islamic studies. She is founding director of Doha Academy, one of the schools in Al Fateh Group.

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Sheikha Aisha bint Faleh Al Thani

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