Sheikha Abdulla Al-Misnad

Sheikha Abdulla al-Misnad is a Qatari academic who has held numerous positions in teaching, administration, and research for over three decades. She served as president of Qatar University from 2003 to 2015 replaced by Hassan Rashid Al-Derham. Before assuming presidency, she served the university as Vice President for Research and Community Development (2000–2003), Head of the Department of Foundations of Education (1992–1995), and as a member of the University Council (1986–1989; 1998–2004).

Education Al-Misnad received her undergraduate training at Qatar University, where she attained a Bachelor of Education in 1977, and subsequently a postgraduate diploma in Education in 1978. She went on to enroll in doctoral studies at Durham University in the United Kingdom, where she was awarded the title of Doctor of Philosophy in Education in 1984.

Career Research During her graduate studies at Durham University, al-Misnad was active in research related to education in the Persian Gulf region, particularly education pertaining to women. Her thesis on "The Development of Modern Education in the Gulf States with Special Reference to Women's Education" was published by London-based Ithaca Press in 1985.

She has authored more than 50 articles published in various specialist journals during the span of her career.

Al-Misnad is regarded as one of the most active members of the Supreme Education Council's project to develop a modern education system in which the independent schools are privately operated but publicly financed. but also in the broader region and in international arenas. In January 2008, she was awarded an honorary doctorate in Civil Law by Durham University in acknowledgement of her achievements in education. In June 2015, she was replaced by Hassan Rashid Al-Derham.

Government She was conferred the rank of Minister by the Qatari government in 2010.