Qatar Ministers

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State of Qatar/Dawlat Qatar (Local suffrage 1995, female suffrage 1999 and at the 8th of March women voted for the first time. None of the 6 female candidates were elected. A couple of women has been nominated to the Advisorary Assembly). Quatar was one of nine independent Emirates in The Gulf with a special treaty relationship with United Kingdom until 1971 when they became fully independent

1996-2003 Undersecretary at the Ministry of Education and Higher Education
2003- Minister of Education Sheikha Ahmad Al-Mahmoud

1998- President with rank of Minister of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al Misnad.
Her name is also trancribed Mouza, and she has been married to the Emir of Qatar since 1995, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. Since its formation the Council has visibly changed Qatari society, giving women greater freedom and improving local standards of secondary and graduate education among many other significant achievements. 2003 she was appointed UNESCO Special Envoy for Basic and Higher Education.

1999- Vice-President with rank of Minister of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs H E Sheikha Hessa bint Khalifa bin Ahmed Al-Thani
She was Deputy Director of the Office of the Consort of the Emir of Qatar and Director of International Affairs by the Supreme Council 1998-2002 and Special Rapporteur on Disability of the United Nations Commission for Social Development 2003-05.