Al-Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani
Monarchical styles of Sheikha Al-Mayassa Reference style Her Excellency Spoken style Your Excellency Alternative style Ma'am Sheikha Al-Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani (born 1983) is the sister of the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. Her father Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani is the former Emir, and mother Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al-Missned, the former First Lady. In April 2014, Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. She was ranked by Forbes as one of the world's 100 most powerful women. Sheikha Al Mayassa was rated the most influential person in art by ArtReview on their annual Power 100. Bloomberg reported her acquisition budget on behalf of Qatar Museums is estimated at $1 billion annually. Sheikha Al Mayassa is the Chairperson of Qatar Museums, whose CEO Edward Dolman previously served as Chairman of Christie's International, and responsible for cultivating significant cultural events in the region. She has been profiled extensively in the NY Times. Sheikha Al Mayassa is said to have purchased the most expensive painting in the world, Paul Gaugin's When Will You Marry? in 2015 for $300 million, Cezanne's The Card Players in 2012 for $250 million, as well as Mark Rothko's White Center (Yellow, Pink and Lavender on Rose) in 2007 for $70 million, a Damien Hirst pill cabinet for $20 million and works by Jeff Koons, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Francis Bacon. She has staged major exhibitions in Qatar with Takashi Murakami, Richard Serra and Damien Hirst (underwriting his exhibit first at the Tate Modern prior to opening in Doha). The Sheikha oversees a vast array of museums including the I. M. Pei designed Museum of Islamic Art, Doha. A Jean Nouvel designed National Museum of Qatar and an Orientalist Museum by Herzog & de Meuron are slated to open in the coming years. Sheikha Al Mayassa is also Chairperson of the Doha Film Institute which partnered with the Tribeca Film Festival to produce several annual iterations of the Doha Tribeca Film Festival. In February 2013, they announced a $100 million feature film fund with Participant Media, a production company founded by billionaire Jeffrey Skoll, who was the first employee and also first president of internet auction firm eBay.