Qatar Foundation

Qatar Foundation
Formation	1995
Type	Non-profit organization
Headquarters	Education City, Doha, Qatar
Location	Doha, Qatar;
Key people	Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani; (Founder); Moza bint Nasser; (Chairperson & Co-Founder); Hind bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani; (Vice Chairperson & CEO);
Website	qf.org.qa

Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (Arabic: مؤسسة قطر) is a state-led non-profit organization in Qatar, founded in 1995 by then-emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and his second wife Moza bint Nasser Al-Missned.

According to the Qatar Foundation, its initiatives are oriented towards education, science and research, and community development. It has solicited a number of international universities to establish campuses in Qatar. It has also made commercial investments. The Qatar Foundation's activities have been characterized by critics as influence peddling or lobbying.

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