Jawaher bint Hamad bin Suhaim Al Thani

Sheikha Jawaher bint Hamad bin Suhaim Al Thani (Arabic: جواهر بنت حمد بن سحيم آل ثاني; born 1984) is a Qatari royal and the first wife and consort of Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar. A member of the Qatari royal family by birth, she is the daughter of former government minister Sheikh Hamad bin Suhaim Al Thani and a grandniece of Emir Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani. She is a second cousin of her husband. As the first wife of the Emir, she accompanied him on an official state visit to Spain in 2022, where she was presented with the Royal Order of Isabella the Catholic by King Felipe, and to the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla in 2023. Sheikha Jawaher was born in Doha in 1984 to Sheikh Hamad bin Suhaim Al Thani, a government minister and member of the Qatari royal family by his first wife, Sheikha Hessa bint Ahmad bin Saif Al Thani. Her paternal grandfather, Sheikh Suhaim bin Hamad Al Thani, was the Qatari foreign minister. She is a grandniece of Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, who ruled as the Emir of Qatar. She married her second cousin, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, on 8 January 2005 at Al Wajbah Palace. They have four children, two sons and two daughters: Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (born 15 January 2006). Sheikh Hamad bin Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (born 20 October 2008). Sheikha Aisha bint Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (born 24 August 2010). Sheikh Jassim bin Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (born 12 June 2012). She is the Emir's first of three wives; the other two are Sheikha Al-Anoud bint Mana Al Hajri and Sheikha Noora bint Hathal Al Dosari. In 2018, she called on Qataris to boycott Hajj. In 2021, she received a Master of Arts degree from Qatar University. Her name, Jawaher (or Jawahir) means "Jewels". Sheikha Jawaher's husband succeeded his father, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, as Emir of Qatar on 25 June 2013. As his first wife, she serves as his consort. In 2017, she served as royal patron of the graduating class of female students at her alma mater, Qatar University.