Our Leadership

Shaika Al-Nassr

Director, Museum of Islamic Art

Shaika Al-Nassr is the director of the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) Doha. Al-Nassr boasts a long history of service at MIA, spanning 17 years, across several roles. Most recently, Al-Nassr held the position of Deputy Director of Curatorial Affairs, where she oversaw the museum’s relaunch in 2022. Prior to this role, Al-Nassr was Head of Exhibitions, a position she held since 2007. Al-Nassr has managed numerous exhibitions and projects, and has also contributed to the MIA publications Unseen Treasures (Doha, 2010) and Reading Quranic Manuscripts (Doha, 2011).

A passion for Islamic art and museology led Al-Nassr to pursue further education. After earning a bachelor's degree in English literature from Qatar University (QU), she pursued a postgraduate degree in Islamic art from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London in 2008. In 2011, she obtained a master's degree in Museum Studies from University College London (UCL).

In addition to her academic achievements, Al-Nassr has presented over 15 papers across her career – research, academic and others – both locally and internationally, including in the United States, Italy, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Japan, and other countries. She has also participated in various training programmes, including the ’Executive Leadership’ programme at Qatar Leadership Centre and the ’Museum Leaders: The Next Generation’ programme, organised by the Getty Leadership Institute in Boston, the United States.

Al-Nassr has gained valuable experience through internships at prestigious institutions such as Tate Britain and the National Portrait Gallery in London.

Sheikh Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Thani

President of the Museum of Islamic Art

Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ahli Bank