About The Minister

Her Excellency Ms. Buthaina bint Ali Al-Jabr Al-Nuaimi has held the position of Minister of Social Development and Family since November 2024. She also chairs the Board of Directors of the Qatar Foundation for Social Work, the Board of Directors of the Regulatory Authority for Charitable Activities, the Board of Directors of the Mada Assistive Technology Center, and the National Committee on Women, Children, the Elderly, and Persons with Disabilities. She is also a member of the Social & Sport Contribution Fund.

Her Excellency Ms. Buthaina bint Ali Al-Jabr Al-Nuaimi previously served as Minister of Education and Higher Education and President of the Qatari National Commission for Education, Culture and Science from October 2021 to November 2024. She rose through several academic and educational leadership positions at Qatar Foundation, which she joined in 2006, most notably as Director of Pre-University Education from 2016 to 2021. She started her professional career as a teacher at several schools under the Ministry of Education and Higher Education

Her Excellency holds an Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) from HEC Paris and a Bachelor of Arts in Education from Qatar University.