Home lists Top 100 most powerful Arabs 2021 Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani Chairperson, Qatar Museums Origin: Qatar Residence: Qatar Sector: Culture and Society One of the most influential personalities in the global art scene, Sheikha Al Mayassa serves as the chairperson of Qatar Museums, a role in which she reportedly has an annual budget of $1bn to spend. She has been instrumental in bringing some of the world’s leading artists to the region by way of exhibitions and artwork purchases. Sheikha Mayassa also serves as the chairperson of Doha Film Institute – which she founded to boost appreciation, financing and education of films in Qatar, as well as educationfocused NGO Reach Out to Asia (ROTA).