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Qatar Foundation
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<p>The Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development is a state-led <a href="/facts/Non-profit_organization/AmXu2c85">non-profit organization</a> in <a href="/facts/Qatar/K4EkNXJE">Qatar</a>, founded in 1995 by then-<a href="/facts/List_of_emirs_of_Qatar/tPCXwMxm">emir</a> <a href="/facts/Hamad_bin_Khalifa_Al_Thani/JpjPv1dl">Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani</a> and his second wife <a href="/facts/Moza_bint_Nasser_Al-Missned/bIm71pzF">Moza bint Nasser Al-Missned</a>. </p><p>According to the Qatar Foundation, its philanthropic focus is on education, scientific 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 <a href="/facts/Influence_peddling/lI8vu476">influence peddling</a> or <a href="/facts/Lobbying/lzdxSAUj">lobbying</a>. </p>