The Supreme Council for Family Affairs was established under the presidency of H.H. the Emir's Consort, Her Highness Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al-Misnad. This was in accordance with the Emiri Decree No. (53) Of the year 1998. The decision came as an embodiment of the political leadership's aspiration to have a supreme national authority in charge of the affairs of the Qatari family. A body caring for the family, examining its reality, diagnosing its ills and needs and at the same time fulfilling its aspirations. It works in cooperation and coordination with the government agencies, ministries and national institutions, which offer basic services in the social, economic, educational, health, cultural and media arenas.

The Council aims to form strong, stable, healthy and independent families that are proud of their culture and Arab-Islamic heritage, as well as families that are aware of their rights and responsibilities and actively participate in constructing an open minded, productive society blessed with stability and prosperity.

• Mission of the council:
• To uplift the family and promote the role of its members and their status by participating in reviewing the current legislation and proposing new ones in the future.
• To propose and lay out plans, programs and projects to ensure the family’s development and the prosperity of its members.
• To enhance the role of national institutions, which offer basic services in the social, economic, educational, health, cultural, media and environmental areas in order to raise the level of their services to meet national ambitions and in accordance with international standards.
• To promote national initiatives and private participation aimed at consolidating the position of the family unit and supporting the role it plays.
• Goals:
• To enhance the role of the family in society, to care for the family and strengthen its ties and to study the challenges facing the family and recommending suitable actions.
• To achieve goals stated in international charters relating to family affairs, and work for the empowerment of women and their participation in the social, political and economic life.
• To improve the conditions of working women. To supervise the care for and rehabilitation of those with special needs.
• To coordinate the activities of the country's civic society institutions on one hand and regional and international organizations on the other.
• To study the challenges facing youth and suggest appropriate solutions in coordination with relative state authorities.
• Achievements

The council has worked since its creation on realizing a number of objectives. Its major achievements are:

Strategic planning:

• National Strategy for the advancement Women.
• National Strategy for Childhood.
• National Strategy for the Elderly
• National Strategy for People with Special needs.
• National Strategy for the evaluation of the services for people with Special Needs.
• Legislations:
• Law of the people with Special Needs and its executive bylaws.
• Review of the Personal Status Law.
• Review of the Penal Code.
• Review of the Housing Law.
• Review of the Social Security Law.
• Review of the Retirement & Pension Law.
• Review of the Criminal Procedure Code.
• Review of the Civil Service Law & its Executive bylaws.
• Initiatives:

The Council launched a number of initiatives which were implemented in cooperation with the government agencies and ministries:

• His Highness the Heir Apparent Award for Youth.
• The State of Qatar Award for Child's literature.
• The Early Childhood & Special Education Diploma.
• Public Kindergarten.
• Women Sports.
• Green Qatar.
• People with Special Needs Academic Inclusion in Public Schools.
• Founding and establishing institutions concerned with family affairs, such as:
• Al-Shaffallah Center for Children with Special Needs.
• The Qatari Orphan Foundation.
• The Family Consultation Center.
• The Cultural Center for Motherhood & Childhood.
• The Qatari Foundation for the Protection of Children and women
• The Qatari Foundation for the Elderly.
• Education and Awareness:
• A Campaign for the Early Detection of Cancer in Women.
• “Yes Campaign” for Children.
• “Read Campaign”.
• The Parental Involvement in Education.
• A Campaign against Child Obesity.
• A Campaign for the Risks of Road Accident
• Training and Capacity Building:
• Legal Awareness for women.
• Election Campaign Management Skills.
• Orientation program for experts working in the Strategy for the Elderly.
• Gender Training.
• Conferences, Celebrations & Symposiums:
• Gulf Media Forum on Television & Child's Rights. 2002
• Symposium on Woman and Politics. 2002
• Arabic Family Strategy Conference. 2003
• The Third Gulf Forum on Disability.2003
• The Third Arabic forum on Elderly Affairs. 2004
• The First Gulf Cultural forum on Special Needs. 2004
• Doha International Conference for Family (2004).
• Gulf Youth Meeting on their role in the future of the Democratic movement in Gulf (2005).
• Doha international conference on Ageing in View of Present- Day Changes (2005)
• Publication of traditional story books for Children.