{
  "id": 9517142,
  "title": "Qatar Foundation appoints Dr. Hend Zainal as President of Higher Education",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/qatar-foundation-appoints-dr-hend-zainal-as-president-of-higher",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T07:45:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Peninsula Qatar",
    "slug": "the-peninsula-qatar",
    "url": "https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/24/09/2026/qatar-foundation-appoints-dr-hend-zainal-as-president-of-higher-education"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Qatar Foundation has appointed Dr. Hend Zainal as President of Higher Education, effective January 1, 2027. Dr. Hend’s career in higher education began in 2005, with various roles at partner universities of Qatar Foundation (QF). She joined QF in 2015, where she played a significant role in shaping and executing the organization’s higher education strategy. In her new role, Dr. Zainal will oversee the advancement of QF’s higher education strategy, maintain its distinctive model, manage partnerships with international universities, and oversee the programs and opportunities provided by the Higher Education Division to support students throughout their academic journey.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}