Dhreima was launched on June 10 2003 under the kind auspices of Her Highness Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al-Misnad, Wife of His Highness the Emir of Qatar (may Allah protect them) Chairman of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs. Dhreima is considered as a public organisation with an independent legal personality and full capacity to act. Dhreima is based in the city of Doha, and operates within the State of Qatar. Law No. (20) of 2007 has amended a host of provisions of Law No. (5) of 1982 concerning the organization of registering newly-born infants and the deceased, granting the Qatari Orphan Foundation (. Dhreima) a key role in caring for children whose parents are not identified or unknown, the said Law