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H.E
Sheikha
Bodour
Al
Qasimi

Bodour Al Qasimi Official Photograph
  • Education
    &
    Innovation

    In
    January
    2023,
    Sheikha
    Bodour
    was
    appointed
    Chairperson
    of
    the
    Board
    of
    Trustees
    and
    President
    of
    American
    University
    of
    Sharjah
    to
    align
    the
    institution
    with
    Sharjah’s
    socio-economic,
    workforce,
    and
    innovation
    priorities.
    She
    is
    working
    to
    achieve
    excellence
    in
    teaching,
    research,
    and
    public
    service
    to
    develop
    global
    citizen
    graduates
    who
    become
    future
    leaders
    in
    their
    communities,
    the
    United
    Arab
    Emirates,
    and
    the
    world.

    Sheikha
    Bodour
    is
    forging
    deeper
    university-industry
    R&D
    and
    commercialization
    collaboration
    as
    Chairperson
    of
    the
    Board
    and
    President
    of
    the
    Sharjah
    Research,
    Technology,
    and
    Innovation
    Park
    (SRTIP).
    She
    oversees
    SRTIP’s
    $150
    million
    push
    to
    position
    Sharjah
    as
    a
    global
    leader
    in
    emerging
    technology
    fields.

  • Investment
    &
    Entrepreneurship

    As
    Chairperson
    of
    the
    Sharjah
    Investment
    and
    Development
    Authority,
    Sheikha
    Bodour
    has
    mobilized
    more
    than
    $4
    billion
    in
    foreign
    direct
    investment,
    created
    more
    than
    20,000
    jobs
    and
    contributed
    to
    a
    78
    percent
    growth
    in
    Sharjah’s
    gross
    domestic
    product.
    Her
    work
    as
    Chairperson
    of
    Sharjah
    Entrepreneurship
    Center
    (Sheraa)
    is
    accelerating
    the
    development
    of
    Sharjah’s
    entrepreneurship
    ecosystem
    and
    has
    supported
    150
    startups
    that
    have
    raised
    $128
    million
    in
    investment
    and
    created
    1,400
    jobs.

  • Publishing
    &
    Culture

    Sheikha
    Bodour
    was
    appointed
    Chairperson
    of
    Sharjah
    Book
    Authority
    in
    May
    2023
    to
    solidify
    Sharjah’s
    status
    as
    an
    emerging
    global
    publishing
    hub.
    Sharjah
    Book
    Authority
    manages
    the
    Sharjah
    International
    Book
    Fair,
    the
    world’s
    largest
    book
    fair,
    and
    operates
    Sharjah
    Publishing
    City,
    the
    world’s
    first
    free
    trade
    zone
    for
    publishing.

    Sheikha
    Bodour
    established
    the
    Emirates
    Publishers
    Association,
    UAE
    Board
    on
    Books
    for
    Young
    People
    and
    Knowledge
    Without
    Borders
    to
    boost
    the
    growth
    of
    the
    UAE’s
    $300+
    million
    publishing
    sector.
    She
    founded
    Kalimat
    Publishing
    Group,
    a
    global,
    multi-imprint
    publishing
    and
    edtech
    company
    with
    licensing
    and
    distribution
    in
    more
    than
    15
    countries.
    She
    also
    chaired
    the
    Sharjah
    World
    Book
    Capital
    2019
    Committee
    and
    led
    efforts
    to
    establish
    the
    Emirates
    Reprographic
    Rights
    Management
    Association.

  • Global
    Impact

    Sheikha
    Bodour
    served
    as
    the
    International
    Publishers
    Association’s
    second-ever
    female
    and
    first-ever
    Arab
    President
    since
    the
    influential
    global
    association’s
    founding
    in
    1896.
    She
    also
    founded
    PublisHer,
    a
    1,000+
    member
    global
    community
    of
    female
    publishing
    leaders
    addressing
    publishing’s
    diversity
    and
    inclusion
    challenges.

    Sheikha
    Bodour
    is
    taking
    action
    on
    the
    world’s
    most
    pressing
    challenges
    through
    her
    involvement
    in
    international
    organizations.
    She
    has
    leveraged
    these
    global
    platforms
    to
    catalyze
    action
    on
    youth
    education
    and
    employment,
    female
    entrepreneurship,
    small
    and
    medium-size
    enterprise
    development,
    expanding
    funding
    for
    the
    cultural
    industries,
    and
    climate
    change.