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H.E
Sheikha
Bodour
Al
Qasimi
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
