Bodour al Qasimi

Bodour Al Qasimi holds significant leadership positions across various organizations, currently serving as the Chairperson of the Sharjah Book Authority and the Chairperson of the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority, while also maintaining roles as President of the Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park and the American University of Sharjah. With a strong entrepreneurial background, Bodour is the Founder and CEO of Kalimat Group and has been instrumental in fostering the publishing industry as the Founder and President of the Emirates Publishers Association and as President of the International Publishers Association until January 2023. Bodour's academic credentials include a Bachelor of Arts in Archaeology and Anthropology from the University of Cambridge and a Master of Science in Medical Anthropology from UCL.