Founder of the Abu Dhabi Group for Culture and Arts, founder and artistic director of the Abu Dhabi Festival since 1996.

Today she holds several positions, including: Member of the Board of Directors of the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage since 2006, Member of the Board of Directors of the Advisory Program for Applied Media at the Higher Colleges of Technology - Abu Dhabi Girls College, Advisor to the Board of Directors of Shelter Centers for Women and Children Victims of Human Trafficking in the United Arab Emirates, Starting in May 2010.

She was born in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, to a Saudi businessman and a Syrian mother. She attended the American University in Paris to study French literature and art history. In 1991, she married Mohammed Kanoo, who belongs to an ancient family in the business world, and is also a visual artist who initiated the establishment of the first fine arts exhibition in Abu Dhabi. She devotes herself to volunteer work in supporting and sponsoring events of a social and humanitarian nature, and is active in women's work, seeking to enhance the spirit of leadership, advance women, and highlight the importance of their leadership role in society.

She previously held several positions, including membership in the French League from 1998 to 2005, and international relations officer at the Cultural Foundation in Abu Dhabi between 1989-1991.