President of the American University of Sharjah since January 2023, United Arab Emirates.

She has been the Chairperson of the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority ( Shurooq ) since February 2009, the Founder and CEO of Kalimat Publishing Group since May 2007, and the Founder and Honorary President of the UAE Board on Books for Young People .

She has also served as Chair of the World Economic Forum's Middle East and North Africa Regional Business Council since 2017, Chairwoman of the Sharjah Book Authority since May 2023, Vice Chairwoman of the Sharjah Ladies Club , Chairwoman of the Sharjah Child-Friendly Emirate Campaign, Chairwoman of the Organizing Committee of the Knowledge Without Borders project, and a member of the Advisory Board of Harvard Business Review Arabia .

She served as the first Arab woman to chair the International Publishers Association (IPA), and as its vice president. She also founded the Emirates Publishers Association (EPA) and chaired its board of directors.

She has served on several committees of the International Publishers Association, including the Membership Committee, the Freedom to Publish Committee, and the Executive Committee. She is the first Arab woman to be elected to this committee, having been honored by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum , Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, in 2015, along with 44 Emirati figures in the second edition of the UAE Pioneers Initiative.

She has won several awards in recognition of her contributions to Arabic literature, including "Personality of the Year" at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature in 2013, and the "Arab Woman Award for Education" in 2014. She was also selected among the 200 Most Powerful Arab Women in Family Businesses in 2014, ranking 34th on Forbes Middle East's list in recognition of her role in establishing and managing Kalimat Group.

She also won the "Personality of the Year" award in the "Tourism Sector" in its first edition in 2013, launched by the Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority, and the "Mohammed Bin Rashid Award for Supporting Young Business Leaders" as the best Arab personality supporting entrepreneurship in 2018.

She holds a Master's degree in Medical Anthropology from University College London in the United Kingdom in 2002, and a Bachelor's degree in Archaeology and Anthropology from Cambridge University in 1999.