His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah has issued an Emiri Decree announcing the appointment of a new Board of Directors (BOD) for the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA). 

Chaired by Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi, the local UAE appointees to the board are Ahmed Al Ameri, CEO of the Sharjah Book Authority, Sheikh Majid Al Mualla, Emirates Airlines Divisional Senior Vice President (DSVP) for International Affairs,  Abdulaziz Taryam, CEO, Advisor and General Manager of Etisalat – Northern Emirates, Abdulla Al Owais, Chairman of the Department of Culture, Rashid Al Kous, Executive Director of the Emirates Publishers Association (EPA), Marwa Al Aqroubi, Executive Director of the House of Wisdom and President of the UAE Board on Books for Young People (UAEBBY) and Dr Abdulaziz Al Musallam, Chairman of the Sharjah Institute for Heritage. Joining the local appointees to the board are a number of established international publishing figures. With wide-ranging knowledge and industry insights, these appointees will help build on the great achievements of the SBA, taking the organisation to even greater levels of success. The international members of the board are John Ingram, Chairman of Ingram Content Group, Youngsuk 'YS' Chi, Chairman of Elsevier, Markus Dohle, Executive Vice President of the PEN America Board of Trustees, and Gaurav Shrinagesh, CEO India and South East Asia and Member Global Executive Committee, Penguin Random House.

Annexation of Sharjah Award for Educational Excellence Committee and Parents Councils to SPEA

His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, issued an Emiri Decree regarding the annexation of the Sharjah Award for Educational Excellence Committee (SAEE CMTE) and the Sharjah Parents Councils to the Sharjah Private Education Authority (SPEA).

The decree stipulates that the Sharjah Award for Educational Excellence Committee and the Sharjah Parents councils will be attached to the Sharjah Private Education Authority as of the date of issuance of the decree. All material and moral rights, obligations, and assets of the Sharjah Award for Educational Excellence Committee and the Sharjah Parents Councils shall be transferred to the Sharjah Private Education Authority. The staff of the Committee shall also be transferred to the SPEA with their grades and financial allocations. The SPEA shall have the right to propose amendments to the Award Committee in accordance with its organisational structure and its technical and administrative needs.