Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qasimi

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Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qasimi (b. 1939) is the Member of the Supreme Council of the United Arab Emirates and current ruler of Sharjah. He is the third ruler of Sharjah to bear this name. He has ruled Sharjah continuously since 1972, apart from a 6-day period in 1987 (17 June 1987 - 23 June 1987).

Birth: 2nd of July 1939 in the city of Sharjah

Education:

Doctor of Philosophy in Political Geography of the gulf, Durham University, 1999, Durham, UK.

Doctor of Philosophy with distinction in history, Exeter University, 1985, Exeter, UK.

Bachelor of Science, Agricultural Engineering, 1971, Cairo University, Egypt.

Elementary and Secondary Education, Sharjah, Kuwait and Dubai.

Honorary Degrees and Awards:

Honorary Doctorate, Tuebingen University, Germany, 30/10/2006
Honorary Doctorate, Yerevan University, Armenia Republic, 2006
Honorary Doctorate, McMaster University, 2005
Members of the National Geographic Society, January 2004, in recognition of HH's support to the National Geographic Society Oragnization chartered in 1888 for the diffusing of Geographic Knowledge, promoting research and exploration.
The main personality for the Qareen 10th Cultural Festival, Kuwait, January 2004
Medal for Human Rights from UNESCO for educating deprived children on 17th December 2003
Decorated in France for Arts & Literature in a degree of Commander, 2003
Honorary Doctorate, South Bank University, UK.
Gold Medal for Arabic Culture from the Arab Association for Education, Cultura and Science.
King Faisal International Award for Islam & Muslims, 2002, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Honorary Doctorate from the Islamic University of Malaysia
Decoration from Islamic Educational Scientific & Cultural Organization (ISESCO)
Award of Institute of Research in Islamic History, Arts & Culture in Istanbul.
Honorary Doctorate from Faisalabad University - Punjab, Pakistan.
Honorary Diploma for his efforts for supporting the International Arts (scholarship programs), paris, 1999
Honorary Fellow, Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies Institute, Durham University, 1992, UK.
Honorary LLD, 1986, Khartoum University, Sudan.
Honorary Doctorate in Literature, 1985, Exeter University, UK.
Honorary Fellow, African Studies Institute, 1977, Khartoum University, Sudan.

Professional Positions Held

Minister of Education, United Arab Emirates 1971-1972.
Ruler of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates since 1972.
Member of the Supreme Council of UAE since 1972.
Honorary Member of Center of Middle East & Islamic Studies, University of Durham, UK, since 1992.
President, University of Sharjah since 1997.
President, American University of Sharjah since 1997
Honorary President of Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services since 1998.
Visiting Professor, Exeter University since 1998
President, Honorary Council, World University Service (WUS) since 1998
Professor, Modern History of the Gulf, University of Sharjah since 1999
Honorary President of Egyptian Association for the Study of History since 2001
Honorary President of Sharjah Tatweer Forum, Sharjah, UAE since 2006.