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Her Highness Sheikha Hoor Bint Sultan Al Qasimi has been appointed President of Sharjah Museums Authority, by Emiri Decree issued by His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Ruler of Sharjah. → Builds on her existing leadership across Sharjah Architecture Triennial, The Africa Institute (Global Studies University),of the Arts Sharjah → She is President and Director of Sharjah Art Foundation, founded in 2009, and Director of Sharjah Biennial since 2003 → Internationally: Artistic Director of Aichi Triennale 2025 and Biennale of Sydney 2026; recipient of France's Officier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (2025); ALECSO - الألكسو Ambassador Extraordinary for Arab Culture (2025–2026) The appointment consolidates cultural governance in Sharjah under a single leadership vision — one already responsible for building the emirate's contemporary art infrastructure into a globally recognised platform. It signals continuity of strategy rather than a change in direction, at a moment when the emirate is positioning itself as a serious counterweight to Dubai's cultural ambitions. #SharjahMuseums #HoorAlQasimi #SharjahArtFoundation #UAECulture #SharjahBiennial #MENACulture