Official and Professorial Positions

Ruler of Sharjah; United Arab Emirates; 1972 – to date. Member of the Supreme Council of UAE; 1972 – to date. Minister of Education; United Arab Emirates 1971 - 1972. President; American University of Sharjah; 1997 – to date. President; University of Sharjah; 1997 – to date. Visiting Professor; Cairo University; 2008. Professor; Modern History of the Gulf; University of Sharjah; 1999. Visiting Professor; Exeter University; 1998.

Honorary Positions

Honorary President; Union of Arab Universities; 2009. Honorary President; Arab Theater Institute; 2008. Honorary President; Society of Arab Astronomy and Space Sciences; 2008. Honorary President; Islamic International Organization for the History of Sciences; 2008. Honorary Member; Union of Writers of Egypt; 2008. “Founding Member of the University of Exeter's College of Benefactors”; Exeter University; in recognition of His generous and continuous support of higher education and research; Sharjah, UAE;14 May 2007. “Member of the Companion of The Guild of Cambridge Benefactors”; Cambridge University; in recognition of His generous support of the continuation of the University's commitment to teaching and research; Cambridge, UK; 21 June 2004. “Honorary Member of the National Geographic Society”; in recognition of His support of the diffusion of geographical knowledge and promotion of research and exploration; Washington Dc, USA; January 2004. Honorary President; Egyptian Association for the Study of History; 2001. Honorary President; Council of World University Service (WUS); 1998 Honorary President; Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services; 1998. Honorary Member; Centre of Middle East & Islamic Studies; University of Durham; Durham, U.K, 22 October 1992.