Sheikha Hoor bint Sultan Al Qasimi is the President of Sharjah Museums Authority, appointed by Emiri Decree of the Ruler of Sharjah in July 2026. One of the Gulf’s most internationally prominent cultural leaders, she heads an authority whose museums span art, heritage, archaeology, science and Islamic civilisation across the emirate.
Sheikha Hoor is President and Director of Sharjah Art Foundation, which she founded in 2009, and has served as Director of the Sharjah Biennial since 2003. Her leadership roles extend across several cultural and academic institutions in Sharjah, including the Sharjah Architecture Triennial, The Africa Institute, Global Studies University and the University of the Arts Sharjah. Internationally, she has curated major exhibitions and biennials, most recently as Artistic Director of the Aichi Triennale 2025 and the Biennale of Sydney 2026.
Career History
- President, Sharjah Museums Authority (2026 to present)
- President and Director, Sharjah Art Foundation (2009 to present)
- Director, Sharjah Biennial (2003 to present)
- Leadership roles, Sharjah Architecture Triennial, The Africa Institute, Global Studies University, University of the Arts Sharjah
- Artistic Director, Biennale of Sydney (2026) and Aichi Triennale (2025)
In 2025 she received the insignia of Officier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, conferred by the Embassy of France in the UAE, and she serves as ALECSO’s Ambassador Extraordinary for Arab Culture for the 2025 to 2026 term.
What Hoor bint Sultan Al Qasimi brings to the presidency of Sharjah Museums Authority: two decades of verified international curatorial leadership and institution building in Sharjah, positioning the emirate’s museums network to draw on the global contemporary art relationships built through the Foundation and the Biennial.
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