Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi

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Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi (Template:Langx; born 2 July 1939) is an Emirati royal, politician, author, historian, and the current and 11th ruler of the Emirate of Sharjah and a member of the Federal Supreme Council of the United Arab Emirates since January 1972.[1] He is best known for his historical publications, support for education, and preservation of cultural landmarks. He restored the Al Hisn Fort in Sharjah in 1970 and served as the United Arab Emirates first Minister of Education in 1971.[2] As an academic, he has authored multiple historical documents as well as memoirs, studies, novels, poetry and plays regarding the Middle East and North Africa.[3]

Early life and education

Sultan's mother was Maryam bint Sheikh Ghanem Al Shamsi (1915–2010). He has four brothers and two sisters: Khalid, Sheikh Saqr, Abdul Aziz, Abdullah, Sheikha and Naema.[4]

In 1948, at the age of nine years, he enrolled in Eslah As Qasimia School. After completing his elementary and secondary education between Sharjah, Kuwait City and Dubai, Al-Qasimi went on to study a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering at Cairo University, graduating in 1971. He completed a PhD in history at the University of Exeter in 1985, and another in the political geography of the Gulf at Durham University in 1999.[5]

Career

Minister of Education

In December 1971, Sultan was appointed the first Minister of Education for the Emirates.[6]

Al Qasimi became president of both the American University of Sharjah and the University of Sharjah in 1997 and was named a visiting professor at the University of Exeter, his alma mater, in 1998. He became a professor of modern history of the Gulf at the University of Sharjah in 1999. In 2008, he became a visiting professor at Cairo University.

Ruler of Sharjah

Al Qasimi succeeded his brother, Khalid bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, as emir after his assassination on January 25, 1972.[7]

Al Qasimi has ruled Sharjah continuously since coming to power in the wake of the 1972 Sharjawi coup where the former Sheikh, Khalid bin Mohammed Al Qasimi was killed by forces loyal to Saqr bin Sultan Al Qasimi, apart from a seven-day period in June 1987, during the 1987 Sharjawi coup led by his elder brother Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Mohammed Al-Qasimi.[8]

In May 2018, Al Qasimi established the "Irada" drug addiction treatment and rehabilitation centre in Sharjah.[9][10][11]

Sultan celebrated the 50th anniversary as the Ruler of Sharjah on 25 January 2022.[12]

Writing career

Al Qasimi has authored at least 82 books by 2023 which include historical, literary, and theatrical books.[13][14]

In 2020, a historical film titled Khorfakkan based on the book Khorfakkan’s Resistance Against the Portuguese Invasion of September 1507 written by Al Qasimi was released. The movie tells the story of the resistance of Khorfakkan city against the Portuguese invasion in the 16th century.[15]

Honours and awards

Honours

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National honour

Foreign honours

Honorary degrees

Al Qasimi has been awarded multiple honorary degrees from various institutions for his work in promoting education in social studies, law, science, and arts.[23]

Degrees
Country Date University Degree
Template:Flagu 1983 Faisalabad University Doctorate in Science (DSc) honoris causa
Template:Flagu 1986 Khartoum University Doctor of Law honoris causa
2020 Sudan University of Science and Technology PhD in Drama honoris causa
Template:Flagu 1993 University of Exeter Doctorate in Arabic and Islamic studies honoris causa
2001 University of Edinburgh Doctorate in Humane Letters honoris causa
2003 South Bank University Doctor of Law honoris causa
2008 University of Sheffield Doctor of Arts (D.A) honoris causa
Template:Flagu 1995 Russian Academy of Sciences Doctor of History honoris causa
Template:Flagu 2001 International Islamic University of Malaysia Doctor of Philosophy and Doctor of Education honoris causa
Template:Flagu 2004 McMaster University Doctor of Law honoris causa
Template:Flagu 2005 Armenian National Academy of Sciences honoris causa
Template:Flagu 2006 University of Tübingen Doctor of Philosophy honoris causa
Template:Flagu 2008 University of Jordan Doctor of Public Administration honoris causa
Template:Flagu 2009 Cairo University Doctorate in Humane Letters honoris causa
2015 American University in Cairo Doctor of Social Science honoris causa
Template:Flagu 2010 Kanazawa University Honorary Doctorate honoris causa
Template:Flagu 2011 Hanyang University Doctor of Social Science honoris causa
Template:Flagu 2012 Paris Diderot University Doctorate in Humane Letters honoris causa
Template:Flagu 2017 University of Calicut Doctorate in Education and Cultural Relations honoris causa
Template:Flagu 2018 University of Coimbra honoris causa
Template:Flagu 2019 Polytechnic University of Turin Doctorate in Urban and Regional Development honoris causa
Template:Flagu 2019 Autonomous University of Madrid honoris causa

Personal life

Al Qasimi has had at least two wives. With his first wife, Al Qasimi had two children:

With his second wife, Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, he had four children:[27]

  • Bodour bint Sultan (b. 1978). She is married to Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi and has three children:
    • Maryam bint Sultan Al Qasimi
    • Ahmed bin Sultan Al Qasimi
    • Alya bint Sultan Al Qasimi
  • Noor bint Sultan (b. 1979)
  • Hoor bint Sultan (b. 1980)
  • Khalid bin Sultan (1980–2019). He was the owner of British clothing chain Qasimi. He died in London aged 39. His death was, according to the coroner, 'drug related' as 'toxicology tests revealed Khalid had high levels of GHB and "recreational" amounts of cocaine in his system'.[28][29][30]

References

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