American University of Sharjah Verified

Leadership

Irina Bokova

Former Director-General, UNESCO; Chair, Governing Council, UN University for Peace, Paris, France and board member

Mohamed A. El-Erian

Rene Kerns Professor, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania; Chair, Gramercy Fund Management; Chief Economic Advisor, Allianz; Greenwich, Connecticut, USA and board member

Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi

President and Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of American University of Sharjah, UAE and board member

Ebtesam Almazrouei

Executive Director, The Office of AI and Advanced Technology, Abu Dhabi; Chairperson, United Nations AI for Good Impact Initiative, Geneva, Switzerland and board member

Mohamed Khadiri

Chief Executive Officer, Bank of Sharjah, UAE

Edris Al Rafi

Chief Executive Officer, Invest Bank, UAE

Mouza Alabbar

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Alabbar Enterprises, Dubai, UAE

Omar S. Ghobash

Advisor to the UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs; Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the Holy See

Chaouki T. Abdallah

President, Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon

Christina A. Lomasney

Chief Commercialization Officer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Washington, USA

Daniele C. Struppa

President Emeritus, Chapman University, California, USA

Gong Qihuang

Former President, Peking University, China; Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the World Academy of Sciences

Hatem Mohamed Al Mosa

Director General, Petroleum Department in the Emirate of Sharjah; Secretary General, Sharjah Energy Council

Nawal K. Al-Hosany

Permanent Representative of the UAE, International Renewable Energy Agency, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Tod A. Laursen

Chancellor, American University of Sharjah, UAE

Tony F. Chan

Global Higher Education Leader and Former University President, Los Angeles, California, USA

Board of directors

Sources

1. 1. Board of Trustees American University of Sharjah · accessed 1 Oct 2026