Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Owais

Summary

His Excellency Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Owais is an Emirati official serving as Chairman of the Sharjah Department of Culture.

Current positions

• Chairman— Sharjah Department of Culture
• GovernmentMember— Sharjah Executive Council

Career

1. 2013 – 2017
   Member of the Executive Committee

   “Heart of Sharjah” dossier for submission to UNESCO
2. 2006 – 2006
   Member of the Supreme Committee

   Emirates Appreciation Award for Arts, Literature and Sciences
3. 1998 – 2001
   Director

   Sharjah Television
4. 1997 – —
   Director

   House of Poetry in Sharjah
5. Board Member

   Sharjah Book Authority
6. Chairman

   Implementation Committee for the initiative of His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah to establish Houses of Poetry across the Arab world
7. Chairman

   Supreme Committee for the “Sharjah Cultural Days Around the World” project
8. Chairman

   Supreme Coordination Committee for Documentation and Research in Sharjah
9. Founding Member

   Arab Theatre Institute
10. Member

    National Media Council
11. Member of the Board of Directors

    National Council for Tourism and Antiquities
12. Vice Chairman

    Supreme Committee for Human Resources (Civil Service)

Education

1. Bachelor’s degree in technology management

   New England College

Honours

• First place in the poetry competition organised by the Ministry of Information and Culture to mark the 25th Anniversary of UAE National Day1996