Board of Trustees

H.E. Dr. Muhadditha Yahya Al Hashimi currently holds the position of Chairperson of the Sharjah Private Education Authority (SPEA), a government body established with the aim of regulating private education in the Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. She also serves as the President of the Sharjah Education Academy (SEA) and Chair of its Board of Trustees. SEA is a non-profit graduate school of education and professional learning institution for postgraduate studies in education.

Prior to her appointment, Al Hashimi held several senior positions in higher education and healthcare institutions. These included serving as the Sharjah Campus Director of the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) Women & Men campuses, the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences of HCT, and the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Academic Affairs at the HCT.

She also held the position of the Chief Executive Officer of the Mohammed Bin Rashid AlMaktoum Academic Medical Center in Dubai, the Chief Executive Officer of Dubai Healthcare City, the Director of Education at the Harvard Medical School Dubai Center. She is a member of the Board of Trustees for several educational institutions including the University of Sharjah, University of Khorfakkan, and the University of Al Dhaid. H.E. also serves as member of the steering committee of the Children’s Center “Kanaf”, and member of the Board of Trustees of Kalimat Foundation.

Al Hashimi earned her Doctoral degree in Public Health from the University of Texas. She holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Laboratory Sciences; and a Bachelor’s degree in Medical Technology, both from the University of Minnesota in the United States.