Minister of Education In December 1971, Sultan was appointed the first Minister of Education for the Emirates.
Academia 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. 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. In May 2018, Al Qasimi established the "Irada" drug addiction treatment and rehabilitation centre in Sharjah. Sultan celebrated the 50th anniversary as the Ruler of Sharjah on 25 January 2022.
Writing career Al Qasimi has authored at least 82 books by 2023 which include historical, literary, and theatrical books. 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. == Philanthropy ==