Sharjah24: His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah issued Emiri Decree No. (4) of 2022 regarding the transfer and appointment of a Director of Al Qasimia University (AQU).

The decree stipulated that Prof. Dr. Awad Hussein Al Khalaf, Dean of the College of Sharia and Islamic Studies at the University of Sharjah, to be appointed as a director of  Al Qasimia University.