Budoor named vice-president of IPA

She is the first Arab woman to serve on International Publishers Association Executive Committee

Shaikha Budoor Bint Sultan

Al Qasimi (left) has been named vice-president of the International Publishers Association (IPA). She is the first Arab woman to serve on IPA’s Executive Committee.

The announcement was made during the IPA General Assembly at the Frankfurt International Book Fair. Known in literary circles as the founder of Kalimat Group, the UAE’s first publishing house dedicated to publishing Arabic children’s books, Shaikha Budoor is the founder and president of Emirates Publishing Association. Shaikha Budoor said: “The work policy of this position will reflect positively on the Arab and international publishing experience.”