The Sheikh Saoud Bin Khalid Bin Khalid Al Qassimi Chair in Family Business

The Sheikh Saoud Bin Khalid Bin Khalid Al Qassimi Chair in Family Business was established to honor Sheikh Saoud Khalid Al Qassimi's legacy. He was a Sharjah businessman who founded a family business back in the 1970s that is now in its third generation. The Chair, which is the first of its kind in the country, aims to become a recognized family business knowledge hub in the regional, national and international context.

Vision: To become a recognized family business knowledge hub in the regional, national and international context.

Mission: To foster sustainable support to family firms by creating value for business families and regional communities through conducting research and developing teaching activities which may strive to connect past, present and future family generations in order to achieve their individual, family, business and community objectives.

Objectives: Create groundbreaking knowledge of family businesses which will be useful for promoting sustainable firms and cohesive and happy families for the regional well-being and competitiveness.