HE Dr Ali bin Tamim holds the position of Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre. In parallel to his current role, he serves as Secretary-General of the Sheikh Zayed Book Award, and Editor-in-Chief of Al-Markaz: Majallat al-Dirāsāt al-ʿArabiyya (The Centre: Journal of Arabic Studies), the first peer-reviewed journal that is completely published in Arabic by Brill publishing house.

Prior to his current role, HE bin Tamim held various positions related to the cultural and heritage sectors in the UAE. He served as Chairperson of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Centre, Member of the Jury for the "Prince of Poets" television programme, and jury member in several prominent cultural awards in the UAE, most notably the Dubai Culture Award and the Khalifa Award for Education.

HE bin Tamim also managed the Kalima Project for Translation, he was the General Manager of Abu Dhabi Media Company from 2016 to 2019, as well as Chairman of the Executive Committee and Member of the Board of Directors of the National Library and Archives from 2015 to 2018.

Dr Ali bin Tamim received his Doctorate Degree in Literary Critique from Yarmouk University in Jordan in 2005, as well as a Master’s Degree in Arabic Language and Literature from the University of Jordan in 2001. HE contributed to a range of media and cultural initiatives in the United Arab Emirates.

Hanada Taha holds a chair in the Arabic Language at Zayed University. She was previously the dean of the Bahrain Teachers College at the University of Bahrain, as well as a professor of Arabic and director of Arabic language programmes at San Diego State University in California.

Taha was a consultant for many Arab and international institutions, including the World Bank and the USAID. She designed the first integrated reading classification system for children's literature. She also developed an Arabic language curriculum fit for both Arabic speakers and non-Arabic speakers in cooperation with the global company Pearson. She is a member of the board of trustees of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Award for the Arabic Language, the Academic Committee of The Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre and the Arabic Language Advisory Council in the United Arab Emirates.

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