The Awqaf Department of Sharjah was established by Emiri Decree No. (2) of 1996 issued by His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah. The Department was entrusted with a number of tasks, Investment, development, development and disbursement within the limits of the conditions that stand in line with the legitimate objectives of the Waqf, the development of the society culturally, culturally and socially, and relieve the burden of those in need.
The Department of Awqaf in Sharjah in its early administration attached to the Department of Islamic Affairs and Endowments in Sharjah, but the continuous development in the UAE community of changes and developments in the pattern of public life and the steady increase in the responsibilities entrusted to the Waqf management as a response to the social needs created by the new reality led to the expansion In the tasks and terms of reference of the administration, stressed the need for an independent body to take care of the endowments, where the Department of Awqaf in Sharjah in its journey independently financially and administratively and continued to achieve its strategic objectives since its inception to the Waqf Present.
