“His Highness Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Visits Abu Dhabi International Book Fair 2022”

His Highness Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Executive Council of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, visited the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair in its 32nd edition, which will continue at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center until May 28, and is organized by the Abu Dhabi Center for the Arabic Language, affiliated to Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi.

In this year’s edition, the exhibition attracts a group of leading writers, thinkers and publishers from around the world, to enrich the cultural landscape and literary heritage of the Middle East, and to enhance cooperation opportunities and strengthen communication bridges between Arab and international publishing houses.

During his tour of the exhibition, His Highness inspected a number of pavilions and local, Arab and international publishing houses participating in the exhibition. His Highness also met a number of publishers who contribute to promoting the spread of the Arabic language around the world through many cultural initiatives.

During this visit, His Highness was accompanied by Dr. Ahmed Mubarak Al Mazrouei, Head of the Abu Dhabi Executive Office, Mohammed Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, Saif Saeed Ghobash, Secretary General of the Executive Council of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, Saud Abdulaziz Al Hosani, Undersecretary of the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, and Dr. Ali Bin Tamim, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Center for the Arabic Language, and Saeed Hamdan Al Tunaiji, Executive Director of the Abu Dhabi Center for the Arabic Language.

The exhibition, which lasts for seven days, receives its visitors in six different cultural sites, which include, in addition to ADNEC, the Cultural Foundation – Abu Dhabi, Manarat Al Saadiyat, Sorbonne University, New York University Abu Dhabi, and the “Logos Hope” ship, the largest floating book fair in the world, which It is currently moored at Zayed Port in conjunction with the exhibition activities.

In its edition this year, the exhibition celebrates the concept of sustainability as a pivotal idea, in line with the UAE’s declaration of 2023 as the year of sustainability. It witnesses various initiatives, events and seminars aimed at highlighting international best practices to support sustainability trends in the field of publishing. This session is the largest in the history of the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, in terms of the space it occupies. The current session also witnesses the participation of the largest number of exhibitors and publishers, whose total number exceeds 1,300 exhibitors from more than 85 countries.

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Exhibitors from more than 85 countries.