Founded in the year 1927, Sharjah Municipality is one of the oldest municipalities in the UAE and the Arab Gulf region.

Its modern system is initiated when in the year 1971 a decree was issued defining its domain of activities to embrace the supervision of all public utilities and the rendering of various services.

The decree gave the Municipality a strong start to work towards a civilized and economically and socially well-developed emirate. However, in this short expose the role of the Municipality cannot be detailed.

The Municipality is a civil governing institute that manages all services and utilities offered to the modern civil society.

Times are changing fast at Sharjah International Airport and we are constantly updating facilities and equipment to keep pace with the dynamic growth and market demand that we have experienced at this airport.

Sharjah Library lies in Muailiah area close to university city in Sharjah city with an area of 20,000 square meters and can accommodate 549 people at a time. Its a public library which opens its doors to all members of society from Saturday to Thursday from 8.00 A.M. to 8.00 P.M. continuously except Fridays and other official holidays. No conditions for entering and make use of library resources.

The Sharjah library contains more than 3,00,000 volums with future accommodation of one million volumes and other future development plan.

The library offers photocopying facility for the valuable reader. Library merely charges 25 fills / copy per (Black & White) and 50 fills/copy per colored copy.

Sharjah Customs plays a vital role in contributing to the national economy by virtue of revenue collected in the form of import & other taxes and duties. It plays a leading role in supervising and controlling in the movement of goods in and out of the country via obviating smuggling and contrabands which is determined with Emirate's well being.

Sharjah Customs has regularly improved its performance in recent years and its activities, due to the plans and programs introduced by the Department of Seaports and Customs. These innovations and programs have combined to create a new environment that participated in providing an improved level of service to importers, exporters and the commercial community as a whole.

SAIF-Zone is the symbol of efficient operations- the better alternative for business ventures in the UAE and beyond. Easily accessible to seaports on the Indian Ocean (Port Khor Fakkan) and the Arabian Gulf (Port Khalid), SAIF-Zone is built adjacent to the Sharjah International Airport. With features as unique as these, it is little wonder that SAIF-Zone has registered phenomenal growth since its inception in 1995. With over 2496 companies operating out of it.