Sheikha Dr. Najla Ali Al Mualla is the Director of the Central Laboratories Department at Sharjah Municipality, where she has led the development of laboratories and maintained international accreditation from the UK Accreditation Service (UKAS) for over 25 years, introducing the latest technologies, digital transformation, and artificial intelligence in food, environmental, construction materials, and veterinary testing, making Sharjah’s laboratories among the most prominent regionally and internationally.