In 2000, Al Qubaisi earned her Ph.D. in architectural engineering from the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom and holds the world's only doctoral degree on the conservation of the UAE's architectural heritage.[3][4] She became an assistant professor of architectureatUAE University in 2000 which she held until 2006. As an architect, she has worked with UNESCO to document and preserve more than 350 historical sites in the UAE including Al Jahili and Al Hosn Forts.[5]
In 2001, she was appointed president of the cultural heritage unit of Al Ain's Tourism and Economic Development Authority. She served as president until 2003.
In 2007, she was elected to be a member of FNC for Abu Dhabi, making her the first woman elected.[3] She headed the Education, Youth, Media and Culture Committee and was a member of the Health, Labour and Social Affairs Committee.
In 2011, Al Qubaisi was chosen as first deputy speaker of the FNC and became the first woman to chair a council session in 2013.[6][7] In 2014, she was appointed as chairwomen of the Abu Dhabi Education Council.[8]
On 18 November 2015, Al Qubaisi was appointed president of the FNC,[9] making her the region's first female leader of a national assembly.[3]
