Leadership
01Management
Executive Director
Mrs. Sonika Khanna holds an English Honours degree and spent more than 30 years in the metal scrap trade, the first woman to enter that industry in the UAE. In 2014 she founded Shining Star International School to make a difference and build a community of learners, and she leads its growth.
Local Sponsor
A graduate in Finance and Economics with a Master's in Economics and Public Administration, he is a former Chairman of the UAE Red Crescent Authority and a member of the Board of Governors of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
02Senior leadership
Principal · M.Sc., B.Ed.
Mrs. Abhilasha Singh
Sim Ajay
Vice Principal
B.A., B.Ed.; Master's in Educational Leadership in progress
Malarvizhi
Assistant Principal and Head of Phase 1
Shane Joseph Alliew
Head of Secondary
Shabna Shameel
Head of Upper Primary
Sandhya Prateesh
Head of Lower Primary
Aby Daniel
Head of Inclusion
Anurag Phathak
Academic Coordinator, Data Analyst and PLD Leader
Noyal Jacob
Admin Manager
03Heads of department
Deepika Pathak
Head of English
Twenty years of teaching, ten of them at SSIS; Teachers' Excellence Award 2024 (Indian Association Ajman).
Maya Anilkumar
Head of Mathematics
M.Sc., B.Ed.; seventeen years teaching in the UAE.
Nishad Babu
Head of Islamic Studies
Connects Islamic values and scholarship with students' everyday lives.
04The staff
Source: CBSE Mandatory Public Disclosure, May 2026.
