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Illustration 1: President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan is pictured above. chairman and a vice chairman the country laws, each emirate who both serve five years. has its own laws and local governments, like the United The UAEs constitution States of America has. was established when it achieved its independence from the United Kingdom on December 2, 1971. The constitution was made permanent in 1996. Their government is referred to as a federal presidential elective monarchy. Among the already monarchs who each rule an emirate there is a president elected. The Supreme Council meets at five-year intervals to reaffirm the existing President or elect a new one Like each state has its own personal laws along with The UAE also has the Federal National Council. The FNC is federal authority over the United emirates. They represent the general emirate population. The Federal National Council consists of forty members. Twenty are elected by citizens of the UAE, the other twenty are elected by electoral college and by the rulers of the emirates. Abu Dhabi houses the FNC assembly hall.

The UAEs government is a constitution Federation, which consists of seven emirates(An emirate is a political territory that is ruled by a dynastic Muslim monarch styled emir. It also means principality.) The seven emirates are; Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah Ajman, Umm alQaiwain, Ras alKhaimah, and Fujairah.

The UAE consists of a union between the seven emirates. Each emirate has its own ruler. Powers are separated by the constitution of the United Arab Emirates into executive, legislative, and judicial branches. Both legislative and executive powers are split into federal and emirate jurisdictions. The seven rulers(one from each emirate) make up the federal supreme council. The council also has a

Supreme Council Members:

H.H. President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler of Abu Dhabi H.H. Vice President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai H.H. Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Ruler of Sharjah H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Ruler of Ras al-Khaimah H.H. Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Ruler of Fujairah H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Continued on A2

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Mualla, Ruler of Umm al-Qaiwain H.H. Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Ruler of Ajman Crown Princes H.H. General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai H.H. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, Chairman of the Sharjah Executive Council H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Crown Prince of Ras al Khaimah H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah H.H. Sheikh Rashid bin Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla, Crown Prince of Umm al-Qaiwain H.H. Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of Ajman Deputy Rulers H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Minister of Finance and Industry H.H. Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah Illustration 2: UAE Supreme Council Meeting

Members of the Cabinet Prime Minister and Minister of Defence: Vice President H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior: H.H. Lt Gen. Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs : H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan Minister of Finance: H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chairman of the National Media Council: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development: Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak H.H. Sheikh Abdulla bin Salem bin Sultan Al Al Nahyan Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah Minister of Higher Education and Scientific H.H. Sheikh Hamad bin Saif Al Sharqi, Deputy Research: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mubarak Al Ruler of Fujairah H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Rashid Al Mu'alla, Deputy Nahyan Minister of Development and International Ruler of Umm al-Qaiwain Cooperation: Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid Al H.H. Sheikh Nasser bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Deputy Qasimi Continued on A3 Ruler of Ajman

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Minister of Cabinet Affairs: Mohammad Abdullah Al Gargawi Minister of Economy: Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri Minister of Social Affairs: Maryam Al Roumi Minister of Education: Humaid Mohammed Obaid Al Qutami Minister of Health: Abdul Rahman bin Mohammad Al Owais Minister of Labour: Saqr Ghobash Saeed Ghobash Minister of Energy: Suhail bin Mohamed Faraj Fares Al Mazrouei Minister of Justice: Dr Hadef bin Juaan Al Dhaheri Minister of Environment and Water: Dr Rashid Ahmed bin Fahad Minister of Public Works: Abdullah bin Mohamed Belhaif Al Nuaimi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Minister of State for FNC Affairs: Dr Mohammed Anwar Gargash Minister of State for Financial Affairs: Obaid Humaid Al Tayer Minister of State: Dr Maitha Salem Al Shamsi Minister of State: Reem Ibrahim Al Hashimi Minister of State: Dr Sultan bin Ahmed Sultan Al Jaber Minister of State: Abdullah bin Mohammed Ghobash Secretary General of the Federal Supreme Council: Hamad Abdul Rahman Al Medfa