Cabinet of the United Arab Emirates

Cabinet of United Arab Emirates
مجلس الوزراء
Formation	9 December 1971; (52 years ago)
Headquarters	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Prime Minister	Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Membership	1 prime minister; 5 deputy prime ministers; 29 general ministers; A general secretariat composed of a varying number of employees;
Main organ	Federal government of the United Arab Emirates
Website	uaecabinet.ae

The Cabinet of the United Arab Emirates, or Council of Ministers (Arabic: مجلس الوزراء), is the chief executive body of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) federal government. The cabinet consists of federal government ministers, and is led by the prime minister of the United Arab Emirates. Although not stated in the Constitution of the United Arab Emirates, the position of prime minister is nominally held by the ruler of Dubai. The cabinet reports to the president of the United Arab Emirates and the Federal Supreme Council.^[1]

History

The first cabinet was formed following the union of UAE as a federation on 9 December 1971.^[2]^[3]

The last reshuffle was on 6 January 2024.^[4]

Jurisdiction

The cabinet runs and represents the federal government of the United Arab Emirates and jurisdiction varies among the emirates of the United Arab Emirates, with some emirates such as the government of Dubai retaining broad jurisdiction over legislative, judicial and security affairs.^[5] The main jurisdiction of the cabinet lies with standardising laws and coordination between the various emirates, in addition to exclusive jurisdiction over defence and foreign affairs, among others.^[1]

Members of the Cabinet

Office	Incumbent	Website
Vice President Prime Minister	Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum	pm.gov.ae mod.gov.ae
Vice President Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Presidential Court	Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan	diwan.gov.ae
Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Interior	Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan	moi.gov.ae
Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Finance	Maktoum bin Mohammed Al Maktoum	mof.gov.ae
Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Defence	Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum	mod.gov.ae
Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Foreign Affairs	Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan	mofa.gov.ae
Minister of Health and Prevention Minister of Federal National Council Affairs	Abdul Rahman Al Oweis	moh.gov.ae mfnca.gov.ae
Minister of Economy	Abdulla Al Marri	moec.gov.ae
Minister of Justice	Abdullah Al Nuaimi	moj.gov.ae
Minister of Energy and Infrastructure	Suhail Al Mazroui	moei.gov.ae
Minister of Education	Ahmad Al Falasi^[6]	moe.gov.ae
Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence	Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan	tolerance.gov.ae
Minister of Culture and Youth	Salem bin Khalid Al Qassimi	mcy.gov.ae
Minister of Climate Change and Environment	Amna Al Dahak Al Shamsi	moccae.gov.ae
Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology	Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber	moiat.gov.ae
Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation	Abdulrahman Al Awar	mohre.gov.ae
Minister of Community Development	Shamma Al Mazrui	mocd.gov.ae
Minister of Federal Supreme Council Affairs	Abdullah Al Ketbi	uaecabinet.ae
Minister of Cabinet Affairs	Mohammed Al Gergawi	uaecabinet.ae
Minister of State for International Cooperation	Reem Bint Ibrahim Al Hashimy	mofa.gov.ae
Minister of State for Defence Affairs	Mohammed Fadel Al Mazrouei	mod.gov.ae
Minister of State for Government Development and the Future	Ohoud Al Roumi	moca.gov.ae
Minister of State for Public Education and Advanced Technology	Sarah bint Yousif Al Amiri	moiat.gov.ae moe.gov.ae
Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications	Omar Bin Sultan Al Olama	ai.gov.ae
Minister of State for Foreign Trade	Thani Ahmed Al Zeyoudi	moec.gov.ae
Minister of State for Early Education	Sara Musallam	moe.gov.ae
Minister of State for Financial Affairs	Mohamed Hadi Al Hussaini	mof.gov.ae
Minister of State for Youth Affairs	Sultan Al Neyadi
Minister of State	Noura Al Kaabi
Minister of State	Ahmed Al Sayegh
Minister of State	Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan
Minister of State	Hamad Al Shamsi
Minister of State	Khalifa Al Marar
Minister of State	Maryam Al Hammadi
Minister of State	Jaber Al Suwaidi

References

^ ^a ^b "Cabinet Mandate". uaecabinet.ae. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
^ "President okays new cabinet". Khaleej Times. Abu Dhabi. 10 February 2006. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
^ "Chronology November 16, 1971-February 15, 1972". The Middle East Journal. 26 (2): 175. Spring 1972. JSTOR 4324910.
^ National, The (6 January 2024). "Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi appointed to UAE Cabinet in reshuffle". The National. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
^ Foley, Sean (1999). "THE UAE: POLITICAL ISSUES AND SECURITY DILEMMAS". Middle East Review of International Affairs. S2CID 55869225.
^ "The UAE Cabinet – The Official Portal of the UAE Government". u.ae. Retrieved 2 August 2022.