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  2. Federal government of the United Arab Emirates - Wikipedia

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    The UAE federal government was formed on 2 December 1971, when the rulers of five emirates, formerly part of the Trucial States established the United Arab Emirates.The Constitution established the federal government and outlined its mandates and jurisdictions in Article 120 and Article 121.

  3. Politics of the United Arab Emirates - Wikipedia

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    The Cabinet of United Arab Emirates (also called the Council of Ministers, Arabic: مجلس الوزراء) is a collegial body presided over by the prime minister. It consists of 22 members and is also headed by a prime minister (chosen by the president with consultation). The federal cabinet is the executive authority for the federation.

  4. Cabinet of the United Arab Emirates - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. United Arab Emirates - Wikipedia

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    According to the V-Dem Democracy indices United Arab Emirates is 2023 the third least electoral democratic country in the Middle East. Government. The United Arab Emirates is a federal constitutional monarchy made up from a federation of seven hereditary tribal monarchy-styled political units called Sheikhdoms.

  6. Federal Supreme Council - Wikipedia

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    The Federal Supreme Council ( Arabic: المجلس الأعلى للاتحاد, lit. 'Supreme Council of the Union'), also known as the Supreme Council of Rulers, [1] is the highest constitutional authority in the United Arab Emirates, being the highest legislative and executive body. [2] It replaced the earlier Trucial States Council upon the ...

  7. President of the United Arab Emirates - Wikipedia

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    Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan was widely credited with unifying the seven emirates into one federal state. He was the UAE's first president from the formation of the UAE until his death on 2 November 2004. He was succeeded by his son, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed, who died in office on 13 May 2022. [4]

  8. Federal National Council - Wikipedia

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    The Federal National Council ( FNC) ( Arabic: المجلس الوطني الإتحادي, al-Majlis al-Watani al-Ittihadi) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is an advisory quasi-parliamentary body in the UAE. [1] [2] [3] The FNC consists of 40 members. Twenty of the members are indirectly elected by the hand-picked 33% of Emirati citizens who ...

  9. Human rights in the United Arab Emirates - Wikipedia

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    e. Human Rights in the UAE are substantially restricted. The UAE does not have democratically elected institutions and citizens don't have the right to change their government or form political parties. Activists and academics who criticize the government are detained and imprisoned, and their families are often harassed by the state security ...