The Cabinet of the United Arab Emirates, or Council of Ministers ( ar, مجلس الوزراء), is the chief executive body of the

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia ( The Middle East). It is located at t ...

(UAE) federal government. The Cabinet consists of federal government ministers, and is led by the

Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates The Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates is the head of government of the Federal government of the United Arab Emirates. While not required by the UAE constitution, the practice is that the ruler of Dubai serve as the prime minister and ...

. 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 Ruler of Dubai is the position of the hereditary monarch and head of government of the Emirate of Dubai, one of the six ruling families of the UAE. The Ruler is also considered the head of the House of Maktoum, the royal family of Dubai. ...

. The Cabinet reports to the President of the United Arab Emirates and the

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History

The first cabinet was formed following the union of UAE as a federation in 1971. The last reshuffle was on 20 October 2017 which was the first reshuffle since 2013. The heads of four ministries were changed in the reshuffle: Ministry of Public Works, Ministry of Energy and two state ministries. Abdul Rahman bin Mohammed Al Owais, acting health minister and minister of culture, youth and community development, became health minister in the same reshuffle. Hamdan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, public works minister, was appointed minister of higher education and scientific research. He replaced

Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan ( ar, نهيان بن مبارك آل نهيان; born 1951) heads the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Social Development. Biography He is the son of Mubarak bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, grand ...

, who was appointed minister of culture, youth and community development.

Jurisdiction

The Cabinet runs and represents the federal government of the United Arab Emirate and jurisdiction varies among the

Emirates of the United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates consists of seven emirates ( ar, إمارات '; singular: '), which were historically known as the Trucial States The Trucial States ( '), also known as the Trucial Coast ( '), the Trucial Sheikhdoms ( '), Trucia ...

, with some emirates such as the Government of Dubai retaining broad jurisdiction over legislative, judicial and security affairs. 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.

History

Jurisdiction

Members of the Cabinet

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