Supreme Council may refer to:

Culture

* Supreme Council of Antiquities, part of the Egyptian Ministry of Culture * Supreme Council of Ethnic Hellenes, a non-profit organisation in Greece established in 1997

Freemasonry

* Supreme Council, Scottish Rite (Southern Jurisdiction, USA) * Supreme Council, Scottish Rite, Northern Jurisdiction, USA

Religion

* Islamic Supreme Council of America, a Muslim religious organization in the United States *

Supreme Islamic Shia Council Supreme Islamic Shia Council (abbreviated as SISC), ( ar, المجلس الإسلامي الشيعي الأعلى pronounced as Al Majles al Islaami al Shi'i al A'la) is the supreme body of the Shias of Lebanon and an official entity meant to give t ...

, Lebanese Shia high authority in Lebanon *

Supreme Muslim Council The Supreme Muslim Council (SMC; ar, المجلس الإسلامي الاعلى) was the highest body in charge of Muslim community affairs in Mandatory Palestine under British control. It was established to create an advisory body composed of ...

, the highest body in charge of Muslim community affairs in Palestine under British control *

Sangha Supreme Council The Sangha Supreme Council of Thailand ( th, มหาเถรสมาคม; pi, Mahāthera Samāgama; abbreviated SSC) is the governing body of the Buddhist order (Sangha) of Thailand, and is the ultimate authority for all ecclesiastical mat ...

, the governing body of the Buddhist order of Thailand

Military

* Supreme Defence Council (Bahrain), Bahrain's highest defense authority * Supreme War Council, a central command created by British Prime Minister David Lloyd George to coordinate Allied military strategy during World War I * Supreme War Council (Japan), a council that was established during the development of representative government in Meiji period Japan

Politics and government

Belarus

Supreme Council of Belarus The Supreme Council of the Republic of Belarus, sometimes translated as Supreme Soviet of the Republic of Belarus ( be, Вярхоўны Савет Рэспублікі Беларусь), was the unicameral legislature of Belarus between 1991 an ...

, the first National Parliament of Belarus in the post-Soviet era

Georgia

Supreme Council of the Republic of Georgia The Supreme Council of the Republic of Georgia ( ka, საქართველოს რესპუბლიკის უზენაესი საბჭო, ''sakartvelos respublikis uzenaesi sabcho'') was the highest unicameral legislative bo ...

, the first National Parliament of the Republic of Georgia in the post-Soviet era *

Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara The Supreme Council of Autonomous Republic of Ajara is the supreme representative body of the Autonomous Republic of Ajara. The Supreme Council consists of members residing on the territory of the Autonomous Republic and is elected for four-year te ...

, a local parliament in Adjara, Georgia

Iraq

Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq The Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI or SIIC; ar, المجلس الأعلى الإسلامي العراقي ''Al-Majlis Al-A'ala Al-Islami Al-'Iraqi''; previously the party was known as the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq ...

, an Iraqi political party

Lebanon

* Supreme Council (Lebanon), a judicial body for trying certain impeachment cases

Kazakhstan

Supreme Council of Kazakhstan The Supreme Council of Kazakhstan (), was a unicameral legislative branch in Kazakhstan that existed from 1993 to 1995. The Supreme Council succeeded the Supreme Soviet of the Kazakh SSR after the new Constitution of Kazakhstan was adopted on 28 ...

, the first National Parliament of Kazakhstan in the post-Soviet era

Kyrgyzstan

* Supreme Council (Kyrgyzstan), the parliament of Kyrgyzstan

Latvia

* Supreme Council of Latvia, the first National Parliament of Latvia in the post-Soviet era

Lithuania

* Supreme Council of Lithuania, the first National Parliament of Lithuania in the post-Soviet era

Moldova

* Supreme Council (Transnistria), the parliament of Transnistria

Poland

* Supreme National Council, the central civil government of Poland loyal to the Kościuszko Insurrection, created 1794

Romania

* Supreme Council of National Defence (Romania), the autonomous administrative authority in Romania

Siam

* Supreme Council of State of Siam (now defunct), a body of advisors to King Prajadhipok of Siam from 1925 to 1932

Russia and the Soviet Union

Supreme Privy Council The Supreme Privy Council (russian: Верховный тайный совет) of Imperial Russia, founded on 19 February 1726 and operative until 1730, originated as a body of advisors to Empress Catherine I. History Originally, the council com ...

, a body of advisors to Catherine I * Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union, the national legislature of the former Soviet Union *

Supreme Soviet of Russia The Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR (russian: Верховный Совет РСФСР, ''Verkhovny Sovet RSFSR''), later Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation (russian: Верховный Совет Российской Федерации, ...

, former national legislature of Russia (1938–1993)

South Korea

* Supreme Council for National Reconstruction, a military junta 1961–1963

Ukraine and Crimea

Verkhovna Rada The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ( uk, Верхо́вна Ра́да Украї́ни, translit=, Verkhovna Rada Ukrainy, translation=Supreme Council of Ukraine, Ukrainian abbreviation ''ВРУ''), often simply Verkhovna Rada or just Rada, is the ...

, Supreme Council of Ukraine, the parliament of Ukraine *

Verkhovna Rada of Crimea Verkhovna Rada of Crimea or the Supreme Council of Crimea, officially the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea ( uk, Верховна Рада Автономної Республіки Крим, Verkhovna Rada Avtonomnoï Respubl ...

, Supreme Council of Crimea, the parliament of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine *

Ukrainian Supreme Liberation Council Ukrainian Supreme Liberation Council (''UHVR'') was an umbrella organization that combined various Ukrainian nationalists and anti-Soviet partisans until the early 1950s. The council was formed in July 1944. ''UHVR'' united Organization of Ukrain ...

, a Ukrainian political organisation formed in July 1944 *

Supreme Ruthenian Council Supreme Ruthenian Council ( uk, Головна Руська Рада, Holovna Ruska Rada) was the first legal Ruthenian political organization that existed from May 1848 to June 1851. It was founded on 2 May 1848 in Lemberg (today Lviv), Austri ...

United States

Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania The Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania was the collective directorial executive branch of the Pennsylvanian state government between 1777 and 1790. It was headed by a president and a vice president (analogous to a gov ...

, a council of the Pennsylvania State government prior to the adoption of the 1790 constitution

United Arab Emirates

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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 ...

Uzbekistan

* Supreme Council of Uzbekistan, the first National Parliament of Uzbekistan in the post-Soviet era

Yemen

Supreme Political Council The Supreme Political Council (SPC; ar, المجلس السياسي الأعلى ''al-Majlis as-Siyāsiyy al-ʾAʿlā'') is a largely unrecognised executive body formed by the Houthi movement and the General People's Congress (GPC) to rule Y ...

, an executive body formed by Houthi Ansarullah and the General People's Congress to rule Yemen

Other uses

* Supreme Council for Women, Bahrain's advisory body to the government on women's issues * Supreme Council of ICT of Iran, the main council in Iran for ICT affairs * Supreme National Security Council, the National Security Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran *

Supreme Economic Council The Supreme Economic Council was established at the Paris Peace Conference in February 1919 to advise the conference on economic measures to be taken pending the negotiation of peace. Specialized commissions were appointed to study particular probl ...

, established at the Paris Peace Conference in February 1919 *

Supreme Petroleum Council The Supreme Petroleum Council ( ar, المجلس الأعلى للبترول) is the highest governing body of oil, gas and similar industry-related activities in Abu Dhabi. The Council was formed in 1988. The Council is tasked with supervising al ...