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The
Council of Ministers
The Council of Ministers or
Cabinet, described in the Constitution as ‘the executive
authority for the Federation, includes the usual complement
of ministerial portfolios and is headed by a Prime Minister
chosen by the President in consultation with his colleagues
on the Supreme Council. The Prime Minister, currently the
Vice - President, although this has not always been the
case, then selects the ministers who may be drawn from any
of the Federation’s component emirates although,
naturally, the more populous emirates have generally
provided more members of each Cabinet.
The current 21-member
Cabinet, comprising 17 ministers and four ministers of
state, was appointed on 25 March 1997 under the terms of
Decree No. 67 of 1997 and according to the proposal of
Vice-President HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who
was requested by the President to form a new government.
Members
of the Cabinet
Prime Minister: Vice-President HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Deputy Prime Minister: Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Minister of Finance and Industry:
Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Minister of State for Financial and Industrial Affairs:
Dr Mohammed Khalfan bin Kharbash.
Minister of Defence:
Gen. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs:
Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Minister of Information and Culture: Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Minister of Planning: Sheikh Humaid bin Ahmed Al Mu'alla
Minister of Higher Education and
Scientific Research: Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan
Minister of Economy and Commerce:
Sheikh Fahim bin Sultan Al Qasimi
Minister of State for Supreme Council Affairs:
Sheikh Majed bin Saeed Al Nuaimi
Minister of Foreign Affairs:
Rashid Abdullah Al Nuaimi
Minister of Interior:
Lt Gen. Dr Mohammed Saeed Al Badi
Minister of Health: Hamad Abdul Rahman Al Madfa
Minister of Electricity and Water: Humaid bin Nasir Al Owais
Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs:
Saeed Khalfan Al Ghaith
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries:
Saeed Mohammed Al Ragabani
Minister of Communications:
Ahmed Humaid Al Tayer
Minister of Public Works and Housing:
Rakad bin Salem Al Rakad
Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources:
Obeid bin Saif Al Nassiri
Minister of Education and Youth:
Dr Abdul Aziz Al Sharhan
Minister of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Awqaf:
Mohammed Nukhaira Al Dhahiri
Minister of Labour and Social Affairs:
Mattar Humaid Al Tayer
The Director General of the
President’s Office,
Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, also has ministerial
status.
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