UNION OF UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

STEPS TOWARDS UNION

THE DECLARATION OF THE FORMATION OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES ON THE 2nd OF DECEMBER 1971, WAS A GREAT EVENT IN THE HISTORY OF THE AREA, BECAUSE IT MEANT UNITY AND STRENGTH FOR THE ARAB NATION.

IN FEBRUARY 1968, THE RULERS OF ABU DHABI AND DUBAI HELD A MEETION TO DISCUSS UNITY BETWEEN THEIR TWO EMIRATES. THE MEETING WAS FOLLOWED BY A CALL TO THE RULERS OF THE OTHER EMIRATES IN THE GULF TO MEET TOGETHER AND DISCUSS THE ISSUE OF UNITY.

THE RULER OF SEVEN EMIRATES CALL THE QATAR AND BAHRAIN RULERS TO JOINED THEM.

ON THE 2nd DECEMBER 1971 THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES WAS ANNOUNCED AND ITS TEMPORARY CONSTITUTION ORGANIZE THE STATE, IT AUTHORITIES AND ITS TYPE OF RULE. AND HIS HIGHNESS SHEIKH ZAYED BIN SULTAN AL NAHYAN WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE COUNTRY, AND HIS HIGHNESS SHEIKH RASHID BIN SAEED AL- MAKTOUM WAS ELECTED VICE PRESIDENT.

THE CONSTITUTION OF UAE WAS ANNOUNCED ON 2 DECEMBER, 1971 THE DAY THE UNION WAS SET UP AND IT INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING THINGS.:

1. ISLAM IS THE OFFICIAL RELIGION OF THE STATE.

2. ARABIC IS THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF THE STATE.

3. IT GUARANTEES THE FREEDOM AND EQUALITY OF ALL UAE NATIONALS.

THE SYSTEM OF RULE IN THE U.A.E

IT IS CLEARLY STATED IN THE CONSTITUTION THAT AUTHORITY IS LAID IN THE HANDS OF THE FOLLOWING:

1. THE UNION SUPREME COUNCIL.
2. THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNION AND THE VICE-PRESIDENT.
3. THE UNION CABINET.
4. THE UNION NATIONAL COUNCIL
5. THE UNION JURISDICTION.

THE UNION SUPREME COUNCIL

THERE ARE TWO FUNCTION OF UNION SUPREME COUNCIL

A. STATING THE GENERAL POLICY OF THE STATE.
B. APPROVING THE UNION LAW AND THE ANNUAL PUBLIC BUDGET.

THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT

THE UNION SUPREME COUNCIL ELECT THE PRESIDENT AND THE VICE PRESIDENT. ON 2nd DECEMBER 1971, HIS HIGHNESS SHEIKH ZAYED BIN SULTAN AL NAHYAN WAS ELECTED AS A PRESIDEN OF UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.

IN 1990, HIS HIGHNESS SHEIKH MAKTOUM BIN RASHID AL MAKTOUM WAS ELECTED AS A VICE- PRESIDENT AND PRIME MINISTER OF THE STATE AFTER THE DEATH OF HIS LATE FATHER HIS HIGHNESS SHEIKH RASHID BIN SAEED AL MAKTOUM.

IN 2004, HIS HIGHNESS SHEIK KHALICA BIN ZAYED AL NAHAYAN WAS ELECTED AS THE SECOND PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.

THE UNION CABINET

THE CABINET CONSISTS OF THE PRIME MINISTER, THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND A NUMBER OF MINISTERS. THE FIRST UNION CABINET CONSISTED OF 12 MINISTERS. NOW IT CONSISTS OF 22 MINISTERS.

THE UNION NATIONAL COUNCIL

THIS COUNCIL CONSISTS OF 40 MEMBERS OF UAE CITIZEN. THE UNION NATIONAL COUNCIL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DISCUSSION THE PUBLIC BUDGET AND THE LAWS REFERRED TO BY THE CABINET.

THE UNION JURISDICTIONS.

THE CONSTITUTION CONSIST OF NUMBER OF COURTS.

1. THE UNION SUPREME COURT
2. THE UNION ELEMENTARY COURTS.