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Constitution of the United Arab Emirates 1971, as amended to 2009
Head of State
- EnglishThe federal authorities consist of the following:
1. The Federal Supreme Council.
2. The UAE President and Vice President.
… (Art. 45) - Arabicتتكون السلطات الاتحادية من:
1. المجلس الأعلى للاتحاد.
2. رئيس الاتحاد ونائبه.
… (المادّة 45)
Head of State
- EnglishThe Federal Supreme Council is the highest authority in the UAE. The Federal Supreme Council consists of the Rulers of all the member Emirates of the UAE; … (Art. 46)
- Arabicالمجلس الأعلى للاتحاد هو السلطة العليا فيه ويشكل من حكام جميع الامارات المكونة للاتحاد. ... (المادّة 46)
Head of State
- EnglishThe Federal Supreme Council elects from among its members a President and a Vice President. … (Art. 51)
- Arabicﻳﻨﺘﺨﺐ اﻟﻤﺠﻠﺲ اﻷﻋﻠﻰ ﻟﻼﺗﺤﺎﺩ، ﻣﻦ ﺑﻴﻦ اﻋﻀﺎ ﺋﻪ، رﺋﻴﺴﺎ ﻟﻼﺗﺤﺎﺩ وﻧﺎﺋﺒﺎ ﻟﺮﺋﻴﺲ اﻻﺗﺤ ﺎﺩ. ... (المادّة 51)
Vice-President
- EnglishThe federal authorities consist of the following:
1. The Federal Supreme Council.
2. The UAE President and Vice President.
… (Art. 45) - Arabicتتكون السلطات الاتحادية من:
1. المجلس الأعلى للاتحاد.
2. رئيس الاتحاد ونائبه.
… (المادّة 45)
Vice-President
- EnglishThe Federal Supreme Council elects from among its members a President and a Vice President. The Vice President exercises all the powers of the President in the event of the President’s absence for any reason. (Art. 51)
- Arabicينتخب المجلس الأعلى للاتحاد ، من بين اعضائه ، رئيسا للاتحاد ونائبا لرئيس الاتحاد ويمارس نائب رئيس الاتحاد جميع اختصاصات الرئيس عند غيابه لأي سبب من الأسباب. (المادّة 51)
Government
- EnglishThe federal authorities consist of the following:
…
3. The Federal Council of Ministers.
… (Art. 45) - Arabicتتكون السلطات الاتحادية من :
...
3. مجلس وزراء الاتحاد .
… (المادّة 45)
Government
- EnglishThe Federal Supreme Council has the following powers:
…
5. Upon a proposal by the President of the UAE, approve the appointment of the Prime Minister of the UAE, accept his resignation, and remove him from office.
… (Art. 47) - Arabicﻳﺘﻮﻟﻰ اﻟﻤﺠﻠﺲ اﻷﻋﻠﻰ ﻟﻼﺗﺤﺎﺩ اﻷﻣﻮﺭ اﻟﺘﺎﻟﻴﺔ :
...
5. اﻟﻤﻮ اﻓﻘﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺗﻌﻴﻴﻦ رﺋﻴﺲ ﻣﺠﻠﺲ وزرﺍﺀ اﻻﺗﺤﺎﺩ وﻗﺒﻮﻝ اﺳﺘﻘﺎﻟﺘﻪ واﻋﻔﺎﺋﻪ ﻣﻦ ﻣﻨﺼﺒﻪ، ﺑﻨﺎﺀ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻗﺘﺮ اﺡ رﺋﻴﺲ اﻻﺗﺤﺎﺩ.
... (المادّة 47)
Government
- EnglishThe Federal Council of Ministers consists of the Prime Minister, his deputies and a number of ministers. (Art. 55)
- Arabicيتكون مجلس الوزراء الاتحادي من رئيس مجلس الوزراء ونوابه وعدد من الوزراء. (المادّة 55)
Government
- EnglishFor a person to be a minister that person must be a citizen of the UAE known for his competence and experience. (Art. 56)
- Arabicﻳﻜﻮﻥ اﺧﺘﻴﺎﺭ اﻟ ﻮزرﺍﺀ ﻣﻦ ﺑﻴﻦ ﻣﻮاﻃﻨﻲ اﻻﺗﺤﺎﺩ اﻟﻤﺸﻬﻮﺩ ﻟﻬﻢ ﺑﺎﻟﻜﻔﺎءﺓ واﻟﺨﺒ ﺮﺓ. (المادّة 56)
Legislature
- EnglishThe federal authorities consist of the following:
…
4. The Federal National Council.
… (Art. 45) - Arabicتتكون السلطات الاتحادية من:
...4. المجلس الوطني الاتحادي.
... (المادّة 45)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Federal National Council (FNC) consists of forty members. The seats of the FNC are distributed to the member Emirates as follows:
• Abu Dhabi - 8 seats
• Dubai - 8 seats
• Sharjah - 6 seats
• Ras AI Khaimah - 6 seats
• Ajman - 4 seats
• Umm AI Quwain - 4 seats
• Fujairah - 4 seats (Art. 68) - Arabicﻳﺸﻜﻞ اﻟﻤﺠﻠﺲ اﻟﻮﻃﻨﻲ اﻻﺗ ﺤﺎدﻱ ﻣن أربعين ﻋﻀﻮﺍ وﻳ ﻮزﻉ ﻋﺪﺩ ﻣﻘﺎﻋﺪ اﻟﻤﺠﻠﺲ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻻ ﻣﺎراﺕ اﻷﻋﻀﺎﺀ ﻛﻤﺎ ﻳﻠﻲ:
• أﺑﻮﻇﺒﻲ 8 ﻣﻘﺎﻋﺪ
• دﺑـﻲ 8 ﻣﻘﺎﻋﺪ
• اﻟﺸ ﺎرﻗﺔ 6 ﻣﻘﺎﻋﺪ
• رأﺱ اﻟﺨﻴﻤﺔ 6 ﻣﻘﺎﻋﺪ
• ﻋﺠﻤﺎﻥ 4 ﻣﻘﺎﻋﺪ
• أﻡ اﻟﻘﻴﻮﻳﻦ 4 ﻣﻘﺎﻋﺪ
• اﻟﻔﺠﻴﺮﺓ 4 ﻣﻘﺎﻋﺪ (المادّة 68)
Legislature
- EnglishAn Emirate is free to determine the method of selection of its representatives in the FNC. (Art. 69)
- Arabicﻳﺘﺮﻙ ﻟﻜﻞ اﻣ ﺎرﺓ ﺗﺤﺪﻳﺪ ﻃﺮﻳﻘﺔ اﺧﺘﻴﺎﺭ اﻟﻤﻮ اﻃﻨﻴﻦ اﻟﺬﻳﻦ ﻳﻤﺜﻠﻮﻧﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻤﺠﻠﺲ اﻟﻮﻃﻨﻲ اﻻﺗﺤ ﺎدﻱ. (المادّة 69)
Legislature
- EnglishFor a person to be a member of the FNC, that person must:
1. Be a citizen of an Emirate of the UAE, and resides permanently in the Emirate which that person represents in the FNC.
2. Be, when selected, not less than twenty-five years of age according to Gregorian calendar.
3. Has civil capacity, is known for good manners and reputation, and has not previously been convicted of an offence against honor unless he has been rehabilitated in accordance with the law.
4. Has adequate knowledge of reading and writing. (Art. 70) - Arabicﻳﺸﺘﺮﻁ ﻓﻲ ﻋﻀﻮ اﻟﻤﺠﻠﺲ اﻟﻮﻃﻨﻲ اﻻﺗ ﺤﺎدي
1. أن يكون من مواطني احدي امارات الاتحاد، ومقيماً بصفة دائمة في الامارة التي يمثلها في المجلس.
2. لا تقل سنه عند اختياره عن خمس وعشرين سنة ميلادية.
3. أن يكون متمتعا بالأهلية المدنية محمود السيرة، حسن السمعة، لم يسبق الحكم عليه في جريمة مخلة بالشرف، ما لم يكن قد رد إليه اعتباره طبقاً للقانون.
4. أن يكون لديه إلمام كاف بالقراءة والكتابة. (المادّة 70)
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Constitution of the United Arab Emirates 1971, as amended to 2009 (English). According to Art. 7: “… The official language of the UAE is Arabic.”
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Part III on Freedoms, Rights and Public Duties.