Constitution of the United Arab Emirates 1971, as amended to 2009
Legislature
  • English

    The federal authorities consist of the following:
    …
    4. The Federal National Council.
    … (Art. 45)

  • Arabic

    تتكون السلطات الاتحادية من:

    ...4. المجلس الوطني الاتحادي.
    ... (المادّة 45)

Legislature
  • English

    The 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)

  • Arabic

    ﻳﺸﻜﻞ 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
  • English

    An Emirate is free to determine the method of selection of its representatives in the FNC. (Art. 69)

  • Arabic

    ﻳﺘﺮﻙ ﻟﻜﻞ اﻣ ﺎرﺓ ﺗﺤﺪﻳﺪ ﻃﺮﻳﻘﺔ اﺧﺘﻴﺎﺭ اﻟﻤﻮ اﻃﻨﻴﻦ اﻟﺬﻳﻦ ﻳﻤﺜﻠﻮﻧﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻤﺠﻠﺲ اﻟﻮﻃﻨﻲ اﻻﺗﺤ ﺎدﻱ. (المادّة 69)

Legislature
  • English

    For 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)

  • Arabic

    ﻳﺸﺘﺮﻁ 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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