List of prime ministers of the United Arab Emirates explained

Post:Prime Minister
Body:the United Arab Emirates
Native Name:Arabic: رئيس مجلس الوزراء دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة
Flag:File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
Flagsize:150px
Flagborder:yes
Flagcaption:Flag of the United Arab Emirates
Insignia:Emblem of the United Arab Emirates.svg
Insigniasize:70px
Insigniacaption:Emblem of the UAE
Incumbent:Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Department:Executive branch of the Federal Government of the United Arab Emirates
Cabinet of the United Arab Emirates
Style:His Excellency, Sheikh
Member Of:Cabinet of the United Arab Emirates
Reports To:President
Residence:Zabeel Palace
Seat:Dubai
Appointer:President of the United Arab Emirates[1]
Salary:AED 80,000 monthly[2]
Formation:9 December 1971
Inaugural:Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum
Deputy:Deputy Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates
Incumbentsince:11 February 2006

The Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates is the head of government of the federal government of the United Arab Emirates. While not required by the UAE constitution,[3] the practice is that the ruler of Dubai serve as the prime minister and vice president of the UAE.

The first prime minister, Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, took office on 9 December 1971. He left office on 25 April 1979 and was succeeded by his father Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, the vice president of the United Arab Emirates. Every prime minister since has also held the title of vice president. Upon the death of Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum on 7 October 1990, his son Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum became prime minister for a second time. Upon Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum's death on 11 February 2006 while on a visit to the Gold Coast of Australia, his younger brother Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the current prime minister, succeeded him.

The UAE's prime minister chairs the Council of Ministers, which meets once a week in the capital, Abu Dhabi.

List of officeholders (1971–present)

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officeDeputy Prime Minister(s)Notes
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Arabic: مكتوم بن راشد آل مكتوم
9 December 1971 30 April 1979Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum
(1971–1973)
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
(1974[4] –1977)
Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Nahyan
(1977–1979)
2Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum
Arabic: راشد بن سعيد آل مكتوم
30 April 1979 7 October 1990
(Died in office)
Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Nahyan &<br> Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoumm
(1979–1990)
3Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Arabic: مكتوم بن راشد آل مكتوم
7 October 1990 4 January 2006
(Died in office)
Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan
(1990–2009) &<br> Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan
(1997–2009)
4Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Arabic: محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم
11 February 2006 IncumbentSaif bin Zayed Al Nahyan &<br> Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan
(2009–present)
Maktoum bin Mohammed Al Maktoum
(2021–present)

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The UAE Cabinet - the Official Portal of the UAE Government.
  2. Web site: Federal Law No. 12 of 1977: On The Determination Of The Pays Of The Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister And Ministers. 5 July 2018. elaws.moj.gov.ae.
  3. http://www.helplinelaw.com/law/uae/constitution01.php UAE constitution,rev. 2003
  4. Web site: The late H. H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan - The Official Portal of the UAE Government . u.ae . en.