President of the United Arab Emirates

President of the United Arab Emirates
رئيس دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة
Incumbent
Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
since 14 May 2022
Executive branch of the Federal Government of the United Arab Emirates
StyleHis Highness
StatusHead of state
Member ofFederal Supreme Council
ResidenceQasr Al Watan
SeatAbu Dhabi
AppointerFederal Supreme Council
Term length5 years, renewable
Constituting instrumentConstitution of the United Arab Emirates
Inaugural holderZayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Formation2 December 1971; 52 years ago (1971-12-02)
DeputyVice Presidents of the United Arab Emirates
WebsiteOfficial website

The president of the United Arab Emirates (Arabic: رئيس دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة), or the Raʾīs (Arabic: رَئِيْس), is the head of state of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

The president and vice presidents are de jure elected every five years by the Federal Supreme Council, and the prime minister of the United Arab Emirates is de jure appointed by the president. De facto, the ruler of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi holds the presidency and the ruler of the Emirate of Dubai holds the premiership. The president is also the commander-in-chief of the UAE Armed Forces.

Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan was widely credited with unifying the seven emirates into one nation. He was the UAE's first president from the formation of the UAE until his death on 2 November 2004. He was succeeded by his son, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed, who died in office on 13 May 2022. Following his brother Khalifa's death, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan was elected the third and current president of the UAE by the Federal Supreme Council on 14 May 2022.

List

No. Portrait Name

(Birth–Death)

Term of office Emirate
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Sheikh

Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan

زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان
(1918–2004)

2 December 1971 2 November 2004

(Died in office)

32 years, 336 days  Abu Dhabi
Sheikh

Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum

مكتوم بن راشد آل مكتوم
(1943–2006)
Acting

2 November 2004 3 November 2004 1 day  Dubai
2 Sheikh

Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan

خليفة بن زايد آل نهيان
(1948–2022)

3 November 2004 13 May 2022

(Died in office)

17 years, 191 days  Abu Dhabi
Sheikh

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم
(1949–)
Acting

13 May 2022 14 May 2022 1 day  Dubai
3 Sheikh

Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan

محمد بن زايد آل نهيان
(1961–)

14 May 2022 Incumbent 1 year, 298 days  Abu Dhabi

Insignia

Timeline

Change of life expectancy in the United Arab Emirates under various presidents

See also


This page was last updated at 2024-03-10 06:54 UTC. Update now. View original page.

All our content comes from Wikipedia and under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.


Top

If mathematical, chemical, physical and other formulas are not displayed correctly on this page, please useFirefox or Safari