First Government of the United Arab Emirates

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First Government of United Arab Emirates
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Cabinet of United Arab Emirates
Date formed9 December 1971 (1971-12-09)
Date dissolved1973
People and organisations
Head of state Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Head of government Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Deputy head of government Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum
No. of ministers19
History
PredecessorOffice established
SuccessorSecond Government of the United Arab Emirates

On 2 December 1971, the United Arab Emirates was established as a federal independent country with the participation of the following emirates: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Fujairah and Umm Al Quwain. [1] [2] Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan became the president and Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum the vice president. [1] On the same day Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum was given the task of forming the government. [1] The cabinet was announced on 9 December and lasted until 1973 when the second government was established. [3]

List of cabinet members

The first cabinet of the United Arab Emirates consisted of the following: [1] [4]

OfficeIncumbent
Prime Minister Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Deputy Prime Minister Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Minister of Interior Mubarak bin Mohammed Al Nahyan
Minister of Finance, Economy and Industry Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Minister of Defense Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Minister of Foreign AffairsAhmad Khalifah Al Suwaidi
Minister of Health Sultan bin Ahmad Al Mualla
Minister of Public WorksMohammed bin Sultan Al Qasim
Minister of Education Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi
Minister of EconomyAhmad bin Sultan Sulayyim
Minister of CommunicationsAbdulaziz Al Nuaimi
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi
Minister of InformationAhmad bin Ijami
Minister of Justice Abdullah bin Imran Taryam
Minister of Federation, Gulf Affairs and Electricity Mohammed Saeed Al Mulla
Minister of Planning and HousingMohammed Al Kindi
Minister of State (Supreme Council Affairs)Mohammed Al Suwaidi
Minister of State (Council of Ministers Affairs)Utaybah bin Abdullah Al Utaybah
Minister of Youth and SportRashid bin Humaid
Minister of Labor AffairsSami bin Isa bin Harb

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