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The Federal System - Coggle Diagram
The Federal System
The Federal Council of Ministers
The Prime Minister
Two Deputy Prime Ministers
The Ministers of the UAE
An active General Secretariat composed of a number of employees to assist it in the conduct of its work.
The President appoints the Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister and the Ministers.
The Federal National Council
It consists of forty members. Twenty members elected by the citizens and twenty nominated by the rulers of the emirates.
The number of seats assigned to each emirate is proportionate to its population as follows:
Abu Dhabi - 8 seats
Dubai - 8 seats
Sharjah - 6 seats
Ajman - 4 seats
Umm Al Quwain - 4 seats
Ras Al Khaimah - 6 seats
Fujairah - 4 seats
The Federal Supreme Council
It consists of the rulers of all the emirates composing the federation, or of their substitutes in the event of their absence or incapacity to attend.
The UAE President and his deputy
The Federal Supreme Council elects from among its members a president and a vice president for a five-year term according to the Gregorian calendar, and may be re-elected for the same office.
The Federal Authority