Dubai Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Government== {{Main|Al Maktoum|Government of Dubai|Dubai Municipality|Politics of the United Arab Emirates}} [[File:Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum at the World Economic Forum Summit on the Global Agenda 2008 2.jpg|thumb|left|[[Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum]], Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and the Ruler of Dubai]] Dubai has been ruled by the [[Al Maktoum]] family since 1833; the emirate is an [[absolute monarchy]]. Dubai citizens participate in the electoral college to vote representatives to the [[Federal National Council]] of the 'UAE'. The ruler, His Highness Sheikh [[Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum]], is also the vice-president and [[Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates]] and member of the Supreme Council of the Union (SCU). Dubai appoints 8 members in two-term periods to the [[Federal National Council]] (FNC) of the UAE, the supreme federal legislative body.<ref name=uaegovt>US Library of Congress β Legislative Branches</ref> The [[Dubai Municipality]] (DM) was established by the then ruler of Dubai, [[Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum]], in 1954 for purposes of city planning, citizen services and upkeep of local facilities.<ref name=dmhistory>Organizational Chart. Dubai Municipality</ref> It has since then evolved into an autonomous subnational authority, collectively known as the [[Government of Dubai]] which is responsible for both the city of Dubai and the greater emirate.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The local governments of the seven emirates | publisher=[[United Arab Emirates government|UAE Government]] |url=https://u.ae/en/about-the-uae/the-uae-government/the-local-governments-of-the-seven-emirates |access-date=2022-08-21 |website=u.ae}}</ref> The Government of Dubai has over 58 governmental departments responsible for security, economic policy, education, transportations, immigration, and is only one of the three emirates to have a separate judicial system independent from the federal judiciary of the UAE.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Kingsley |first1=Jeremy J. |last2=Heap |first2=Melinda |date=2019-07-01 |title=DUBAI: CREATING A GLOBAL LEGAL PLATFORM? |url=https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=AONE&sw=w&issn=14448602&v=2.1&it=r&id=GALE%7CA656362888&sid=googleScholar&linkaccess=abs |journal=Melbourne Journal of International Law |volume=20 |issue=1 |pages=1C}}</ref> The [[Ruler of Dubai]] is the [[head of government]] and [[emir]] (head of state) and laws, decrees, and court judgements are issued in his name, however, since 2003, executive authority of managing and overseeing Dubai Governmental agencies has been delegated to the [[Government of Dubai#Dubai Executive Council|Dubai Executive Council]], led by [[Crown prince of Dubai|Crown Prince of Dubai]] [[Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum]]. Although no legislative assembly exists, the traditional [[Majlis|open majlis]] (council) where citizens and representatives of the Ruler meet are often used for feedback on certain domestic issues.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Salem |first=Fadi |date=2007-06-25 |title=Enhancing Trust in E-Voting Through Knowledge Management: The Case of the UAE |url=https://papers.ssrn.com/abstract=1498505 |location=Rochester, NY|ssrn=1498505}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/47140175 |title=United Arab Emirates : a new perspective |date=2001 |publisher=Trident Press |others=Ibrahim Abed, Peter Hellyer |isbn=1-900724-47-2 |location=London |oclc=47140175}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page