Mohammad reappointed chief of Abu Dhabi Executive Council

Abu Dhabi: General Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has been reappointed Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council.

Shaikh Hazza Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has joined the council for the first time as Vice-Chairman.

President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Sunday issued two decrees related to the council, the first re-appointing Shaikh Mohammad as Chairman. The second decree reconstitutes the Council.

Other council members include: Shaikh Hamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince's Court, Shaikh Mohammad Bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, Shaikh Sultan Bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority, Mohammad Ahmad Al Bowardi, Secretary-General of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, Khaldoun Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Executive Affairs Authority.

Members also include Dr Ahmad Mubarak Al Mazroui, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority and Deputy Secretary-General of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, Hamad Al Hurr Al Suwaidi, Chairman of the Department of Finance, Nasser Ahmad Al Suwaidi, Chairman of the Department of Economic Development, Abdullah Rashid Khalaf Al Otaiba, Chairman of the Department of Transport, Major General Obaid Al Katbi, Deputy Director-General of Abu Dhabi Police, Dr Mugheer Khamis Al Khaili, General Manager of the Abu Dhabi Education Council, and Majid Ali Al Mansouri, Chairman of the Department of Municipal Affairs.

The following members left the council: Shaikh Saeed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Shaikh Tahnoun Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Shaikh Diab Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Dr Shaikh Sultan Bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, Dr Shaikh Ahmad Bin Saif Al Nahyan and Rashid Mubarak Rashid Al Hajiri.

The reconstitution is in accordance with Law No 1 of 1974, which stipulates that the council must be reconstituted once every two years. The decrees come into effect from the date of their issuance.

With inputs from WAM