ICP Celebrates UAE Flag Day Across its Buildings and Customer Happiness Centres Nationwide

The Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Ports Security (ICP) joined the nation on Tuesday, 03 November 2026, in celebrating UAE Flag Day, raising the flag over its headquarters, buildings and Customer Happiness Centres across the UAE, in the presence of directors general, executive directors, senior officers and officials, as the UAE marked this cherished national occasion.

At ICP headquarters in Abu Dhabi, H.E. Major General Suhail Jumaa bin Kulthum Al Khaili, Acting Director General of Citizenship, hoisted the UAE flag amid a celebratory atmosphere that reflected the Authority’s institutional identity, in the presence of H.E. Mohammed Ahmed Al Kuwaiti, Acting Director General of Ports, and Major General Ahmed Mayouf Al Ameri, Acting Director General of Support Services, alongside a gathering of senior officers and officials.

For his part, H.E. Ali Mohammed Al Shamsi, Chairman of the Authority, said the UAE flag carries within its colours the story of belonging, loyalty and devotion to the homeland and its leadership; of a union forged by sheer will into a symbol of resolve and perseverance; of ambition transformed into achievement; and of unity of purpose that has carried the UAE to its place among the nations. The flag, he said, is far more than a symbol of national identity or a banner we raise: it is a covenant renewed with each generation, an identity that grows ever deeper roots, values that bind us together, and an aspiration that carries our nation towards the horizons of tomorrow.

His Excellency added: “On UAE Flag Day, we renew our pledge that the banner of the Union will fly ever higher, carried by the vision of our wise leadership and the resolve of Emiratis and residents who call this land home. Loyalty to the our homeland will remain our guiding path, devotion in its service our abiding duty, and the protection of its gains our highest purpose, as the UAE continues its confident journey towards a future of ever-greater prosperity and leadership, beneath a flag that unites us, an identity that defines us, and an ambition without limits.”

Across the UAE, ICP general directorates and Customer Happiness Centres raised the flag high over their main premises, while flags and badges were distributed among employees and participants in a gesture of shared national pride.

At the General Directorate of Identity and Foreigners Affairs – Abu Dhabi, H.E. Brigadier Khalfan Batti Al Qubaisi, Acting Executive Director, raised the flag at the directorate’s headquarters, joined by senior officers and officials. The flag was likewise raised at the Residency and Foreigners Affairs directorates in Al Ain and Al Dhafra.

In Sharjah, H.E. Brigadier Salem Mohammed Majed Al Shamsi raised the UAE flag on behalf of H.E. Major General Dr. Arif Al Shamsi, Executive Director of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Sharjah, in the presence of senior officers and staff, and a delegation of senior citizens from the Social Services Department.

In Ajman, H.E. Major General Ahmed Ibrahim Al Mannai, Acting Executive Director of Identity and Foreigners Affairs – Ajman, hoisted the flag at the directorate’s headquarters, together with officers and civilian staff, in a moment of pride and gratitude for the nation, a renewal of the pledge of loyalty to the wise leadership and an affirmation of the values of the Union, belonging and national identity.

In Umm Al Quwain, H.E. Brigadier Faisal bin Abdullah Al Mualla raised the flag on behalf of H.E. Major General Khaled Yousef Bin Hadhiba, Executive Director of the General Directorate for Residency and Foreigners Affairs- Umm Al Quwain, at the directorate’s building, in the presence of senior officers and employees.

In Ras Al Khaimah, H.E. Brigadier Hamoud Hassan Al Shehhi raised the flag on behalf of Major General Ali Abdullah Juma Al-Radimi, Acting Executive Director of Residency and Foreigners Affairs of Ras Al-Khaimah, at the General Directorate of Identity and Foreigners Affairs – Ras Al Khaimah (Al Mamourah Customer Happiness Centre), where directors and employees gathered in an atmosphere steeped in loyalty and belonging to the leadership and the homeland.

And in Fujairah, H.E. Major General Dr. Ahmed Ali Al-Sagiri, Acting Executive Director of Residency and Foreigners Affairs of Fujairah, raised the flag above the directorate’s main building, joined by senior officers and officials, in a closing expression of national unity, social cohesion and pride in Emirati identity.