Emirates Identity Authority is member of National Committee for Elections

WAM- President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan (may Allah protect him) has issued a federal decree no. (2) for 2011 amending some provisions of the President’s decision no. (3) for 2006 with respect to determining the way of selecting the emirates’ representatives in the Federal National Council.

Article (1) of the President’s decree no. (2) for 2011 stipulates the mechanism of setting up a national committee for elections to be chaired by the Minister of State for Federal National Council Affairs. The committee members will be: Minister of Justice; Minister of Education; Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development; General Secretary of Ministry of Presidential Affairs ; a representative from the Ministry of Cabinet Affairs; Undersecretary of Ministry of Interior; Undersecretary of Ministry of State for Federal National Council Affairs; Emirates ID Director General; Assistant Undersecretary of Ministry for Federal National Council Affairs at the Ministry of State for Federal National Council Affairs and three public figures to be named by the committee chairman.