History of the United Arab Emirates History of the United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a country on the Arabian Peninsula located on the southeastern coast of the Persian Gulf and the northwestern coast of the Gulf of Oman. The UAE consists of seven emirates and was founded on 2 December 1971 as a federation. Six of the seven emirates (Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain and Fujairah) combined on that date. The seventh, Ras al Khaimah, joined the federation on 10 February 1972. The seven sheikdoms were formerly known as the Trucial States, in reference to the treaty relations established
Cabinet of the United Arab Emirates bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, public works minister, was appointed minister of higher education and scientific research. He replaced Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, who was appointed minister of culture, youth and community development. Cabinet of the United Arab Emirates The Cabinet of the United Arab Emirates is the chief executive of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The first cabinet was formed following the inception of the UAE federation in 1971. The last reshuffle was on 20 October 2017 which was the first reshuffle since 2013. The heads of four ministries were changed in the reshuffle: Ministry of public works, ministry