{"id":97,"date":"2011-01-17T11:35:40","date_gmt":"2011-01-17T11:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cde3.duelhost.dk\/~eeepcdk\/dubai-info.org\/en"},"modified":"2011-02-03T11:49:12","modified_gmt":"2011-02-03T11:49:12","slug":"the-board","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dubai-info.org\/en\/investors\/the-board","title":{"rendered":"The Board"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-97 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.dubai-info.org\/en\/investors\/the-board\/107773-bod-2'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dubai-info.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/107773-bod1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.dubai-info.org\/en\/investors\/the-board\/images-8'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dubai-info.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/images5-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.dubai-info.org\/en\/investors\/the-board\/images-1-7'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dubai-info.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/images-16-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>From 1892 to\u00c2\u00a01968,\u00c2\u00a0Dubai\u00c2\u00a0under British\u00c2\u00a0protection.\u00c2\u00a0When\u00c2\u00a0England\u00c2\u00a0withdrew from\u00c2\u00a0the country\u00c2\u00a0in\u00c2\u00a01968,\u00c2\u00a0it was\u00c2\u00a0early\u00c2\u00a0in the emergence\u00c2\u00a0of\u00c2\u00a0the UAE.<\/p>\n<p>In\u00c2\u00a01971\u00c2\u00a0went\u00c2\u00a0all\u00c2\u00a07\u00c2\u00a0emirates\u00c2\u00a0together\u00c2\u00a0and\u00c2\u00a0formed\u00c2\u00a0the United\u00c2\u00a0Arab\u00c2\u00a0Emirates.\u00c2\u00a0There\u00c2\u00a0was created\u00c2\u00a0a\u00c2\u00a0The Board,\u00c2\u00a0where\u00c2\u00a0a\u00c2\u00a0leader\u00c2\u00a0from\u00c2\u00a0each\u00c2\u00a0emirate\u00c2\u00a0is a member.\u00c2\u00a0Every 5\u00c2\u00a0years they\u00c2\u00a0elect a\u00c2\u00a0Council\u00c2\u00a0President,\u00c2\u00a0and\u00c2\u00a0since\u00c2\u00a01971,\u00c2\u00a0Sheik\u00c2\u00a0Zayed\u00c2\u00a0bin\u00c2\u00a0Sultan\u00c2\u00a0Al\u00c2\u00a0Nahyan\u00c2\u00a0served\u00c2\u00a0as a president.\u00c2\u00a0In\u00c2\u00a02006,\u00c2\u00a0Sheik\u00c2\u00a0Maktoum\u00c2\u00a0bin\u00c2\u00a0Rashid\u00c2\u00a0Al\u00c2\u00a0Maktoum\u00c2\u00a0leader\u00c2\u00a0of\u00c2\u00a0Dubai.\u00c2\u00a0But\u00c2\u00a0in\u00c2\u00a02006 he\u00c2\u00a0died\u00c2\u00a0of\u00c2\u00a0a heart attack,\u00c2\u00a0so\u00c2\u00a0his\u00c2\u00a0younger\u00c2\u00a0brother, the\u00c2\u00a0crown prince\u00c2\u00a0Sheik\u00c2\u00a0Mohammed bin\u00c2\u00a0Rashid\u00c2\u00a0Al\u00c2\u00a0Maktoum,\u00c2\u00a0took over\u00c2\u00a0the post immediately.<br \/>\nUAE\u00c2\u00a0has\u00c2\u00a0a\u00c2\u00a0National Assembly which\u00c2\u00a0consists of\u00c2\u00a040\u00c2\u00a0members.\u00c2\u00a0They are\u00c2\u00a0chosen\u00c2\u00a0in\u00c2\u00a0the respective\u00c2\u00a0emirates.\u00c2\u00a0Each\u00c2\u00a0emirate\u00c2\u00a0has its own\u00c2\u00a0local\u00c2\u00a0government.<\/p>\n<p>There\u00c2\u00a0is\u00c2\u00a0no limit\u00c2\u00a0on\u00c2\u00a0how\u00c2\u00a0long\u00c2\u00a0an\u00c2\u00a0individual\u00c2\u00a0can\u00c2\u00a0sit\u00c2\u00a0on\u00c2\u00a0the\u00c2\u00a0various\u00c2\u00a0items.\u00c2\u00a0To be eligible\u00c2\u00a0to sit\u00c2\u00a0on\u00c2\u00a0a\u00c2\u00a0post,\u00c2\u00a0it is\u00c2\u00a0often\u00c2\u00a0the case\u00c2\u00a0that\u00c2\u00a0it\u00c2\u00a0is\u00c2\u00a0the\u00c2\u00a0person\u00c2\u00a0with\u00c2\u00a0the most power\u00c2\u00a0and money\u00c2\u00a0that is awarded\u00c2\u00a0a\u00c2\u00a0record.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From 1892 to\u00c2\u00a01968,\u00c2\u00a0Dubai\u00c2\u00a0under British\u00c2\u00a0protection.\u00c2\u00a0When\u00c2\u00a0England\u00c2\u00a0withdrew from\u00c2\u00a0the country\u00c2\u00a0in\u00c2\u00a01968,\u00c2\u00a0it was\u00c2\u00a0early\u00c2\u00a0in the emergence\u00c2\u00a0of\u00c2\u00a0the UAE. 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