Committees and their Responsibilities

The Legal and Legislative Affairs Committee is competent to consider the following:

  • Draft laws submitted by the Council of Ministers, and proposed laws submitted by members, in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution.
  • Justice and human rights affairs.
  • Requests to Constitutional amendments.
  • Immunity of members, and the removal of membership.
  • Reports of administrative and financial oversight bodies and the protection of public funds.
  • What the Speaker refers to the Committee for study and opinion.
  • Any other competencies stipulated in the Council’s internal regulations, or decided by the Council or the Bureau, in relation to its specializations.

 The Legal and Legislative Affairs Committee Members

HE Khalid bin Ghanem Al Ali

Chairman of the Committee

HE Dr. Sultan bin Hassan Al Dosari

HE Abdullah bin Ali Al Sulaiti

HE Khalid bin Ahmed Al Obaidan

HE Ahmad bin Ebrahim Al Malki

HE Issa bin Arar Al Rumaihi

HE Ahmed bin Sultan Al Aseeri

HE Abdulla bin Jaber Al Lebdah

HE Salem bin Rashid Al-Meraikhi

The Internal and External Affairs Committee is competent to consider the following:

  • Internal and external security affairs.
  • Internal and external public policy affairs.
  • The Council’s relations with counterpart councils and international parliamentary organizations.
  • International agreements and treaties referred to the Council in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution.
  • Draft laws submitted by the Council of Ministers, and proposed laws submitted by members, which fall within its jurisdiction.
  • What the Speaker refers to the Committee for study and opinion.
  • Any other competencies stipulated in the Council’s internal regulations, or decided by the Council or the Bureau, in relation to its specializations.

 The Internal and External Affairs Committee Members

HE Yousef bin Ali Al Khater

Chairman of the Committee

HE Yousef bin Ahmad Al Medhadi

HE Mubarak Bin Saeed Al Khayarin

HE Badi Bin Ali Al Badi

HE Nasser bin Salmine Alsuwaidi

HE Ali bin Shabib Al Attiya

HE Abdulla bin Ali Al Sulaiti

HE Saoud bin Jassim Al Buainain

HE Mohamed Bin Mansour Al Shahwani

HE Mohammed bin Muftah Al Muftah

HE Dr. Mohammed bin Batti Al-Abdulla

HE Taleb bin Mohammed Al Nabet

HE Abdulla bin Jaber Al Lebdah

HE Dr. Muna bint Abdulrahman Al Maslamani

The Economic and the Financial Affairs Committee is competent to consider the following:

  • The draft general budget of the state submitted by the Council of Ministers in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution, the law and the internal regulations of the Council.
  • Financial policies, economic plans and programmes and sustainable development.
  • The draft budget of the Council and its final account.
  • Draft laws submitted by the Council of Ministers, and proposed laws submitted by members, related to financial, economic, commercial and industrial affairs.
  • What the Speaker refers to the Committee for study and opinion.
  • Any other competencies stipulated in the Council’s internal regulations, or decided by the Council or the Bureau, in relation to its specializations.

 The Economic and the Financial Affairs Committee Members

HE Mohamed bin Yousef Almana

Chairman of the Committee

HE Mohammed Bin Mahdi Al Ahbabi

HE Saad bin Ahmed Al Mesned

HE Ahmad bin Hitmi Al Hitmi

HE Nasser bin Abdullah Al Nuaimi

HE Abdullah bin Nasser Al Subaie

HE Essa bin Ahmad Al Nassr

HE Hamad bin Abdulla Al Mulla

HE Umair Abdullah Al Nuaimi

HE Mohammed bin Omar Al Mannai

The Health, General Services and the Environment Committee is competent to consider the following:

  • Public health.
  • Transportation, transit, municipal affairs, and infrastructure.
  • Information technology and communications.
  • Electricity and water.
  • Environment and climate change.
  • Draft laws submitted by the Council of Ministers and law proposals submitted by members that fall within its competencies.
  • What the Speaker refers to the Committee for study and opinion.
  • Any other competencies stipulated in the Council’s internal regulations, or decided by the Council or the Bureau, in relation to its specializations.

 The Health, General Services and the Environment Committee Members  

HE Abdullah bin Nasser bin Turki Al Subaie

Chairman of the Committee

HE Dr. Ahmed bin Hamad Al Mohanadi

HE Ali bin Saeed Al Howl Al Marri

HE Nasser bin Mohsen Bukshisha

HE Dr. Hassan bin Eisa Al Fadhala

HE Mohammed bin Saoud Al Mesallam

HE Dr. Muna bint Abdulrahman Al Maslamani

HE Nasser bin Mohammed Al Nuaimi

HE Dr. Mohammed bin Batti Al Abdullah

HE Ali bin Ahmed Al Kaabi

HE Mohammed bin Omar Al Mannai

The Education, Culture, Sport and Information Committee is competent to consider the following:

  • Education in all its forms and stages.
  • Scientific research.
  • Heritage and antiquities.
  • Culture and media.
  • Sports and youth.
  • Tourism.
  • Draft laws submitted by the Council of Ministers and law proposals submitted by members that fall within its competencies.
  • What the Speaker refers to the Committee for study and opinion.
  • Any other competencies stipulated in the Council’s internal regulations, or decided by the Council or the Bureau, in relation to its specializations.

 The Education, Culture, Sport and Information Committee Members  

HE Khalid bin Ahmed Al Obaidan

Chairman of the Committee

HE Khalid bin Ghanem Al Ali

HE Abdulrahman bin Youssef Al Khulaifi

HE Saad bin Ahmed Al Muhannadi

HE Dr. Hassan bin Eisa Al Fadhala

HE Saad bin Ahmed Al Misnad

HE Ameena bint Yousuf Al Jaidah

HE Yousuf bin Ahmed Al Sada

HE Mubarak bin Mohammed Al Kuwari

HE Issa bin Ahmed Al Nassr

HE Nasser bin Mutref Al Humaidi

HE Hamad bin Abdullah Al Mulla

The Social Affairs, Labour and Housing Committee is competent to consider the following:

  • Endowments and Islamic Affairs.
  • Family Affairs and Social Affairs.
  • Civil and Social Institutions Affairs, Charitable Associations and Institutions.
  • Labor.
  • Housing and Population Policies.
  • Planning and Statistics.
  • Draft laws submitted by the Council of Ministers and law proposals submitted by members that fall within its competencies.
  • What the Speaker refers to the Committee for study and opinion.
  • Any other competencies stipulated in the Council’s internal regulations, or decided by the Council or the Bureau, in relation to its specializations.

 The Social Affairs, Labour and Housing Committee Members

HE Dr. Sultan bin Hassan Al Dosari

Chairman of the Committee

HE Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Mansoori

HE Ahmed bin Hamad Al Mohannadi

HE Ali bin Saeed Al Howl Al Marri

HE Dr. Khalifa bin Jassim Al Kuwari

HE Nasser bin Mohsen Bokchisha

HE Ahmad bin Ebrahim Al Malki

HE Saoud bin Jassim Al Buainain

HE Khalid bin Abas Al Emadi

HE Ameena bint Yousuf Al Jaidah

HE Yousef bin Ahmed Al Sada

HE Nasser bin Mutref Al Humaidi

HE Nasser bin Hassan Alkubaisi

HE Ali bin Ahmed Al Kaabi

HE Umair Abdullah Al Nuaimi