His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has renamed Ministerial Development Council as Ministerial Council for Artificial Intelligence and Development.
His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, will chair the council.
The key functions of the Council will include driving the shift toward adopting Agentic- Al for autonomous execution and decision-making across federal government work. It will also look at advancing the efficiency of implementing government policies, legislation, strategies, plans and services through advanced AI.
The Council will also review policies, legislation and strategies submitted by ministries and federal entities and submit recommendations to the Cabinet.
Mohammed bin Rashid renames the Ministerial Development Council as the "Ministerial Council for Artificial Intelligence and Development" chaired by Mansour bin Zayed pic.twitter.com/6joMOxqmzG
— UAEGOV (@UAEmediaoffice) April 28, 2026

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