Department of Municipal Affairs (Abu Dhabi)

Emirate of Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi Department of Municipal Affairs (DMA)
دائرة الشؤون البلدية
Agency overview
Formed 2007
Preceding agency
  • Department of Municipalities and Agriculture
Type Government Agency
Jurisdiction Emirate of Abu Dhabi
Headquarters Abu Dhabi
24°28′0″N 54°22′0″E / 24.46667°N 54.36667°E / 24.46667; 54.36667
Agency executives
  • Majid Ali Al Mansouri, (Chairman)
  • Ahmed M. Shareef, (Undersecretary)
Child agencies
Website www.dma.abudhabi.ae

The Department of Municipal Affairs[1] (DMA, Arabic: دائرة الشؤون البلدية Daerat Alsho'on Albaladeya, was established in May 2007. It replaced the Department of Municipalities and Agriculture to act as the focal point of municipal planning and to oversee public works projects in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

As a regulatory body, the DMA supervises the three regional municipal councils and municipal administrations; Abu Dhabi Municipality, Al Ain Municipality and Western Region Municipality.

Responsibilities

The Department of Municipal Affairs achieves the general policies of Abu Dhabi Government by way of supervision and control over the municipal councils in the Abu Dhabi Emirate concerned in providing such services. The Department of Municipal Affairs is responsible for the following:

The powers of the department are as follows:

Current chairman

Majid Al Mansouri

H.E. Majed Ali Al Mansouri

Chairman of the Department of Municipal Affairs

Emirate of Abu Dhabi

H.E Majid Al Mansouri was Secretary General of the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) before becoming Chairman of the DMA. He joined EAD ten years ago as Assistant Secretary General for Finance & Administration after serving 12 years with the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company Group (ADNOC).

H.E Al Mansouri is also Managing Director of Al Ain Wildlife Park & Resort, Managing Director of the Center for Waste Management – Abu Dhabi, Executive Director of Emirates Falconers' Club and chairman of several technical committees. He also serves on the board of Abu Dhabi Sewerage Services Company.

H.E. Majid Al Mansouri was born in 1967, and holds a BSc in Urban Planning from Alabama A & M University, Huntsville, Alabama, USA. In 2009, he was awarded the Gulf Cooperation Council’s award for Best Environmental Personality in the UAE.

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