Municipality of Umm Al Quwain was established in the first of April 1968, and practiced municipal tasks assigned to it in accordance with the Amiri Decree No. 1 of 1975 issued by the late President His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Mualla, God rest his soul, which was amended by Law No. (1) for the year 2010.
And the municipality provide services of issuing construction, public health and the environment and monitor the markets and the ratification of the leases and Dispute Resolution and others in the framework of the laws and legislations issued licenses.
Municipality has to complete many of the many projects since its inception and to date, where she oversees all the service sectors in the emirate that has been created other competent departments Bbas work that was carried out by the Municipality.
Has been the development of the organizational structure of the department under the guidance of His Highness Sheikh Sau Bin Rashid Al Mualla - Member of the Supreme Council of the Union - and Ruler of the Emirate of Umm Al Quwain, the follow-up to the Executive Council, to keep up with urban developments and the boom in the emirate in this area, and ensure that the organizational structure of the department, see the municipality, and the mission and objectives, to keep pace with growth in the UAE thanks to its wise leadership and working for the happiness of the citizens of the state in various fields.