Shura Council

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The Shura Council is Qatar’s advisory and legislative body, responsible for debating and approving laws and overseeing aspects of government policy.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf advisory body
legislature
unicameral legislature
branchOfGovernment legislative branch
canAmend draft laws
canApprove draft laws
canIssue recommendations to the government
canReject draft laws
canSummon government ministers for questioning
constitutionalRole oversight of the executive branch
participation in law-making
country Qatar
governingBodyOf legislative affairs in Qatar
governmentFunction oversight of government policy
governs national legislation in Qatar
hasAuthorityOver public policy matters in Qatar
hasBudgetaryPower approving the state budget
reviewing the state budget
hasCommittees specialized committees
hasJurisdiction State of Qatar
hasPlenarySessions yes
hasSessionType extraordinary sessions
ordinary sessions
isPartOf political system of Qatar
languageOfProceedings Arabic
legalStatus constitutional body
legislativeFunction approving laws
debating laws
locatedInTimeZone Arabia Standard Time
meetsIn Doha
meetsInBuilding Shura Council building in Doha
nativeNameLanguage Arabic
numberOfChambers 1
officialName Majlis al-Shura
Shura Council
oversees implementation of laws
politicalSystemContext absolute monarchy of Qatar
responsibleFor discussing economic policy
discussing foreign policy issues
discussing social policy
role advising the Emir of Qatar
approving the state budget
questioning ministers
reviewing draft legislation
seat Doha
subjectOf Qatari Constitution provisions
supervises aspects of executive policy
typeOfParliament consultative assembly

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Shura Council (Qatar)
Shura Council (Qatar) ("Majlis al-Shura")
officialName
Rashidun Caliphate ("Shura")
legislativeBody
Qatar
legislature
Council of the Nation ("Majlis al-Umma")
nativeName

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