# What is the role of the Supreme Committee for AML supervision in the UAE? **URL:** \ **Category:** UAE\ **Tags:** compliance, cft, aml\ **Created:** [August 3, 2026, 5:26am UTC](https://www.amlfaqs.com/t/what-is-the-role-of-the-supreme-committee-for-aml-supervision-in-the-uae/1424 "2026-08-03T05:26:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Monika](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/www.amlfaqs.com/monika/32/200_2.png) [@Monika](https://www.amlfaqs.com/u/Monika)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2026, 5:26am UTC](https://www.amlfaqs.com/t/what-is-the-role-of-the-supreme-committee-for-aml-supervision-in-the-uae/1424/1 "2026-08-03T05:26:16Z")
The Supreme Committee for the Supervision of the National Strategy for Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation Financing sits at the top of the UAE’s institutional framework. Established under the AML Law and affiliated with the Presidential Court, it provides high-level oversight and strategic direction for the national effort against financial crime. Its competences include studying, monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of the strategies and measures adopted by the National Committee and issuing decisions and recommendations; setting the requirements that the National Committee and concerned authorities must follow; coordinating and directing concerned authorities to support the National Committee; supervising the country’s FATF mutual evaluation process; and proposing draft laws and amendments. In short, the Supreme Committee steers policy while the National Committee develops and implements the national strategy, and supervisory authorities carry out operational oversight of regulated entities. For compliance professionals, the significance is that UAE AML expectations flow from a coordinated national strategy, which is why national risk assessment outputs should inform each firm’s own risk-based programme. **Legal Reference (UAE):** - [Federal Decree-Law No. 10 of 2025](https://rulebook.centralbank.ae/en/rulebook/federal-decree-law-no-10-2025-regarding-anti-money-laundering-and-combating-financing), Article 12 - establishes the Supreme Committee and sets out its competences. - [Federal Decree-Law No. 10 of 2025](https://rulebook.centralbank.ae/en/rulebook/federal-decree-law-no-10-2025-regarding-anti-money-laundering-and-combating-financing), Article 14 - the related functions of the National Committee. _For more details, consult the full text of Federal Decree-Law No. 10 of 2025 or seek guidance from your AML compliance officer._ [A Guide to Anti-Money Laundering Laws in UAE](https://amluae.com/a-guide-to-anti-money-laundering-aml-laws-in-uae/) ---
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**Author:** ![Monika](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/www.amlfaqs.com/monika/32/200_2.png) [@Monika](https://www.amlfaqs.com/u/Monika)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2026, 12:02am UTC](https://www.amlfaqs.com/t/what-is-the-role-of-the-supreme-committee-for-aml-supervision-in-the-uae/1424/3 "2026-09-10T00:02:01Z")
The Supreme Committee for the Supervision of the National Strategy for Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation Financing is a body created by the 2025 law and affiliated with the Presidential Court. Its formation and rules of procedure are set by Cabinet resolution. It sits above the National Committee rather than alongside it. It studies, monitors and evaluates the effectiveness of the strategies and measures the National Committee adopts and issues recommendations and decisions on them; determines requirements the National Committee and concerned authorities must meet; directs concerned authorities to support the National Committee; issues decisions on supervision of the UAE’s mutual evaluation process; proposes draft laws and amendments; and proposes the financial allocations needed to implement the national strategy. **Legal Reference (UAE):** · [Federal Decree-Law No. 10 of 2025](https://rulebook.centralbank.ae/en/rulebook/federal-decree-law-no-10-2025-regarding-anti-money-laundering-and-combating-financing), Article 12: establishment of the Supreme Committee under the Presidential Court and its seven competences. · [Federal Decree-Law No. 10 of 2025](https://rulebook.centralbank.ae/en/rulebook/federal-decree-law-no-10-2025-regarding-anti-money-laundering-and-combating-financing), Articles 13 to 15: the National Committee and its General Secretariat, whose work the Supreme Committee oversees. _For more details, refer to the Executive Regulations or seek guidance from your AML compliance officer._ [AML consulting services](https://amluae.com/aml-consulting-services-in-uae/) ---
**Author:** ![Monika](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/www.amlfaqs.com/monika/32/200_2.png) [@Monika](https://www.amlfaqs.com/u/Monika)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2026, 2:13pm UTC](https://www.amlfaqs.com/t/what-is-the-role-of-the-supreme-committee-for-aml-supervision-in-the-uae/1424/4 "2026-09-27T14:13:32Z")