Flag of the United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates
UseNational flag and ensign Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Reverse side is mirror image of obverse side
Proportion1:2
Adopted2 December 1971; 52 years ago (1971-12-02)
DesignA horizontal tricolour of green, white and black with a vertical 1⁄4-width red bar at the hoist
Designed byAbdulla Mohammed Al Maainah

The flag of the United Arab Emirates (علم دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة) contains the Pan-Arab colors red, green, white, and black. It was designed in 1971 by Abdullah Mohammed Al Maainah, who was 19 years old at that time, and was adopted on 2 December 1971 after winning a nationwide flag design contest.[1][2] The main theme of the flag's four colors is the sovereignty and unity of the Arab states.

Merchant ships may fly the alternative civil ensign, a red flag with the national flag in the canton. Emirates Airlines uses the UAE flag as part of their livery.

All seven emirates use the federal flag interchangeably as the flag of the emirate.

  1. ^ Farooqui, Mazhar (October 28, 2021). "Meet the Emirati diplomat who designed UAE's flag as a teenager". Khaleej Times. Archived from the original on October 6, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  2. ^ "History of the United Arab Emirates Flag". Flagdom. Archived from the original on 2019-11-03. Retrieved 2019-02-19.