These memos often concern the progress of government-sponsored projects, the development of services, reviewing government performance and appointing heads of local departments or agencies.

As of March 2023, the ADEC is chaired by the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed Al Nahyan.

The Executive Council is chaired since 2004 by Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, currently president of the United Arab Emirates, ruler of Abu Dhabi and supreme commander of the UAE Armed Forces.

[4] In May 2023, the newly restructured ADEC led by Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed Al Nahyan announced the largest housing budget allocation of $23bn for the construction of 76,000 public homes within the emirate.

[9] Concerning Abu Dhabi Executive Office (Law 18 of 2019)[10] established the Abu Dhabi Executive Office (ADEO) as an independent entity, replacing the Secretariat of the ADEC with a task of supporting the ADEC in administrative duties, legal opinions, researching proposals provided by governmental departments, contracting third-party consultants, and publishing the official gazette.