He established the legislative and supervisory system of the SCA

As a regulator and supervisor of the financial and non-banking investment activities as per the highest international standards and a counterpart of the leading international agencies in the USA and Europe

 With his discerning vision and relentless determination, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan managed to build a nation in a few years that became among the leading countries. Zayed was ahead of his time and a foresighted person. All his life, he was renowned for his high regard to the individuals being the most valuable asset.

Thanks to him, the pillars of the financial market were established in the UAE. In his reign, the legislative and supervisory system of the SCA was established as a regulator and supervisor or the financial and non-banking investment activities as per the highest international standards and a counterpart of the leading international agencies in the USA and Europe. In his reign, Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) and Dubai Financial Market (DFM) were established and many public shareholding companies and securities brokerage firms were incorporated and listed.

In his reign, the SCA pursued the mission of establishing the infrastructure of the securities and commodity contracts markets in the UAE pursuant to the powers conferred thereto by the Federal Law No. 4 of 2000 concerning the Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority and Market which was issued by Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan on the 29th day of January of that year.