---
id: "aeemiratesid"
kind: "datatype"
status: "stable"
is_pii: true
categories: ["pii", "persons"]
country: ["AE"]
langs: ["ar"]
quality: 83
url: "http://registry.apicrafter.io/datatype/aeemiratesid"
---

# UAE Emirates ID Number (`aeemiratesid`)

UAE Emirates ID number used for identification of UAE citizens and residents

- Personal data (PII): yes
- Categories: Personally identifiable information (pii), Person related (persons)
- Countries: United Arab Emirates (AE)
- Languages: Arabic (ar)
- Classification: identifier

## Detection

Regular expression (Python `re`):

```
^[0-9]{15}$
```

## Examples

- `784123456789012` — Example UAE Emirates ID number

## Mappings

- dpv: `pd:OfficialID`
- purview: `U.A.E. identity card number`

## Metacrafter rules

4 rules: 2 match the field name, 2 match values.

- `aeemiratesidfield` (field, `ae/ae_persons.yaml`)
- `aeemiratesidvalue` (data, `ae/ae_persons.yaml`)
- `ae_pii_aeemiratesidfield` (field, `pii/ae/ae_pii.yaml`)
- `ae_pii_aeemiratesidvalue` (data, `pii/ae/ae_pii.yaml`)

## Supported by tools

- `databricks`
- `metacrafter`
- `microsoftpurview`

## Sources

- wikipedia: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirates_ID>

## Quality

Score 83/100. Missing: second example, negative example, translation.

JSON: <http://registry.apicrafter.io/api/v1/datatypes/aeemiratesid.json> · Edit: <https://github.com/apicrafter/metacrafter-registry/edit/main/data/datatypes/AE/persons/aeemiratesid.yaml>