Supreme Council may refer to:

Culture

Supreme Council of Antiquities The Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA; ) was established in 1994, responsible for the conservation, protection, and regulation of all antiquities and archaeological excavations in Egypt. From 1994 to 2011, the SCA was a department of the Egyptia ...

, part of the Egyptian Ministry of Culture * Supreme Council of Ethnic Hellenes, a non-profit organisation in Greece established in 1997

Freemasonry

Supreme Council, Scottish Rite (Southern Jurisdiction, USA) The Supreme Council, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction, USA is the first Supreme Council of Scottish Rite Freemasonry, founded in 1801. Its official full name is "The Supreme Council (Mother Council of the World) of the In ...

Supreme Council, Scottish Rite, Northern Jurisdiction, USA The Supreme Council, Scottish Rite, Northern Jurisdiction oversees the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry in fifteen states: Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylv ...

Religion

Islamic Supreme Council of America The Islamic Supreme Council of America (ISCA) is a Muslim religious organization in the United States, founded in 1998 by Shaykh Hisham Kabbani, who was also its first chairman. The council describes itself as "dedicated to educating Muslims and no ...

, a Muslim religious organization in the United States *

Supreme Islamic Shia Council Supreme Islamic Shia Council (abbreviated as SISC), ( pronounced as Al Majles al Islaami al Shi'i al A'la) is the supreme body of the Shias of Lebanon and an official entity meant to give the Shia more say in government. It was established in 1967 b ...

, Lebanese Shia high authority in Lebanon *

Supreme Muslim Council The Supreme Muslim Council (SMC; ) was the highest body in charge of Muslim community affairs in Mandatory Palestine under British control. It was established to create an advisory body composed of Muslims and Christians with whom the High Comm ...

, the highest body in charge of Muslim community affairs in Palestine under British control *

Sangha Supreme Council The Sangha Supreme Council (; ) is the governing body of the Buddhist order ( Sangha) of Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asi ...

, the governing body of the Buddhist order of Thailand

Military

Supreme Defence Council (Bahrain) The Supreme Defense Council (SDC) (Arabic:مجلس الدفاع الأعلى) is Bahrain's highest defense authority responsible for making highest level of decisions regarding defense and security. It consist of 14 members, all of whom are drawn f ...

, Bahrain's highest defense authority *

Supreme War Council The Supreme War Council was a central command based in Versailles that coordinated the military strategy of the principal Allies of World War I: Britain, France, Italy, the United States, and Japan. It was founded in 1917 after the Russian Revolu ...

, a central command created by British Prime Minister David Lloyd George to coordinate Allied military strategy during World War I *

Supreme War Council (Japan) The was an advisory body to the Emperor of Japan on military matters, established in 1903 and abolished in 1945. The council was created during the development of Government of Meiji Japan, representative government in Meiji-era Japan to further ...

, a council that was established during the development of representative government in Meiji period Japan

Politics and government

Armenia

Supreme Council of Armenia The Supreme Soviet of the Armenian SSR, later renamed as the Supreme Council of the Republic of Armenia, was the Supreme Soviet of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic and later the independent Republic of Armenia. It was superseded by the Nat ...

, the first National Parliament of Armenia in the post-Soviet era

Belarus

Supreme Council of Belarus The Supreme Council of the Republic of Belarus () was the unicameral legislature of Belarus between 1991 and 1996. It was essentially a continuation of the Supreme Soviet of the Byelorussian SSR of 1938–1991 immediately after the Soviet Uni ...

, the first National Parliament of Belarus in the post-Soviet era

Georgia

Supreme Council of the Republic of Georgia The Supreme Council of the Republic of Georgia ( ka, საქართველოს რესპუბლიკის უზენაესი საბჭო, tr) was the highest unicameral legislative body in Georgia elected in the first demo ...

, the first National Parliament of the Republic of Georgia in the post-Soviet era *

Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara The Supreme Council of Autonomous Republic of Ajara is the supreme representative body of the Autonomous Republic of Ajara. The Supreme Council consists of members residing on the territory of the Autonomous Republic and is elected for four-yea ...

, a local parliament in Adjara, Georgia

Iraq

Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq The Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI or SIIC; ''Al-Majlis Al-A'ala Al-Islami Al-'Iraqi''; previously known as the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq, SCIRI) is a Shia Islamist political party in Iraq. It was established in ...

, an Iraqi political party

Lebanon

Supreme Council (Lebanon) The Supreme Council (المجلس الأعلى) of Lebanon is a judicial body charged with trying presidents and ministers in matters of impeachment. Article 80 of the Constitution of Lebanon specifies that the Supreme Council consists of seven de ...

, a judicial body for trying certain impeachment cases

Kazakhstan

Supreme Council of Kazakhstan The Supreme Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan () was a unicameral legislative branch in Kazakhstan that existed from 1993 to 1995. The Supreme Council succeeded the Supreme Soviet of the Kazakh SSR after the new Constitution of Kazakhstan wa ...

, the first National Parliament of Kazakhstan in the post-Soviet era

Kyrgyzstan

Supreme Council (Kyrgyzstan) The Supreme Council of Kyrgyzstan, also known as the ''Jogorku Kenesh'' (, ), is the unicameral parliament of Kyrgyzstan. Before Kyrgyzstan's independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, it was known as the Supreme Soviet of the Kirghiz Soviet So ...

, the parliament of Kyrgyzstan

Latvia

Supreme Council of Latvia The Supreme Council of the Republic of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Republikas Augstākā Padome) was the transitional parliament of Latvia from 1990 to 1993, after the restoration of independence. The Supreme Council was elected on 1990 as the S ...

, the first National Parliament of Latvia in the post-Soviet era

Lithuania

Supreme Council of Lithuania Supreme may refer to: Entertainment * Supreme (character), a comic book superhero created by Rob Liefeld * ''Supreme'' (film), a 2016 Telugu film * Supreme (producer), hip-hop record producer * "Supreme" (song), a 2000 song by Robbie Williams * ...

, the first National Parliament of Lithuania in the post-Soviet era

Moldova

Supreme Council (Transnistria) The Supreme Council of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic; ;Supreme National Council, the central civil government of Poland loyal to the Kościuszko Insurrection, created 1794

Romania

Supreme Council of National Defence (Romania) The Supreme Council of National Defence (''Consiliul Suprem de Apărare a Ţării''; acronym: CSAT) is the autonomous administrative authority in Romania, invested by the Constitution with the task of organising and coordinating, by unanimous dec ...

, the autonomous administrative authority in Romania

Siam

Supreme Council of State of Siam The Supreme Council of State of Siam ( was an advisory and legislative council established by King Prajadhipok of Siam (Rama VII) that existed from 1925 to 1932. The Eton College, Eton- and Sandhurst, Berkshire, Sandhurst-educated monarch wished ...

(now defunct), a body of advisors to King Prajadhipok of Siam from 1925 to 1932

Russia and the Soviet Union

Supreme Privy Council The Supreme Privy Council () of Imperial Russia, founded on 19 February 1726 and operative until 1730, originated as a body of advisors to Empress Catherine I. History Originally, the council comprised six members— Alexander Menshikov, Fyodor ...

, a body of advisors to Catherine I *

Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union The Supreme Soviet of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (SSUSSR) was the highest body of state authority of the Soviet Union (USSR) from 1936 to 1991. Based on the principle of unified power, it was the only branch of government in the So ...

, the national legislature of the former Soviet Union *

Supreme Soviet of Russia The Supreme Soviet of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR, later the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation, was the supreme government institution of the Russian SFSR from 1938 to 1990; between 1990 and 1993, it was ...

, former national legislature of Russia (1938–1993)

South Korea

Supreme Council for National Reconstruction The Supreme Council for National Reconstruction () was the ruling military junta of South Korea from May 1961 to December 1963. The Supreme Council overthrew the Second Republic of Korea in the May 16 coup in May 1961 and established a provi ...

, a military junta 1961–1963

Transnistria

Supreme Council (Transnistria) The Supreme Council of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic; ;Transnistria Transnistria, officially known as the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic and locally as Pridnestrovie, is a Landlocked country, landlocked Transnistria conflict#International recognition of Transnistria, breakaway state internationally recogn ...

Ukraine and Crimea

Verkhovna Rada The Verkhovna Rada ( ; VR), officially the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, is the unicameralism, unicameral parliament of Ukraine. It consists of 450 Deputy (legislator), deputies presided over by a speaker. The Verkhovna Rada meets in the Verkhovn ...

, Supreme Council of Ukraine, the parliament of Ukraine * Verkhovna Rada of Crimea, Supreme Council of Crimea, the parliament of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine * Ukrainian Supreme Liberation Council, a Ukrainian political organisation formed in July 1944 *

Supreme Ruthenian Council Supreme Ruthenian Council () was the first legal Ruthenian political organization that existed from May 1848 to June 1851. It was founded on 2 May 1848 in Lemberg (today Lviv), Austrian Empire as the result of the 1848 Spring of Nations and in ...

United States

Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania The Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania was the collective directorial system, directorial executive branch of the Pennsylvanian state government between 1777 and 1790. It was headed by a president and a vice president ...

, a council of the Pennsylvania State government prior to the adoption of the 1790 constitution

United Arab Emirates

Federal Supreme Council The Federal Supreme Council (), also known as the Supreme Council of Rulers, is the highest constitutional authority in the United Arab Emirates, being the highest legislative and executive body. It replaced the earlier Trucial States Council ...

of the

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE), or simply the Emirates, is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is a Federal monarchy, federal elective monarchy made up of Emirates of the United Arab E ...

Uzbekistan

* Supreme Council of Uzbekistan, the first National Parliament of Uzbekistan in the post-Soviet era *

Supreme Council of Karakalpakstan The Supreme Council (, ) is the parliament of the Republic of Karakalpakstan. It succeeded the Supreme Soviet of the Karakalpak ASSR in 1994, and is a unicameral parliament. The Supreme Council of the Republic of Karakalpakstan is the highest ...

, the parliament of the Republic of Karakalpakstan

Yemen

Supreme Political Council The Supreme Political Council (SPC; ) is an extraconstitutional collective head of state and rival executive established in 2016 in Sanaa by the Houthis and the pro-Houthi faction of the General People's Congress (GPC) to rule Yemen opposed ...

, an executive body formed by Houthi Ansarullah and the General People's Congress to rule Yemen

Other uses

* Supreme Council for Women, Bahrain's advisory body to the government on women's issues * Supreme Council of ICT of Iran, the main council in Iran for ICT affairs *

Supreme National Security Council Supreme National Security Council (SNSC; ''Showrāye Āliye Amniyate Mellī'' also ''Supreme Council for National Security'') is the national security council of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The current secretary of the Supreme National Securi ...

, the National Security Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran *

Supreme Economic Council The Supreme Economic Council was established in February 1919 at the Paris Peace Conference by the allied powers Belgium, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Background The Allied Maritime Transport Council (AMTC) had been ...

, established at the Paris Peace Conference in February 1919 *

Supreme Petroleum Council The Supreme Petroleum Council () was the highest governing body of oil, gas and similar industry-related activities in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. Formed in 1988, the Council was tasked with supervising all oil and gas companies that operate in Abu ...