Human Resources Department was established in 1971 by an Amiri Decree number (3) issued by a decision from the Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah. The Department then was named "Public Personnel Affairs Department" and then it was changed to "Civil Service Department" by a decision from the Crown Prince and Ruler's Deputy of Ras Al Khaimah in 2008, and later in 2013, the Department's name was changed to "Human Resources Department" as per the Human Resources Law issued by the Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah.

Human Resources Department is one of the supporting departments of the governmental machinery related to RAK Government. It supervises the human resources at the Government through applying the Human Resources Law along with its rules and regulations.