Governorates of the Arab Union

In the Arab Union, a governorate (Arabic: محافظة muḥāfaẓah, pl. محافظات muḥāfaẓāt) is the executive authority of a particular union republic. Governorates are popularly elected by the respective republic's congress (Arabic: مؤتمر muʾtamr), where the the congress traditionally nominates a governor who is appointed by the President of the Arab Union.