Ministry (Arab Union)

A ministry (Arabic: وزارة wuzārah; pl. وزارات wuzārāt) is a cabinet-level executive department within the federal government of the Arab Union or the government of one of the union's member republics. Ministries are headed by a minister, who answers to the head of government (the Prime Minister at the federal level or Premier at the level of a republic). The responsibilities of a ministry are typically divided between multiple directorates, each headed by a director who is appointed by and answers to a minister.

The federal government has a second category of cabinet-level executive departments, called state committees, which differ from ministries mostly in terms of increased jurisdictional flexibility and a pragmatic (goal-oriented) as opposed to administrative role.