Council of Ministers (Egypt)

The Council of Ministers (Arabic: مجلس الوزراء majlis al-wuzrā’) is the executive government of the Egyptian Arab Republic, the most populous of the Arab Union's 20 republics. It functions as the cabinet of the Premier of Egypt, who chairs the Council of Ministers. The premier is appointed by the President of the Arab Union on advice of the Egyptian Arab Congress, and must command the confidence of the Egyptian Arab Congress in order to remain in office or else face a vote of no confidence.

The Council of Ministers of Egypt oversees a number of ministries, each responsible for a particular executive area of authority, and each the responsibility of a particular minister, a member of the Council of Ministers appointed by the Premier of Egypt. A minister may or may not also hold a seat in the Egyptian Arab Congress. Much of the government services available across Egypt, from most policing/law enforcement and other emergency services, the judicial system, and education to economic matters and infrastructure, with the federal government responsible for only some other major services, namely the national single-payer healthcare system, financial affairs, foreign affairs, and the military.