Sheriff of the Arab Union

The Sheriff of the Union of Arab Republics (Arabic: شريف اتحاد الجمهوريات العربية sharīf ittiḥād al-jumhūriyāt al-arabīyah) is the head of the Arab Union Sheriff Service, the main federal law enforcement agency of the Arab Union, formally the Union of Arab Republics (UAR). The Sheriff of the Arab Union is appointed by and answers to the Attorney-General of the Arab Union, and is supported by an Undersheriff to whom many of the Sheriff's routine responsibilities are delegated. Officers subordinate to the Sheriff and Undersheriff are known as sheriff's deputies, or deputies for short (نواب nawāb; sing. نائب nā’ib). The Arabic word for "police" (شرطة shurtah) is only used to refer to officers of one of the national police services.