Council of Ministers of Egypt

The Council of Ministers of the Egyptian Arab Republic (Arabic: مجلس وزراء الجمهورية العربية المصرية majlis wuzrā’ al-jumhūriyah al-maṣrīyah al-‘arabīyah), commonly known in English as the Cabinet of Egypt, is the top executive body of the Egyptian Arab Republic. The Premier of Egypt, the republic's head of government, leads the Council of Ministers of Egypt as his cabinet. Members of the Council of Ministers, namely the ministers, are appointed by the Premier of Egypt and confirmed by the Egyptian Arab Congress, the unicameral national legislature of Egypt. All ministries and other executive departments and agencies of the Egyptian government are ultimately subordinate to the Egyptian Premier through the Cabinet of Egypt.