Governorate (Arab Union)

In the Union of Arab Republics (UAR; informally the Arab Union), a governorate (Arabic: محافظة muḥāfaẓah) is the executive administration of any one of the union's 20 republics (federated states). The government of the Arab Union (the federal government) handles all external and limited domestic responsibilities (those pertaining to more than one republic), while the governorates oversee the internal affairs of their respective republic. Each governorate is led by a governor (the head of government of a republic), who appoints ministers and other governorate officials, forming a cabinet.