Governor (Arab Union)

In the Union of Arab Republics (UAR; informally the Arab Union), the Governor (Arabic: المحافظ al-muḥāfiẓ) is the executive head of government of one of the 20 republics (federated states) of the union. The equivalent office at the federal (all-union) level is the Prime Minister of the Arab Union. The mandate of a governor is a governorate, which officially refers to the cabinet but more generally to the extensive apparatus of government at the middle level, between the government of the Arab Union (federal government) and local government in the Arab Union.

Each governor is nominated by the elected legislative assembly of the republic, called an Arab congress. For example, the Governor of Palestine is nominated by the Palestinian Arab Congress. A candidate nominated for governor must then be appointed by the President of the Arab Union. However, a governor can only be dismissed by his respective congress, via a vote of no confidence. The presidential appointment is essentially a formality, as the rejection of a nominee renders little if any benefit to the President, who will soon enough have to appoint as governor a subsequent (and likely similar yet less qualified) nominee by the same congress, to avoid a significant part of the state and economy seizing up due to lack of efficient leadership.