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 responsibilities and some domestic (mainly pertaining to the union as a whole), while the governorates oversee most internal affairs of state in 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.