Premier (Arab Union)

In each of the 20 republics (federated states) of the Arab Union, the Premier (Arabic: رئيس وزراء الجمهورية ra’īs wuzrā’ al-jumhūriyah) is the head of government, responsible for chairing the republic's top executive body, the Council of Ministers. According to the Constitution of the Arab Union, the Premier is nominated by the republic's legislative assembly (the republican congress) and formally appointed by the President of the Arab Union, meaning the person chosen for the position of Premier is the leader or another senior member of the political party or coalition holding a majority of seats in congress.

Upon being appointed, the Premier then nominates a deputy premier as well as the individual ministers of his cabinet (the Council of Ministers), who are in turn formally appointed by the President of the Arab Union. The Premier must maintain the confidence of the republican congress in order to stay in office, as a simple no confidence vote is sufficient to remove the incumbent premier and/or dissolve his cabinet; the President of the Arab Union can also remove a premier and/or dissolve a premier's cabinet via executive order. In either case, the constitution requires that a fresh congressional election be held in order to choose a new premier and government for the republic.