Premier of Palestine

The Premier of Palestine is the head of government of the Palestinian Arab Republic, one of the 20 republics of the Arab Union. The Premier is nominated by the Palestine Arab Congress, Palestine's unicameral legislative assembly, and confirmed by the President of the Arab Union (who is head of state of each republic as well as the union as a whole).

The Premier of Palestine appoints individuals to the Council of Ministers of Palestine, the highest executive body of the Palestinian government, which functions as the Premier's cabinet. Each appointed minister is responsible for a particular area of public administration, the domestic sphere of which is primarily under the jurisdiction of republics.