The Governors

The lands which are ruled by the State are divided into units, where each unit is called a Wilayah (province). Each province is divided into units and...

The Khalifah appoints the governors. The ’Ummal (workers) are appointed by the Khalifah and by the governors if they have been delegated that power. T...

The governor has the mandatory powers of ruling and responsibility over the tasks of the departments in his governorship as a delegate of the Khalifah...

The governor is not obliged to inform the Khalifah of what he has carried out within his authorised command. If a new problem arises which has no prec...

Every province has an assembly elected from its people and championed by the governor. The assembly has the authority to participate in expressing opi...

The governor’s term of office in a particular province is not to be long. He must be discharged whenever he becomes firmly established in his province...

The governor is not moved from one province to another, since his appointment was for a general control in a specific area. Therefore, he has to be di...

The governor can be discharged if the Khalifah decides so or if the Shura council expresses dissatisfaction with him - whether justified or not - or i...

The Khalifah must examine the actions of the governors and continually assess their performance strictly. He must deputise people to monitor their sit...