Institutions of the Arab League

The institutions of the Arab League are the permanent and non-permanent decision-making and advisory institutions created by the Charter of the Arab League and other agreements since the Arab League's establishment in 1945.

Principal institutions

 * Council of the Arab League
 * Joint Defence and Economic Co-operation Treaty (1950):
 * Economic and Social Council of the Arab League
 * Joint Defence Council of the Arab League

Other important bodies are the Refugee Office, the Boycott of Israel Office, the Anti-Narcotic Office, and the Information Offices.

Ministerial councils

 * Council of Arab Ministries of Foreign Affairs
 * Council of Arab Ministries of Information
 * Council of Arab Ministries of Internal Affairs
 * Council of Arab Ministries of Justice
 * Council of Arab Ministries of Infrastructure
 * Council of Arab Ministries of Transportation
 * Council of Arab Ministries of Environment
 * Council of Arab Ministries of Communications
 * Council of Arab Ministries of Electricity
 * Council of Arab Ministries of Tourism
 * Council of Arab Ministries of Social Affairs
 * Council of Arab Ministries of Sports and Youth
 * Council of Arab Ministries of Health

Military
Subsidiary to the Joint Defence Council of the Arab League:
 * Permanent Military Committee (representatives of the Arab military)
 * Chiefs-of-staff Advisory Committee
 * Joint Arab Command (proposed 1961)
 * United Arab Command (created 1964; de facto dissolved following 1967 Six-Day War)

Economic
Subsidiary to the Economic and Social Council of the Arab League:
 * Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development
 * Council of Arab Economic Unity
 * Greater Arab Free Trade Area
 * Arab Customs Union
 * Arab Economic and Social Development summits

Cultural

 * Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization
 * Institute of Arab Research and Studies
 * Arab Centre for Arabization, Translation, Authorship and Publication
 * Arabization Coordination Bureau
 * Institute of Arab Manuscripts
 * International Institute for the Arabic Language, Khartoum