In order to assess the level of challenges facing Local Administration Units (LAUs) in Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, and the United Arab Emirates, this study will examine the attitudes and perspectives of 400 randomly selected heads and employees of local units, mayors and employees of municipalities, and leaders of provincial departments. Finding important and successful reform strategies to address such issues is one of the study's specific goals. Qualitative methods were used in this investigation. Thirty people in all were purposefully selected for in-depth, in-person consultations, with a focus on determining the main reform initiatives that worked. According to the study's findings, Jordan's local government faces significant challenges related to capacity building, fiscal issues, environmental protection responsiveness, and public engagement. According to the survey, another significant obstacle is the lack of finance and the autonomy of local units in overseeing resident funding. Building capacity accounted for the final challenge. The most important reform measures that must be taken to address the issues facing LAUs are the strengthening of employee training and development, the abandonment of central pre-checking frameworks, the creation of an efficient mechanism to bridge the relationship between municipalities and citizens, the improvement of an environmental control framework to reduce pollution, and increased government budgetary support.