This study aimed to identify the extent to which academic department heads at Al-Aqsa University practice ethical leadership and to examine the relationship between this practice and the organizational climate, in light of several demographic variables. The study employed a descriptive-analytical approach, utilizing a stratified random sample of 190 faculty members from Al-Aqsa University—representing (36.3%) of the total population of (524) faculty members. A questionnaire was used as the instrument for data collection. Among the key findings of the study were the following: 1. The study sample’s overall assessment of the practice of ethical leadership by academic department heads at Al-Aqsa University —from the perspective of faculty members — yielded a relative weight of (75.84%), indicating a high degree. 2. The study sample’s overall assessment of the level of organizational climate in academic departments at Al-Aqsa University—from the perspective of faculty members—yielded a relative weight of (73.30%), indicating a high degree. 3. There is a statistically significant positive correlation (at the α≤0.05 level) between the study sample's mean ratings regarding the extent to which academic department heads possess ethical leadership qualities and their mean ratings regarding the level of organizational climate within the academic departments. The study recommended conducting professional development courses for department heads aimed at their personal growth; incorporating provisions into university regulations that offer financial incentives to encourage employee creativity and excellence; enacting laws and policies that grant university staff greater intellectual and academic freedom; organizing training sessions to help employees develop their diverse capabilities; and having the university administration review regulations and guidelines to ensure job security for staff........... Keywords: .............Ethical leadership, organizational climate, academic department heads, faculty members, Al-Aqsa University.