This paper is aimed to investigate the direct effect of ethical leadership dimensions namely, (morality, compassion, ethical envisioning, ethical empowerment and managing ethics) on organizational cynicism. According to the literature review, an analytical model is developed as guidance to test the relationship between the research variables. In order to collect primary data, a questionnaire is designed and data were collected from 325 employees at the Egyptian Tax Authority in Dakahlia Governorate. To achieve the researchers' goal, the researchers followed the descriptive-analytical approach and the statistical analysis software program SPSS V. 25 to extract the results of the descriptive statistics. In addition, partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was utilized to test the research hypotheses through Smart PLS version 3. The findings of the research concluded that ethical leadership dimensions namely, morality, compassion, ethical envisioning and managing ethics had a significant negative direct effect on organizational cynicism.