Ministry of Justice (Syria)
Ministry of Justice of the Syrian Arab Republic
وِزَارَةُ الْعَدْلِ
Agency overview
JurisdictionGovernment of Syria
HeadquartersDamascus
Minister responsible
Websitewww.moj.gov.sy

The Ministry of Justice (Arabic: وِزَارَةُ الْعَدْلِ, romanized: Wizārat al-ʿAdl) is a government ministry office of the Syrian Arab Republic, responsible for judicial affairs in Syria.

List of ministers (Post-1920 when Kingdom of Syria was proclaimed)

  • Jalal al-Zahdi (March 1920 – September 1920)
  • Badih Mu'ayyad al-Azm[1] (September 1920 – June 1922)
  • Ata Bey al-Ayyubi[1] (June 1922 – May 1926)
  • Yusuf al-Hakim[2] (May 1926 – February 1928)
  • Zaki al-Khatib (February 1928 – November 1931)
  • Mazhar Raslan[1] (June 1932 – June 1933) [referred to as the Minister of Justice and Education]
  • Suleiman Jokhadar (June 1933 – May 1934)
  • Ata Bey al-Ayyubi[1] (May 1934 – February 1936)
  • Said al-Ghazzi[1] (February 1936 – December 1936)
  • Abd al-Rahman al-Kayyali[3] (21 December 1936 – 18 February 1939)
  • Nasib al-Bakri (24 February 1939 – 5 April 1939)
  • Khalid al-Azm (5 April 1939 – 8 July 1939)
  • Khalil Raf'a (8 July 1939 – 3 April 1941)
  • Safwat Ibrahim (3 April 1941 – September 1941)
  • Zaki al-Khatib (September 1941 – 17 April 1942)
  • Ragheb Kikhia (17 April 1942 – 25 March 1943)
  • Faydi al-Atasi[1] (25 March 1943 – 19 August 1943) [referred to as the Minister of Social Affairs, Justice, and Education]
  • Abd al-Rahman al-Kayyali (19 August 1943 – 5 April 1945)
  • Said al-Ghazzi[1] (5 April 1945 – 26 August 1945)
  • Sabri al-Asali[1] (26 August 1945 – 27 April 1946)
  • Khalid al-Azm[1] (27 April 1946 – 28 December 1946)
  • Na'im Antaki (28 December 1946 – 16 April 1947) [resigned]
  • Adnan al-Atasi (16 April 1947 – 6 October 1947)
  • Ahmad al-Rifai (6 October 1947 – 23 August 1948)
  • Said al-Ghazzi[1][4] (23 August 1948 – 12 December 1948)
  • Ahmad al-Rifai (12 December 1948 – 17 April 1949)
  • As'ad Kurani (17 April 1949 – 17 August 1949)
  • Sami Kabbara (17 August 1949 – 28 December 1949)
  • Faydi al-Atasi[1] (28 December 1949 – 4 June 1950)
  • Zaki al-Khatib (4 June 1950 – 9 August 1951)
  • Abdul Aziz Hassan (9 August 1951 – 13 November 1951)
  • Hamid Naji (13 November 1951 – 9 June 1952)
  • Munir Ghanim (9 June 1952 – 19 July 1953)
  • Asad Muhsin (19 July 1953 – 1 March 1954)
  • Izzat al-Saqqal (1 March 1954 – 19 June 1954)
  • As'ad Kurani (19 June 1954 – 3 November 1954)
  • Ali Bozo (3 November 1954 – 13 February 1955)
  • Maamun al-Kuzbari[5] (1955)
  • Munir al-Ajlani (1955-1956)
  • Akram al-Hawrani[6][7] (1958-1960)
  • Fathallah Allush[8][9] (1966-1967)
  • Ihsan Subaynati[10] (1968)
  • Ibrahim Hamzawi[11] (1969-1970)
  • Adib al-Nahawi[12][13] (1972-1980)
  • Khalid Malki[14][15][13] (1980-1985)
  • Sha'ban Shahin[16] (1986-1987)
  • Khalid al-Ansari[17][18][19] (1987–1993)
  • Abdullah Tulba[20][21] (1993-1994)
  • Hussein Hassun[22][23] (1994-2000)
  • Muhammad Nabil al-Khatib (2000–September 10, 2003)
  • Nizar Al Isa (September 18, 2003 – April 10, 2004)
  • Muhammad Al Ghafri (April 10, 2004 – April 23, 2009)
  • Ahmad Younes (April 23, 2009 – March 29, 2011)
  • Tayseer Qala Awwad (April 14, 2011 – August 16, 2012)
  • Najm Hamad Al Ahmad (August 16, 2012 – March 29, 2017)
  • Hisham Al Shaar (March 29, 2017 – 30 August 2020)
  • Ahmad al-Sayyed (August 30, 2020 – present)

See also

  • Ministry of Justice

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Moubayed, Sami M. (2006). Steel & Silk: Men and Women who Shaped Syria 1900-2000. Cune Press. ISBN 9781885942401.
  2. ^ Khoury, Philip Shukry (2014-07-14). Syria and the French Mandate: The Politics of Arab Nationalism, 1920-1945. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9781400858392.
  3. ^ White, Benjamin Thomas (2012-09-11). Emergence of Minorities in the Middle East. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 9780748688937.
  4. ^ Moubayed, Sami M. (2000). Damascus Between Democracy and Dictatorship. University Press of America. ISBN 9780761817444.
  5. ^ Middle Eastern Affairs. Council for Middle Eastern Affairs. 1957.
  6. ^ Commins, David; Lesch, David W. (2013-12-05). Historical Dictionary of Syria. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810879669.
  7. ^ Heydemann, Steven (1999). Authoritarianism in Syria: Institutions and Social Conflict, 1946-1970. Cornell University Press. p. 104. ISBN 0801429323.
  8. ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1966:Sept.-Dec." HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  9. ^ Mideast Mirror. July 1967.
  10. ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1968:Jan.-June". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  11. ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1969 no.1-6,8,10-12". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  12. ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1972Feb-June". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  13. ^ a b Limited, Walden Publishing (1980). Middle East Annual Review. ISBN 9780904439106. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  14. ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. Jan-Feb 1981". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  15. ^ The International Year Book and Statesmen's Who's Who (1989), Reed Information Services Ltd., 1989, p. 556.
  16. ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. Jan-Aug 1986". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  17. ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1987". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  18. ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1990". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  19. ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1988Jan-June". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  20. ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. Oct-Dec 1993". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  21. ^ The International Year Book and Statesmen's Who's Who (1993–94), Reed Information Services Ltd., 1993, p. 561.
  22. ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. Sep-Dec 1994". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  23. ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. Jan-Mar 2000". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
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