Current and past governments of Afghanistan have included a Minister of Justice (Dari : وزارت عدلیه افغانستان , Pashto : د افغانستان د عدلیې وزارت ) in the Afghan cabinet .[1]
The Ministry of Justice of Afghanistan assumes responsibilities such as drafting and reviewing laws and decrees of the president, raising public awareness of legal topics, managing affairs relating to legal aid, and printing and disseminating legislative documents.[2] In 1967, the Ministry of Justice was combined with the Attorney General's Office. By 1977, the Ministry of Justice took over the functions of the Chief Justice.[3]
List of ministers[2] [ ]
Ministers of Justice During the Amir Amanullah Khan Period (1919-1926) [ ]
Ministers of Justice During the Mohammed Nadir Shah Period (1929-1933) [ ]
Ministers of Justice During the Mohammad Zahir Shah Period (1933-1973) [ ]
Ministers of Justice for Mohammed Daoud Khan's Presidential Palace (1973-1978) [ ]
Ministers of Justice From 1978-1992 (Years involving a coup) [ ]
Ministers of Justice During the Mujahideen Era [ ]
Minister of Justice During the Taliban (1996-2001) [ ]
Name
Term
Appointed by
Notes
Nooruddin Turabi[17]
1996-2001
Mullah Omar
Abdul Razak , one of the Taliban 's Minister of Commerce , testified during his 2005 Administrative Review Board hearing, that Noorudin Turabi was the Taliban's Minister of Justice.[2]
Minister of Justice During the Transitional Period (2001-2004) [ ]
Ministers of Justice for the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (2004-2021) [ ]
Sarwar Danish
December 2004 - January 2010
Hamid Karzai
Former Governor of Daykundi
The Afghan Parliament didn't give vote of confidence in 2010 to Danish's renomination.
[18]
January 2010 – 2013
Hamid Karzai
Previously Chairman of the Legal Consultative Board to the President of Afghanistan.
Syed Yousuf Haleem
2014-2015
Hamid Karzai
Abdul Baseer Anwar[19]
2015–present
Ashraf Ghani
Ministers of Justice for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (2021-present) [ ]
See also [ ]
External links [ ]
References [ ]
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^ Jump up to: a b "The history of the Ministry of Justice - Ministry of Justice" . moj.gov.af . Retrieved 2018-06-26 .
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^ "Department of Huquq - Ministry of Justice" . moj.gov.af . Retrieved 2018-06-26 .
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^ Farahi, Abdul Ghaffar (2005). Afghanistan during democracy and republic, 1963-1978 . Area Study Centre (Russia, China & Central Asia), University of Peshawar.
^ Emadi, H. (2010-10-18). Dynamics of Political Development in Afghanistan: The British, Russian, and American Invasions . Springer. ISBN 9780230112001 .
^ Clements, Frank; Adamec, Ludwig W. (2003). Conflict in Afghanistan: A Historical Encyclopedia . ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781851094028 .
^ Arnold, Anthony (1985). Afghanistan: The Soviet Invasion in Perspective . Hoover Press. ISBN 9780817982133 .
^ Translations on Near East and North Africa . Joint Publications Research Service. 1977.
^ Hyman, Anthony (2016-07-27). Afghanistan under Soviet Domination, 1964–91 . Springer. ISBN 9781349219483 .
^ Central Asia . Area Study Centre (Central Asia), University of Peshawar. 1981.
^ Yunas, S. Fida (2002). Afghanistan: Hafizullah Amin .
^ Klass, Rosanne (1990-11-01). Afghanistan, the great game revisited . Freedom House. ISBN 9780932088581 .
^ Asian Recorder . K. K. Thomas at Recorder Press. 1983.
^ Tomsen, Peter (2013-12-10). The Wars of Afghanistan: Messianic Terrorism, Tribal Conflicts, and the Failures of Great Powers . PublicAffairs. ISBN 9781610394123 .
^ Press, C. Q. (2013-05-10). Worldwide Government Directory with Intergovernmental Organizations 2013 . CQ Press. ISBN 9781452299372 .
^ "Biography of Dr. Abdul Baseer Anwar, Minister of Justice Of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Ministry of Justice" . moj.gov.af . Retrieved 2018-06-26 .
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