Ministry of Justice (Lebanon)

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Lebanese Republic
Ministry of Justice
وزارة العدل
Coat of Arms of Lebanon.svg
Emblem of Lebanon
Agency overview
JurisdictionGovernment of Lebanon
HeadquartersSami Solh Street, Adlieh Area, Beirut
Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • Minister of Justice
Websitewww.justice.gov.lb

Established in 1920, the Ministry of Justice of Lebanon (Arabic: وزارة العدل‎) is one of the ministries of the Lebanese government. The first incarnation of the ministry was the Department of Justice, Property and Endowments which was headed by the Director of Justice. By 1959, the ministry adopted its current name and its objectives of organizing and administering the judiciary of Lebanon had long been underscored by various decrees. Currently, the Ministry of Justice includes the General Directorate, the Courts of Justice and the Administrative Courts. In turn, the Directorate General of the Ministry of Justice includes the following departments:[1]

  • Legislature and Consultation
  • Body Issues
  • Institute of Judicial Studies
  • Directorate of Judges and Staff Affairs
  • Department of the Bureau
  • Directorate of Prisons
  • The interest of reform juvenile delinquents

List of ministers[2][]

  • Charles Gergie Dabbas (1920–1926) [1st Minister of Justice]
  • (1926–1927)
  • (1927–1928)
  • (1928)
  • Bishara Khalil Al Khoury (1928–1930)
  • (1930–1931)
  • August Basha Ibrahim Adib (1931–1932)
  • (1932–1937)
  • Khairuddin Saeed Al Ahdab (1937–1938)
  • Abdullah Aref Al-Yafi (1938)
  • Khaled Najib Shehab (1938–1941)
  • (1941–1943)
  • Habib Salim Abi Shahla (1943)
  • Ayoub Girgis Tabet (1943–1945)
  • (1945)
  • Henry Philippe Pharaoh (1945)
  • (1945)
  • (1948–1951)
  • Rashid Abdul Hamid Karami (1951)
  • (1951)
  • (1951)
  • (1952)
  • (1952–1953)
  • (1953–1954)
  • Alfred George (1954)
  • (1954)
  • Charles Iskandar Helou (1954–1955)
  • (1955)
  • (1955–1956)
  • Sami Abdel Rahim Solh (1956)
  • Salim Nassib Lahoud (1956–1957)
  • (1957–1958)
  • Hussein Ahmed Al Owaini (1958)
  • (1958–1960)
  • (1960)
  • (1960–1961)
  • Fouad Gergi Boutros (1961–1966)
  • Philip Habib Takla (1966–1968)
  • Majid Tawfiq Arslan (1968)
  • Suleiman Qablan Franjieh (1968)
  • (1968–1969)
  • Adel Abdullah Osairan (1969)
  • Shafiq Dib Al Wazzan (1969–1970)
  • (1970–1973)
  • Kazem Ismail Khalil (1973–1975)
  • Nour al-Din al-Rifai (1975–1976)
  • (1976–1979)
  • Khashik Diran Babikian (1980–1982)
  • (1982–1984)
  • Nabih Mustafa Berri (1984–1988)
  • (1988–1989)
  • (1989–1992)
  • (1992)
  • Nasri Suleiman Al-Maalouf (1992–1998)
  • (1998–2000)
  • (2000–2004)
  • Adnan Mohamed Addoum (2004–2005)
  • Charles Elias Rizk (2005)
  • (2005–2008)
  • Ibrahim Albert Najjar (2008–2011)
  • Shakib Wadih Kortbawi (2011–2014)
  • Ashraf Ahmed Rifi (2014–2016)
  • Salim Jean Jreissati (2016–2019)
  • (2019–2020)
  • Marie-Claude Najm (2020–present)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "justicegov- الوزارة". www.justice.gov.lb. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
  2. ^ "justicegov- الوزارة". www.justice.gov.lb. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
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