Ministry of Justice (Lebanon)

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Lebanese Republic
Ministry of Justice
وزارة العدل
Coat of arms 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 Justice ministers

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The following is a list of Lebanese officials who have served as Minister of Justice:[2]

Minister Term of office
Charles Dabbas 1920 1926
Najib Qabbani 1926 1927
Shukri Al Qardahi 1927 1928
Naguib Sawan 1928
Bechara El Khoury 1928 1930
Ahmed al-Husseiny 1930 1931
Auguste Adib Pacha 1931 1932
Sami Al Khoury 1932 1937
Khayreddin al-Ahdab 1937 1938
Abdallah El-Yafi 1938
Khaled Najib Shehab 1938 1941
Philip Naguib Paul 1941 1943
Habib Abi Shahla 1943
Ayoub Girgis Tabet 1943 1945
Saadi Al Manala 1945
Henri Pharaoun
Salim Habib Takla
Riad Al Solh 1948 1949
Charles Helou Oct 1949 1949
Rashid Karami 1951
Paul Halim Fayyad
Basil Najib Trad
Mousa Mubarak 1952
Fouad Al-Khoury 1952 1953
Bashir Al Awar 1953 1954
Alfred George 1954
Muhieddin Al-Nasali
Charles Helou Sep 1954 May 1955
Gabriel Asaad Murr Jul 1955 Sep 1955
Fouad Ghosn Sep 1955 Mar 1956
Salim Lahoud Mar 1956 Jun 1956
Sami Solh Nov 1956 03 Jan 1957
Emile Dawood Tian 03 Jan 1957 Aug 1957
Sami Solh Aug 1957 Sep 1958
Yousef Al–Suda[a] Sep 1958 Oct 1958
Hussein Al Oweini Oct 1958
Philippe Takla 1958 May 1960
Gibran Nahas May 1960 Aug 1960
Nasim Majdalani Aug 1960 Oct 1961
Fouad Boutros Oct 1961 Feb 1964
Gibran Nahas Feb 1964 Nov 1964
Emile Dawood Tian Jul 1965 Nov 1965
Nasim Majdalani Nov 1965 Apr 1966
Philippe Takla Apr 1966 Dec 1966
Fouad Rizk Dec 1966 1967
Rashid Beydoun Feb 1968 Jun 1968
Majid Arslan Oct 1968 Jan 1969
Shafik Wazzan Jan 1969 Nov 1969
Adel Osseiran Nov 1969 Oct 1970
Jamil Rachid Kabbi Oct 1970 Apr 1973
Kazem al-Khalil[b] Apr 1973 May 1975
Nureddine Rifai[a] May 1975 Jun 1975
Farid Raphaël Dec 1976 Jul 1979
Youssef Gebran Jul 1979 Oct 1980
Khatchig Babikian Oct 1980 08 Oct 1982
Roger Shaikhani 08 Oct 1982 29 Apr 1984
Nabih Berri 29 Apr 1984 22 Sep 1988
Lotfi Jaber 22 Sep 1988 25 Nov 1989
Edmond Rizk 25 Nov 1989 May 1992
Nasri Maalouf May 1992 Oct 1992
Bahij Tabbara Oct 1992 24 Dec 1998
Joseph Shaoul 24 Dec 1998 23 Oct 2000
Samir Jisr 23 Oct 2000 26 Oct 2004
Adnan Addoum 26 Oct 2004 Apr 2005
Khaled Qabbani Apr 2005 Jul 2005
Charles Rizk Jul 2005 Jul 2008
Ibrahim Najjar Jul 2008 13 Jun 2011
Shakib Qortbawi 13 Jun 2011 15 Feb 2014
Ashraf Rifi[c] 15 Feb 2014 21 Feb 2016
Position vacant 21 Feb 2016 18 Dec 2016
Salim Jreissati 18 Dec 2016 31 Jan 2019
Albert Serhan 31 Jan 2019 21 Jan 2020
Marie-Claude Najm 21 Jan 2020 10 Sep 2021
Henry Khoury 10 Sep 2021 Incumbent

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Did not present themselves in front of Parliament and did not submit a Ministerial Statement.
  2. ^ Appointed in April 1973, but did not submit a Ministerial Statement to the Parliament. Reappointed in July 1973.
  3. ^ Resigned 21 February 2016.

References

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  1. ^ "justicegov- الوزارة". www.justice.gov.lb. Archived from the original on 2019-02-24. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
  2. ^ "justicegov- الوزارة". www.justice.gov.lb. Archived from the original on 24 February 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
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