Fozia Hashim is a former head of the High Court of Eritrea. She is a Muslim woman of Tigre descent. In 1993, she was appointed to the post of Minister of Justice. As the Minister of Justice she has been responsible for the reorganization of the Court system and the drafting of a new legal code. All Proclamations and legal regulations are vetted by her office. Under her leadership community courts have elected their magistrates.

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Living people People's Front for Democracy and Justice politicians Eritrean judges Women judges Women government ministers of Eritrea Justice ministers of Eritrea Female justice ministers 20th-century women politicians 21st-century women politicians 1956 births First women chief justices {{Eritrea-politician-stub