The Ministry of Justice of the

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...

was created in 1971, shortly after the federal government was established. The

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oversees the court system of the United Arab Emirates and any associated

prosecutor A prosecutor is a legal representative of the prosecution in states with either the common law adversarial system or the Civil law (legal system), civil law inquisitorial system. The prosecution is the legal party responsible for presenting the ...

ial services. Other responsibilities include appointing

judge A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as a part of a panel of judges. A judge hears all the witnesses and any other evidence presented by the barristers or solicitors of the case, assesses the credibility an ...

s and providing licenses to attorneys, translators, and legal experts.

List of ministers

Abdullah Omran Taryam Abdullah Omran Taryam (1948–2014) was the co-founder of Dar Al Khaleej Printing & Publishing, the publishing house based in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Together with his brother, Taryam Omran Taryam, he founded the first UAE daily national ...

(1971-1972) ''1st Minister of Justice* Ahmad ibn

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al-Qasimi (1972-1976) * Muhammed 'Abd Al-Rahman Al-Bakr (1977-1983) * Abdallah Hamid Al-Mazrui (1984-1989) * Muhammed bin Ahmad bin Hasan Al-Khazraji (1990) eferred to as the Minister of Justice & Islamic Affairs* Abdullah Omran Taryam (1990-1997) * Muhammed Nakhira Al-Dhahiri (1997-2008) * Hadef Joua'an Al Dhahiri (2008-2013) * Sultan Saeed Al Badi (2014– ) * Abdullah bin Sultan bin Awad al NuaimiCabinet members
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References

{{Reflist Justice ministries Government of the United Arab Emirates

List of ministers

See also

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