The Ministry of Justice ( ar, وِزَارَةُ الْعَدْلِ, Wizārat al-ʿAdl) is a government ministry office of the

Syrian Arab Republic Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

, responsible for

judicial The judiciary (also known as the judicial system, judicature, judicial branch, judiciative branch, and court or judiciary system) is the system of courts that adjudication, adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements and interprets, defends, and app ...

affairs in Syria.

List of ministers (Post-1920 when Kingdom of Syria was proclaimed)

*Jalal al-Zahdi (March 1920 – September 1920) *Badih Mu'ayyad al-Azm (September 1920 – June 1922) *

Ata Bey al-Ayyubi Ata Bey al-Ayyubi ( ar, عطا الأيوبي, ʿAtā al-Ayyūbī; 25 March 1877 – 21 December 1951) was an Ottoman Empire, Ottoman civil servant who served as president and prime minister of Syria. Born to a prominent Politics, political famil ...

(June 1922 – May 1926) *Yusuf al-Hakim (May 1926 – February 1928) *Zaki al-Khatib (February 1928 – November 1931) *Mazhar Raslan (June 1932 – June 1933) eferred to as the Minister of Justice and Education*Suleiman Jokhadar (June 1933 – May 1934) *

(May 1934 – February 1936) *

Said al-Ghazzi Said Al-Ghazzi ( ar, سعيد الغزي; 11 June 1893 ‎ – 18 September 1967) was a Syrian lawyer, politician and two time prime minister of Syria. He was born in Damascus. Early life Said belonged to the prominent al-Ghazzi family, wh ...

(February 1936 – December 1936) *

Abd al-Rahman al-Kayyali Abd al-Rahman al-Kayyali (1887 – 13 September 1969) was a physician from the city of Aleppo and member of the Syrian independence movement who served as the Minister of Justice for two terms. Biography Born in Aleppo, al-Kayyali studied me ...

(21 December 1936 – 18 February 1939) *

Nasib al-Bakri Nasib al-Bakri ( ar, نسيب البكري; 1888–1966) was a Syrian politician and nationalist leader in the first half of the 20th century. He played a major role in establishing al-Fatat, an underground organization which sought the independe ...

(24 February 1939 – 5 April 1939) *

Khalid al-Azm Khalid al-Azm ( ar, خالد العظم, Khālid al-Aẓim; 11 June 1903 – 18 November 1965) was a Syrian national leader and five-time interim Prime Minister, as well as Acting President from 4 April to 16 September 1941. He was a member of o ...

(5 April 1939 – 8 July 1939) *Khalil Raf'a (8 July 1939 – 3 April 1941) *Safwat Ibrahim (3 April 1941 – September 1941) * Zaki al-Khatib (September 1941 – 17 April 1942) *Ragheb Kikhia (17 April 1942 – 25 March 1943) *Faydi al-Atasi (25 March 1943 – 19 August 1943) eferred to as the Minister of Social Affairs, Justice, and Education*

(19 August 1943 – 5 April 1945) *

(5 April 1945 – 26 August 1945) *Sabri al-Asali (26 August 1945 – 27 April 1946) *

(27 April 1946 – 28 December 1946) *Na'im Antaki (28 December 1946 – 16 April 1947) esigned*Adnan al-Atasi (16 April 1947 – 6 October 1947) *Ahmad al-Rifai (6 October 1947 – 23 August 1948) *

(23 August 1948 – 12 December 1948) *Ahmad al-Rifai (12 December 1948 – 17 April 1949) *As'ad Kurani (17 April 1949 – 17 August 1949) *Sami Kabbara (17 August 1949 – 28 December 1949) *Faydi al-Atasi (28 December 1949 – 4 June 1950) *Zaki al-Khatib (4 June 1950 – 9 August 1951) *Abdul Aziz Hassan (9 August 1951 – 13 November 1951) *Hamid Naji (13 November 1951 – 9 June 1952) *Munir Ghanim (9 June 1952 – 19 July 1953) *Asad Muhsin (19 July 1953 – 1 March 1954) *Izzat al-Saqqal (1 March 1954 – 19 June 1954) *As'ad Kurani (19 June 1954 – 3 November 1954) *Ali Bozo (3 November 1954 – 13 February 1955) *

Maamun al-Kuzbari Maamun al-Kuzbari (1914 – 2 March 1998) ( ar, مأمون الكزبري, Maʾmūn al-Kuzbarī) was a Syrian literary personality, politician and acting head of state (29 September – 20 November 1961) from a prominent Damascus family. Care ...

(1955) *

Munir al-Ajlani Munir al-Ajlani (Dr. Munir Ajlani, منير محمد علي العجلاني) (August 1912 or 1914 – 20 June 2004) (nationality: Syrian/Saudi) was a politician, writer, lawyer, and scholar. He made history as the youngest Syrian minister. He ...

(1955-1956) * Akram al-Hawrani (1958-1960) *Fathallah Allush (1966-1967) *Ihsan Subaynati (1968) *Ibrahim Hamzawi (1969-1970) *Adib al-Nahawi (1972-1980) *Khalid Malki (1980-1985) *Sha'ban Shahin (1986-1987) * Khalid al-Ansari (1987–1993) *Abdullah Tulba (1993-1994) *Hussein Hassun (1994-2000) *

Muhammad Nabil al-Khatib Muhammad Nabil Al Khatib ( ar, محمد نبيل الخطيب) is a Syrian politician and member of the Ba'ath Party. He served as justice minister from 2000 to 2003. Career Khatib became a member of the central committee of the Baath Party in ...

(2000–September 10, 2003) * Nizar Al Isa (September 18, 2003 – April 10, 2004) *

Muhammad Al Ghafri Muhammad al-Ghafri ( ar, محمد الغفري) is a Syrian judge who served as justice minister from 2004 to 2009. Career Ghafri was a counsellor at Syrian state council. He served as justice minister from October 2004 to April 2009 in the cabi ...

(April 10, 2004 – April 23, 2009) * Ahmad Younes (April 23, 2009 – March 29, 2011) * Tayseer Qala Awwad (April 14, 2011 – August 16, 2012) * Najm Hamad Al Ahmad (August 16, 2012 – March 29, 2017) * Hisham Al Shaar (March 29, 2017 – 30 August 2020) *

Ahmad al-Sayyed Ahmad al-Sayyed ( ar, احمد السيد) is a Syrian politician. As minister of justice, he is a member of the Cabinet of Syria. Political career He was appointed minister of justice in the First Hussein Arnous government in 2020. In 2021 he ...

(August 30, 2020 – present)

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Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

Justice Justice, in its broadest sense, is the principle that people receive that which they deserve, with the interpretation of what then constitutes "deserving" being impacted upon by numerous fields, with many differing viewpoints and perspective ...

Judiciary of Syria

List of ministers (Post-1920 when Kingdom of Syria was proclaimed)

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