The Ministry of Justice of Qatar is responsible for the following duties:
* Supervising the practice of
law in
Qatar
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* Defending the federal government in cases that are filed against it
* Overseeing the registration of
legal processes
* Reviewing
contracts
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undertaken by other governmental bodies
* Increasing awareness of the law, providing
legal training for government employees, and monitoring any
law-related professions
List of ministers (Post-1971 upon achieving independence)
* 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Sa'ud al-Thani (1971-1975)*
* Ahmad bin Sayf Al Thani (1989-1994)
* Nayib Muhammad al-Nuaymi (1995-1997)
* Ahmad bin Muhammad Ali al-Subayi (1997-1999)
cting* Hasan bin Abdallah al-Ghanim (2000-2012)
* Hassan Lahdan Saqr Al Mohannadi
(2013–2018)
*
Issa bin Saad Al Jafali Al Nuaimi (2018–2021)
*
Masoud bin Mohammed Al Ameri (2021-present)
*The ministry post appears to have been vacant from 1975-1989, based on various sources.
See also
*
Justice ministry
A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a v ...
*
Politics of Qatar
The political system of Qatar is a semi-constitutional monarchy with the emir as head of state and chief executive, and the prime minister as the head of government. Under the Constitution of Qatar, the partially-elected Consultative Assembly has ...
References
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Justice ministries
Government of Qatar