The Ministry of Justice (Arabic: وِزَارَةُ الْعَدْلِ, romanized: Wizārat al-ʿAdl) is the government ministry responsible for judicial affairs in Syria.
List of Ministers
- Jalal al-Zahdi (March 1920 – September 1920)
- Badih Mu'ayyad al-Azm (September 1920 – June 1922)
- Ata Bey al-Ayyubi (June 1922 – May 1926)
- Yusuf al-Hakim (May 1926 – February 1928)
- Zaki al-Khatib (February 1928 – November 1931)
First Syrian Republic (1930-1950):
- Zaki al-Khatib (February 1928 – November 1931)
- Mazhar Raslan (June 1932 – June 1933) [referred to as the Minister of Justice and Education]
- Suleiman Jokhadar (June 1933 – May 1934)
- Ata Bey al-Ayyubi (May 1934 – February 1936)
- Said al-Ghazzi (February 1936 – December 1936)
- Abd al-Rahman al-Kayyali (21 December 1936 – 18 February 1939)
- Nasib al-Bakri (24 February 1939 – 5 April 1939)
- Khalid al-Azm (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) [referred to as the Minister of Social Affairs, Justice, and Education]
- Abd al-Rahman al-Kayyali (19 August 1943 – 5 April 1945)
- Said al-Ghazzi (5 April 1945 – 26 August 1945)
- Sabri al-Asali (26 August 1945 – 27 April 1946)
- Khalid al-Azm (27 April 1946 – 28 December 1946)
- Na'im Antaki (28 December 1946 – 16 April 1947) [resigned]
- Adnan al-Atasi (16 April 1947 – 6 October 1947)
- Ahmad al-Rifai (6 October 1947 – 23 August 1948)
- Said al-Ghazzi (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)
Second Syrian Republic (1950-1958, 1961-1963):
- 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 (1955)
- Munir al-Ajlani (1955-1956)
United Arab Republic (1958-1961):
- Akram al-Hawrani (1958-1960)
Ba'athist Syria (1963-2024):
- 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 (2000–September 10, 2003)
- Nizar Al Isa (September 18, 2003 – April 10, 2004)
- Muhammad Al Ghafri (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 (August 30, 2020 – December 10, 2024)
Syrian Arab Republic (2024-present):
- Shadi al-Waisi (December 10, 2024 – March 29, 2025)
- Mazhar al-Wais (March 29, 2025 – present)
See also
- Cabinet of Syria
- Justice ministry
- Politics of Syria
References
External links
- Official website
- Ministry of Justice on Facebook
