Fozia Hashim | |
Order: | 1st Minister of Justice of Eritrea |
Term Start: | 1993 |
Term End: | present |
Birth Date: | 1956 |
Birth Place: | Asmara |
Party: | PFDJ |
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.[1]
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.[2]