Hisham Al Shaar Explained

Hisham Al Shaar (born 1958) is a Syrian judge and politician who served as the justice minister between 2017 and 2020.

Biography

Al Shaar was born in Damascus in 1958.[1] He is a judge by profession.[2] As of 2014 he was chief of the Syrian Higher Judicial Committee for Elections.[3] In a cabinet reshuffle dated March 2017 he was appointed justice minister replacing Najm Hamad Al Ahmad in the post.[4] Al Shaar is one of the Syrian politicians who were sanctioned by the European Union in 2017 and 2020.[1] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Financial sanctions. EU Council. 25 June 2022.
  2. News: Syrian Speaker meets Russian delegation, group of activists from US, Canada. 24 May 2023. BBC Monitoring Middle East. 3 June 2014. .
  3. News: Syrian judicial committee chief says no voting via internet. BBC Monitoring Middle East. 24 May 2023. . 31 May 2014. London.
  4. News: Syria's Assad orders replacement of 3 ministers. 25 June 2022. Xinhua. 29 March 2017. Damascus.
  5. News: EU extends its sanctions on Syrian regime by a year and takes out sanctions on three ministers. 25 June 2022. Agence Europa. 29 May 2017.

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