Ministry of Justice (Lebanon) explained

Agency Name:Lebanese Republic
Ministry of Justice
Arabic: وزارة العدل
Jurisdiction:Government of Lebanon
Headquarters:Sami Solh Street, Adlieh Area, Beirut
Minister1 Name:Henry Al Khoury
Chief1 Position:Minister of Justice

Established in 1920, the Ministry of Justice of Lebanon (Arabic: وزارة العدل) is one of the ministries of the Lebanese government. The first incarnation of the ministry was the Department of Justice, Property and Endowments which was headed by the Director of Justice. By 1959, the ministry adopted its current name and its objectives of organizing and administering the judiciary of Lebanon had long been underscored by various decrees. Currently, the Ministry of Justice includes the General Directorate, the Courts of Justice and the Administrative Courts. In turn, the Directorate General of the Ministry of Justice includes the following departments:[1]

List of Justice ministers

The following is a list of Lebanese officials who have served as Minister of Justice:[2]

MinisterTerm of office
Charles Dabbas01 Sep 1920May 1926
Najib KabbaniMay 1926May 1927
Choucri CardahiMay 1927May 1928
Bechara El KhouryMay 1928Aug 1928
Najib SawanAug 1928
Choucri CardahiAug 1928May 1929
Najib SawanMay 1929Mar 1930
Ahmed al-HusseinyMar 1930Jul 1931
Auguste PachaJul 1931May 1932
Sami Al KhouryMay 1932Jan 1937
Khayreddin al-AhdabJan 1937Mar 1938
Khaled ChehabMar 1938Nov 1938
Abdallah El-YafiNov 1938Dec 1941
Philippe BoulosDec 1941Jul 1942
Ahmed al-HusseinyJul 1942Mar 1943
Mar 1943Sep 1943
Habib Abu ShahlaSep 1943Jan 1945
Jan 1945
Henri PharaounJan 194522 Aug 1945
Saadi Al Munla22 Aug 194522 May 1946
Ahmed al-Husseiny22 May 1946Dec 1946
Abdallah El-YafiDec 1946Jul 1948
Riad Al SolhJul 194801 Oct 1949
01 Oct 194914 Feb 1951
Boulos Fayyad14 Feb 195107 Jun 1951
Rashid Karami07 Jun 195111 Feb 1952
11 Feb 1952Sep 1952
Basil TradSep 1952
Khaled Chehab
Mousa MubarakSep 195230 Apr 1953
Muhieddin Al-Nasali30 Apr 195316 Aug 1953
Bashir Al Awar16 Aug 195301 Mar 1954
Alfred Naqqache01 Mar 195416 Sep 1954
16 Sep 195409 Jul 1955
09 Jul 195519 Sep 1955
Fouad Ghosn19 Sep 195519 Mar 1956
19 Mar 195608 Jun 1956
Alfred Naqqache09 Jun 1956Nov 1956
Sami SolhNov 195603 Jan 1957
Emile Dawood Tian03 Jan 195718 Aug 1957
Sami Solh18 Aug 195714 Mar 1958
Bashir Al Awar14 Mar 195824 Sep 1958
Yousef Al-Suda24 Sep 1958Oct 1958
Hussein Al OweiniOct 1958
Philippe TaklaOct 195814 May 1960
14 May 196001 Aug 1960
Nasim Majdalani01 Aug 196020 May 1961
Philippe Boulos20 May 196131 Oct 1961
Fouad Boutros31 Oct 196120 Feb 1964
20 Feb 1964Jul 1965
Emile Dawood TianJul 1965Nov 1965
Nasim MajdalaniNov 1965Apr 1966
Philippe TaklaApr 196606 Dec 1966
Fouad Rizk06 Dec 196608 Feb 1968
Rashid Baydoun08 Feb 1968Oct 1968
Majid ArslanOct 196815 Jan 1969
Shafik Wazzan15 Jan 196925 Nov 1969
Adel Osseiran25 Nov 196913 Oct 1970
Jamil Rachid Kabbi13 Oct 197027 May 1972
Bashir Al Awar27 May 197225 Apr 1973
Kazem al-Khalil25 Apr 1973May 1975
Nureddine RifaiMay 1975Jun 1975
Position vacantJun 197509 Dec 1976
Farid Raphaël09 Dec 197616 Jul 1979
Youssef Gebran16 Jul 197925 Oct 1980
Khatchig Babikian25 Oct 198008 Oct 1982
Roger Shaikhani08 Oct 198229 Apr 1984
Nabih Berri29 Apr 198422 Sep 1988
Lotfi Jaber22 Sep 198825 Nov 1989
Edmond Rizk25 Nov 198916 May 1992
Nasri Maalouf16 May 199230 Oct 1992
Bahij Tabbara31 Oct 199224 Dec 1998
24 Dec 199823 Oct 2000
Samir Jisr23 Oct 200026 Oct 2004
Adnan Addoum26 Oct 200419 Apr 2005
Khaled Qabbani19 Apr 200519 Jul 2005
19 Jul 200521 Jul 2008
22 Jul 200813 Jun 2011
Shakib Qortbawi13 Jun 201115 Feb 2014
Ashraf Rifi15 Feb 201421 Feb 2016
Position vacant21 Feb 201618 Dec 2016
Salim Jreissati18 Dec 201631 Jan 2019
Albert Serhan31 Jan 201921 Jan 2020
Marie-Claude Najm21 Jan 202010 Sep 2021
Henry Khoury10 Sep 2021Incumbent

See also

References

  1. Web site: justicegov- الوزارة. www.justice.gov.lb. 2018-07-01. 2019-02-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20190224201519/https://www.justice.gov.lb/index.php/minister/2?tab=3. live.
  2. Web site: justicegov- الوزارة. www.justice.gov.lb. 1 July 2018. 24 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190224132241/https://www.justice.gov.lb/index.php/minister/2?tab=5. live.