Ministry of Justice (Libya) explained

The Ministry of Justice of Libya promotes the rule of law and justice in Libya and aims to produce an effective judiciary and prison system.^{[1] [2]} The ministry is responsible for drafting laws and, in 2013, announced plans to review legislation so that it may conform to sharia law.^[3]

List of ministers (Post-independence in 1951)

• Abdur Rahman al-Galhoud^[4] (1954-1956)
• Ali Sahli (1956)
• Mohieddin Fikini (1956-1957)
• Abd al-Hamid Daibani (1960)
• Wahbi al-Bouri (1961-1962)
• Omar Mahmud al-Muntasir (1962-1964)
• Abdul Hamid al-Bakkoush (1964-1968)
• Rajab al Majri^[5] (1969)
• Muhammed Qadi^[6] (1969-1970)
• Muhammed 'Ali Jadi^[7] (1972-1980)
• Muhammed Abu al-Qasim al-Zuwayy^[8] (1981-1984) [referred to as the Secretary of Justice]
• Miftah Muhammed K'eba^[9] (1985-1986) [referred to as the Secretary of Justice]
• 'Izz al-Din al-Hinshari^[10] (1990) [referred to as the Secretary of Justice]
• Ibrahim Muhammed Bakkar^{[11] [12] [13]} (1991-1994) [referred to as the Secretary of Justice]
• Mustafa Moustafa Al-Qulaib^[14] (1994)
• Mahmud al-Hijazi^[15] (1994-1998) [referred to as Secretary of Justice and Public Security]
• Muhammed Abu al-Qasim al-Zuwayy^[16] (1999-2000) [referred to as Secretary of Justice and Public Security]
• Abd al-Rahman al-Abbar^[17] (2001) [referred to as Secretary of General People's Committee for Justice and Public Security]
• Mohamed Ali Al-Masirati^[18] (2001-2003) [referred to as Secretary of General People's Committee for Justice and Public Security]
• Umar Abu Bakr (2004-2006)^{[19] [20]} [referred to as the Secretary of Justice]
• Mustafa Abdul Jalil^[21] (2007-2011)
• Ali Ashour^{[22] [23] [24]} (2011-2012) [Statutory law emphasized that the Secretary of Justice refers to the Minister of Justice]
• Salah Bashir Margani (2012-2014)
• Juma Abdullah Drissi^[25] (2016–2021)
• Halima al-Bousefi (2021–present)

*A new Ministry of Justice would not be created until 1989.^[26]

See also

• Justice ministry
• Politics of Libya

Notes and References

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2. Book: The Libyan Revolution and Its Aftermath. Cole. Peter. McQuinn. Brian. 2015. Oxford University Press. 9780190210960. en.
3. Book: John, Ronald Bruce St. Historical Dictionary of Libya. 2014-06-04. Rowman & Littlefield. 9780810878761. en.
4. Book: Middle Eastern Affairs. 1954. Council for Middle Eastern Affairs. en.
5. Web site: Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1969 no.1-6,8,10-12.. HathiTrust. en. 2018-06-29.
6. Web site: Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1970Jan-Apr.. HathiTrust. en. 2018-06-29.
7. Web site: Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1972Feb-June.. HathiTrust. en. 2018-06-29.
8. Web site: Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1981Jan-June.. HathiTrust. en. 2018-06-29.
9. Web site: Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1985.. HathiTrust. en. 2018-06-29.
10. Web site: Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1990.. HathiTrust. en. 2018-06-29.
11. Web site: Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1991.. HathiTrust. en. 2018-06-29.
12. Book: Service, United States Foreign Broadcast Information. Daily Report: People's Republic of China. 1992. National Technical Information Service. en.
13. Book: Hunter, B.. The Statesman's Year-Book 1993-94. 2016-12-23. Springer. 9780230271227. en.
14. Web site: وزارة العدل - دولة ليبيا الأستاذ : مصطفى امحمد مصطفى القليب. aladel.gov.ly. ar. 2018-06-29.
15. Web site: Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1994Sep-Dec 1994.. HathiTrust. en. 2018-06-29.
16. Web site: Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. Jan-Apr 1999.. HathiTrust. en. 2018-06-29.
17. Web site: Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. Jan. -Apr. 2001.. HathiTrust. en. 2018-06-29.
18. Web site: Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. Sep 2002-Jan 2003.. HathiTrust. en. 2018-06-29.
19. Book: Group, Taylor & Francis. Europa World Year. July 2005. Taylor & Francis Group. 9781857433050. en.
20. Web site: Libya: Words to Deeds: The Urgent Need for Human Rights Reform: V. The People's Court. www.hrw.org. 2018-06-29.
21. Web site: وزارة العدل - دولة ليبيا المستشار: مصطفى محمد عبد الجليل فضيل. aladel.gov.ly. ar. 2018-06-29.
22. Web site: وزارة العدل - دولة ليبيا المستشار: علي أحميدة عاشور شعبان. aladel.gov.ly. ar. 2018-06-29.
23. Web site: Libyan Security Sector Legislation Providing complete and up-to-date access to laws, decrees and other legislation. security-legislation.ly. en. 2018-06-29.
24. Book: Muller, Tom. Political Handbook of the World 2012. 2012-04-02. SAGE. 9781608719952. en.
25. News: Libya: At Long Last an Agreement on the Government of National Accord -Almost. 2016-02-15. 2018-06-29. en.
26. Book: John, Ronald Bruce St. Libya: Continuity and Change. 2015-05-15. Routledge. 9781135036539. en.