Muhammad al-Ghafri explained

Office:	Minister of Justice
President:	Bashar Assad
Primeminister:	Mohammad Naji Al Otari
Successor:	Ahmad Younes
Term Start:	4 October 2004
Term End:	23 April 2009
Party:	Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
Nationality:	Syrian

Muhammad al-Ghafri (Arabic: محمد الغفري) is a Syrian judge who served as justice minister from 2004 to 2009.

Career

Ghafri was a counsellor at Syrian state council.^[1] He served as justice minister from October 2004 to April 2009 in the cabinet headed by then prime minister Mohammad Naji Al Otari, replacing Nizar Al Issa in the post.^[2] Ghafri was in office until April 2009 and succeeded by Ahmad Younes as justice minister.^[3] Then he was appointed head of the corruption combating committee^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: List of Participants. World Intellectual Property Organization. 25 February 2013. 2001. https://web.archive.org/web/20180713004703/http://www.wipo.int/mdocsarchives/WIPO_IPR_JU_AMM_01/WIPO_IPR_JU_AMM_01_INF2E.pdf. 13 July 2018. dead.
2. News: Syrian cabinet reshuffle involves eight portfolios. KUNA. 4 October 2004. 25 February 2013.
3. Web site: Syrian Cabinet Reshuffle. Carnegie Endowment. 25 February 2013. 24 April 2009.
4. News: New Political Life Demands New Parties, Says Moallem. 25 February 2013. SANA. 20 July 2011. https://archive.today/20130418133619/http://sana.sy/eng/21/2011/07/20/359436.htm. 18 April 2013. dead.