Ministry of Justice (Qatar)

The Ministry of Justice of Qatar is responsible for the following duties: ^[1]

• Supervising the practice of law in Qatar
• Defending the federal government in cases that are filed against it
• Overseeing the registration of legal processes
• Reviewing contracts undertaken by other governmental bodies
• Increasing awareness of the law, providing legal training for government employees, and monitoring any law-related professions

List of ministers (Post-1971 upon achieving independence)

• 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Sa'ud al-Thani ^{[2] [3] [4]} (1971-1975)*
• Ahmed bin Saif Al Thani ^[5] (1989-1992)
• Ahmed bin Saif Al Thani (1992-1995) ^[6]
• Najeeb Al Nuaimi ^[7] (1995-1997)
• Ahmad bin Muhammad Ali al-Subayi ^[8] (1997-1999) [Acting]
• Hasan bin Abdallah al-Ghanim (1999-2013) ^[9]
• Hassan Lahdan Saqr Al Mohannadi ^[1] (2013–2018)
• Issa bin Saad Al Jafali Al Nuaimi ^[10] (2018–2021)
• Masoud bin Mohammed Al Ameri ^[11] (2021-2024)
• Ibrahim bin Ali bin Issa Al Hassan Al Mohannadi (2024-present) ^[12]

*The ministry post appears to have been vacant from 1975-1989, based on various sources.

See also

• Justice ministry
• Politics of Qatar

References

1. "Minister of Justice - Government Communications Office". Government Communications Office. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
2. The Middle East and North Africa. Europa Publications. 1971. ISBN   9780900362330.
3. "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1972Feb-June". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
4. Reich, Bernard (1990). Political Leaders of the Contemporary Middle East and North Africa: A Biographical Dictionary. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN   9780313262135.
5. "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1990". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
6. "Former Ministers of Foreign Affairs". mofa.gov.qa.
7. "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. Nov 1995-Feb 1996". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
8. "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. Nov-Dec 1997". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
9. "The Shura Council, HE Mr. Hassan bin Abdulla Al-Ghanim". www.shura.qa. Shura Council of Qatar.
10. "Amir issues decree to appoint new ministers". www.thepeninsulaqatar.com. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
11. "Amir appoints Masoud al-Ameri as Justice Minister in Cabinet reshuffle; Issa al-Jafali al-Nuaimi is new A-G". Gulf-Times (in Arabic). 2021-06-17. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
12. "Amir appoints five new ministers in Cabinet reshuffle". Gulf Times. 2024-01-08. Retrieved 2024-02-15.