Ministry of Justice (Egypt)

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Arab Republic of Egypt
Ministry of Justice
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Jurisdiction Government of Egypt
Headquarters Cairo
Agency executive
  • Mohamed Hossam Abdel-Rahim, Minister

The Ministry of Justice is the justice ministry of the government of Egypt. Its headquarters are in Cairo.

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On 17 June 2014 Mahfouz Saber was appointed minister of justice. [1]

On 20 May 2015 Ahmed El-Zend was appointed as minister of justice [2] and was reappointed on 19 September 2015, [3] but on 14 March 2016, he was removed from his post by Egyptian Prime Minister, Sherif Ismail, for making controversial comments. [4]

On 23 March Mohamed Hossam Abdel Rahim was named minister of justice. [5]

List of ministers

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References

  1. "BREAKING: New government swears in". The Cairo Post. 17 June 2014.
  2. Samaan, Magdy (20 May 2015). "Egypt's new justice minister called for hardline Sharia". The Telegraph.
  3. "Egypt's new Cabinet: What changed and what didn't?". Mada Masr. 19 September 2015.
  4. "Egypt dismisses minister after 'prophet' comments". Al Jazeera. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  5. "Who's who: Meet Egypt's 10 new ministers in Sherif Ismail's cabinet". Ahram Online. 23 March 2016.