Ministry of Justice (Oman)

Ministry of Justice is a governmental body in the Sultanate of Oman. Established in 1970, the ministry is distinct from the Ministry of Legal Affairs and has the following objectives: ^[1] It was merged into Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs in 2020.

• Developing the judicial system, qualifying and training judges so as to achieve superseding justice
• Strengthening judicial ethics and enhancing its systems
• Carry out judicial inspection in accordance with the judicial inspection regulation
• Organizing the administrative and financial affairs of courts and supervising them
• Regulating Expertise procedures in accordance with the laws
• Regulating and managing the work of the notary public
• Supervising lawyers’ affairs in accordance with the applied rules and regulations
• Preparing and issuing the relevant regulations, by-laws, and decisions
• Proposing the projects of law related to the Ministry's functions
• Acting on regional and international cooperation with respect to judicial affairs
• Managing and investing orphans’ and underage properties so as to maintain them in accordance with the rules and procedures in this respect

List of ministers

Minister of Justice

• Mohammed bin Ahmed al-Busaidi ^[1] (1970-1972)

Minister of Interior and Justice

• Sultan ibn Hamud ^[2] (1972-1973)
• Hilal ibn Hamad al-Sammar ^[3] (1973-1984) (he would later be referred to as the Minister of Justice Awqaf & Islamic Affairs)

Minister of Justice Awqaf & Islamic Affairs

• Hilal bin Hamad al-Busaidi ^[4] (1985-1991)
• Hamud bin Abdallah al-Harthi ^[5] (1991-1997)

Minister of Justice

• Muhammad bin Abdallah bin Zahir al Hinai (1998-2012)
• Abd al-Malik al-Khalili (2012-2020)

See also

• Justice ministry
• Ministry of Legal Affairs (Oman)
• Politics of Oman

References

1. "Ministry of Justice (Overview)".
2. "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1972:Feb.-Mar." HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
3. "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1974Jan-June". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
4. "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1986July-Dec". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
5. Peterson, J. E. (3 June 2024). "Oman's Transformation after 1970". BRILL.