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)*
• Ahmad bin Sayf Al Thani^[5] (1989-1994)
• Nayib Muhammad al-Nuaymi^[6] (1995-1997)
• Ahmad bin Muhammad Ali al-Subayi^[7] (1997-1999) [Acting]
• Hasan bin Abdallah al-Ghanim^[8] (2000-2012)
• Hassan Lahdan Saqr Al Mohannadi^[1] (2013–2018)
• Issa bin Saad Al Jafali Al Nuaimi^[9] (2018–2021)
• Masoud bin Mohammed Al Ameri^[10] (2021-present)

*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. "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. Nov 1995-Feb 1996". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
7. "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. Nov-Dec 1997". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
8. . www.cia.gov. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
9. "Amir issues decree to appoint new ministers". www.thepeninsulaqatar.com. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
10. "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.