Muhammad Nabil al-Khatib
Muhammad Nabil al-Khatib (Arabic: محمد نبيل الخطيب) is a Syrian politician and member of the Ba'ath Party. He served as justice minister from 2000 to 2003.
Muhammad Nabil al-Khatib محمد نبيل الخطيب | |
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Minister of Justice | |
In office 13 March 2000 – 18 September 2003 | |
President | Hafez Assad Bashar al-Assad |
Prime Minister | Muhammad Mustafa Mero |
Preceded by | Abdullah Tolba |
Succeeded by | Nizar al-Assi |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Syrian |
Political party | Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party |
Career
Khatib became a member of the central committee of the Baath Party in 2000.[1] He was first appointed justice minister by then president Hafez al-Assad to the cabinet headed by Muhammad Mustafa Mero in March 2000.[2][3] He continued to serve as justice minister after the first cabinet reshuffle by Bashar al-Assad when he became the president of Syria.[4] In a 2001 reshuffle, he retained his post.[5] His term lasted until 2003.[6] Then Khatib was appointed head of the Syrian Commission in 2006, which was in charge of investigating the assassination of Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri.[1] In April 2009, president Bashar Assad named Khatib as chairman of the central commission of inspection.[7][8]
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