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–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. "Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments". www.cia.gov. Retrieved 2018-07-14.