The Ministry of Justice of Libya promotes the rule of law and justice in Libya and aims to produce an effective judiciary and prison system.[1][2] The ministry is responsible for drafting laws and, in 2013, announced plans to review legislation so that it may conform to sharia law.[3]
List of ministers (Post-independence in 1951)
edit- Abdur Rahman al-Galhoud[4] (1954-1956)
- Ali Sahli (1956)
- Mohieddin Fikini[3] (1956-1957)
- Abd al-Hamid Daibani (1960)
- Wahbi al-Bouri (1961-1962)
- Omar Mahmud al-Muntasir (1962-1964)
- Abdul Hamid al-Bakkoush (1964-1968)
- Rajab al Majri[5] (1969)
- Muhammed Qadi[6] (1969-1970)
- Muhammed 'Ali Jadi[7] (1972-1980)
- Muhammed Abu al-Qasim al-Zuwayy[8] (1981-1984) [referred to as the Secretary of Justice]
- Miftah Muhammed K'eba[9] (1985-1986) [referred to as the Secretary of Justice]
- 'Izz al-Din al-Hinshari[10] (1990) [referred to as the Secretary of Justice]
- Ibrahim Muhammed Bakkar[11][12][13] (1991-1994) [referred to as the Secretary of Justice]
- Mustafa Moustafa Al-Qulaib[14] (1994)
- Mahmud al-Hijazi[15] (1994-1998) [referred to as Secretary of Justice and Public Security]
- Muhammed Abu al-Qasim al-Zuwayy[16] (1999-2000) [referred to as Secretary of Justice and Public Security]
- Abd al-Rahman al-Abbar[17] (2001) [referred to as Secretary of General People's Committee for Justice and Public Security]
- Mohamed Ali Al-Masirati[18] (2001-2003) [referred to as Secretary of General People's Committee for Justice and Public Security]
- Umar Abu Bakr (2004-2006)[19][20] [referred to as the Secretary of Justice]
- Mustafa Abdul Jalil[21] (2007-2011)
- Ali Ashour[22][23][24] (2011-2012) [Statutory law emphasized that the Secretary of Justice refers to the Minister of Justice]
- Salah Bashir Margani[3] (2012-2014)
- Juma Abdullah Drissi[25] (2016–2021)
- Halima al-Bousefi (2021–present)
*A new Ministry of Justice would not be created until 1989.[26]
See also
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- ^ a b c John, Ronald Bruce St (2014-06-04). Historical Dictionary of Libya. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780810878761.
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- ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1969 no.1-6,8,10-12". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
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- ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1972Feb-June". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1981Jan-June". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1985". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
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- ^ Service, United States Foreign Broadcast Information (1992). Daily Report: People's Republic of China. National Technical Information Service.
- ^ Hunter, B. (2016-12-23). The Statesman's Year-Book 1993-94. Springer. ISBN 9780230271227.
- ^ "وزارة العدل - دولة ليبيا | الأستاذ : مصطفى امحمد مصطفى القليب". aladel.gov.ly (in Arabic). Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1994Sep-Dec 1994". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. Jan-Apr 1999". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. Jan. -Apr. 2001". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. Sep 2002-Jan 2003". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- ^ Group, Taylor & Francis (July 2005). Europa World Year. Taylor & Francis Group. ISBN 9781857433050.
{{cite book}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Libya: Words to Deeds: The Urgent Need for Human Rights Reform: V. The People's Court". www.hrw.org. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
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- ^ "Libyan Security Sector Legislation | Providing complete and up-to-date access to laws, decrees and other legislation". security-legislation.ly. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- ^ Muller, Tom (2012-04-02). Political Handbook of the World 2012. SAGE. ISBN 9781608719952.
- ^ "Libya: At Long Last an Agreement on the Government of National Accord -Almost". 2016-02-15. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- ^ John, Ronald Bruce St (2015-05-15). Libya: Continuity and Change. Routledge. ISBN 9781135036539.