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Ministry of Justice (Afghanistan)

Justice ministry of Afghanistan

Justice ministry of Afghanistan

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jurisdictionGovernment of Afghanistan
headquartersPashtunistan Watt, Kabul, Afghanistan
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minister1_nameAbdul Hakim Haqqani
minister2_nameMaulvi Abdul Karim
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websitehttp://moj.gov.af/en

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Current and past governments of Afghanistan have included a Minister of Justice (, ) in the Afghan cabinet.{{cite news |url-status=dead

The Ministry of Justice of Afghanistan assumes responsibilities such as drafting and reviewing laws and decrees of the president, raising public awareness of legal topics, managing affairs relating to legal aid, and printing and disseminating legislative documents. In 1967, the Ministry of Justice was combined with the Attorney General's Office. By 1977, the Ministry of Justice took over the functions of the Chief Justice.

List of ministers

Source:

Ministers of Justice During the Amir Amanullah Khan Period (1919-1926)

NameTermAppointed byNotes
Mohammad Sarwar Khan “Barakzai”1882-1919Amanullah Khan**1st Minister of Justice**
url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QeptAAAAMAAJtitle=Historical and Political Who's who of Afghanistanlast=Adamecfirst=Ludwig W.date=1975publisher=Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstaltisbn=9783201009218language=en}}1919-1926Amanullah Khan

Ministers of Justice During the Mohammed Nadir Shah Period (1929-1933)

NameTermAppointed byNotes
Fazl Omar Mujadidi1929-1933Mohammed Nadir Shah
Fazl Ahmad Mujadidi1929-1933Mohammed Nadir ShahDeputy Minister of Justice

Ministers of Justice During the Mohammad Zahir Shah Period (1933-1973)

NameTermAppointed byNotes
Fazl Omar Mujadidi1933-1946Mohammad Hashim Khan
url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g-cRAAAAIAAJtitle=United Nations Who's who in Government and Industrylast=Cangfirst=Joeldate=1948publisher=Allied Publicationslanguage=enaccess-date=2018-06-26archive-date=2023-07-20archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720164636/https://books.google.com/books?id=g-cRAAAAIAAJurl-status=live}}1946-1958Shah Mahmud Khan
Sayed Abdullah Khan1958-1963Mohammed Daoud Khan
Sayyid Shamsuddin Majrooh1963-1965Mohammad Yusuf
Abdul Hakim Tabibi1965-1966Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal
url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AAHna6aqtX4Ctitle=Historical Dictionary of Afghanistanlast=Adamecfirst=Ludwig W.date=2012publisher=Scarecrow Pressisbn=9780810878150language=en}}1966-1967Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal
Mohammad Ihsan Tarakai1967Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal
Mohammad Asghar1967-1969Abdullah Yaqta
Abdul Satar Sirat1969-1971Mohammad Nur Ahmad Etemadi
Mohammad Anwar Arghandiwaal1971-1973Mohammad Nur Ahmad Etemadi

Ministers of Justice for Mohammed Daoud Khan's Presidential Palace (1973-1978)

NameTermAppointed byNotes
Abdul Majid1973-1977Mohammed Daoud KhanPrime Minister post abolished
Wafiullah Samiee1977-1978Mohammed Daoud KhanPrime Minister post abolished

Ministers of Justice From 1978-1992 (Years involving a coup)

NameTermAppointed byNotes
Abdul Hakim Sharaiee Jawzjani1978-1979Nur Muhammad Taraki
Abdul Rashid Aryan1979-1981Babrak Karmal
Abdul Wahab Safi1981-1983Sultan Ali Keshtmand
Muhammad Bashir Baghlani1983-1990Mohammad Hasan Sharq
Ghulam Muhyiuddin1990-1992Fazal Haq Khaliqyar

Ministers of Justice During the [[Islamic State of Afghanistan]]

NameTermAppointed byNotes
Jalaluddin Haqqani1992-1996Mujahideen

Minister of Justice During the Taliban (1996-2001)

NameTermAppointed byNotes
Nooruddin Turabi1996-2001Mullah Omar

Minister of Justice During the Transitional Period (2001-2004)

NameTermAppointed byNotes
Abbas KarimiDecember 2001 - December 2004Hamid Karzai

Ministers of Justice for the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (2004-2021)

**Name****Term****Appointed by****Notes**
Sarwar Danish
Habibullah Ghaleb
Sayed Yousuf Halim
Abdul Baseer Anwar

Ministers of Justice for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (2021-present)

**Name****Term****Appointed by****Notes**
Abdul Hakim Haqqani

References

References

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  10. (1977). "Translations on Near East and North Africa". Joint Publications Research Service.
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  12. (1981). "Central Asia". Area Study Centre (Central Asia), University of Peshawar..
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  15. (1983). "Asian Recorder". K. K. Thomas at Recorder Press.
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