Ministry of Justice (Afghanistan)
(Dari: وزارت عدلیه افغانستان Pashto: د افغانستان د عدلیې وزارت) | |
Agency overview | |
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Jurisdiction | Government of Afghanistan |
Headquarters | Pashtunistan Watt, Kabul, Afghanistan 34°27′52″N 69°06′52″E / 34.464562°N 69.114437°E |
Ministers responsible | |
Website | http://moj.gov.af/en |
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Current and past governments of Afghanistan have included a Minister of Justice (Dari: وزارت عدلیه افغانستان, Pashto: د افغانستان د عدلیې وزارت) in the Afghan cabinet.[1]
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.[2] 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.[3]
Ministers of Justice During the Amir Amanullah Khan Period (1919-1926)
[edit]Name | Term | Appointed by | Notes |
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Mohammad Sarwar Khan “Barakzai” [4] | 1882-1919 | Amanullah Khan | 1st Minister of Justice |
Sardar Hayatullah Khan[5] | 1919-1926 | Amanullah Khan |
Ministers of Justice During the Mohammed Nadir Shah Period (1929-1933)
[edit]Name | Term | Appointed by | Notes |
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Fazl Omar Mujadidi | 1929-1933 | Mohammed Nadir Shah | |
Fazl Ahmad Mujadidi | 1929-1933 | Mohammed Nadir Shah | Deputy Minister of Justice |
Ministers of Justice During the Mohammad Zahir Shah Period (1933-1973)
[edit]Name | Term | Appointed by | Notes |
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Fazl Omar Mujadidi[5] | 1933-1946 | Mohammad Hashim Khan | |
Ata Muhammad Hussein[3][6] | 1946-1958 | Shah Mahmud Khan | |
Sayed Abdullah Khan[7] | 1958-1963 | Mohammed Daoud Khan | |
Sayyid Shamsuddin Majrooh[8] | 1963-1965 | Mohammad Yusuf | |
Abdul Hakim Tabibi[citation needed] | 1965-1966 | Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal | |
Mohammad Haider Khan[3] | 1966-1967 | Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal | |
Mohammad Ihsan Tarakai | 1967 | Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal | |
Mohammad Asghar[9] | 1967-1969 | Abdullah Yaqta | |
Abdul Satar Sirat[3] | 1969-1971 | Mohammad Nur Ahmad Etemadi | |
Mohammad Anwar Arghandiwaal[3] | 1971-1973 | Mohammad Nur Ahmad Etemadi |
Ministers of Justice for Mohammed Daoud Khan's Presidential Palace (1973-1978)
[edit]Name | Term | Appointed by | Notes |
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Abdul Majid[10] | 1973-1977 | Mohammed Daoud Khan | Prime Minister post abolished |
Wafiullah Samiee[11] | 1977-1978 | Mohammed Daoud Khan | Prime Minister post abolished |
Ministers of Justice From 1978-1992 (Years involving a coup)
[edit]Name | Term | Appointed by | Notes |
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Abdul Hakim Sharaiee Jawzjani | 1978-1979 | Nur Muhammad Taraki | |
Abdul Rashid Aryan[12][13][14] | 1979-1981 | Babrak Karmal | |
Abdul Wahab Safi[15] | 1981-1983 | Sultan Ali Keshtmand | |
Muhammad Bashir Baghlani[16] | 1983-1990 | Mohammad Hasan Sharq | |
Ghulam Muhyiuddin | 1990-1992 | Fazal Haq Khaliqyar |
Ministers of Justice During the Islamic State of Afghanistan
[edit]Name | Term | Appointed by | Notes |
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Jalaluddin Haqqani | 1992-1996 | Mujahideen |
Minister of Justice During the Taliban (1996-2001)
[edit]Name | Term | Appointed by | Notes |
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Nooruddin Turabi[17] | 1996-2001 | Mullah Omar |
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Minister of Justice During the Transitional Period (2001-2004)
[edit]Name | Term | Appointed by | Notes |
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Abbas Karimi | December 2001 - December 2004 | Hamid Karzai |
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Ministers of Justice for the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (2004-2021)
[edit]Name | Term | Appointed by | Notes |
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Sarwar Danish | December 2004 - January 2010 | Hamid Karzai |
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Habibullah Ghaleb[18] | January 2010 – 20 March 2014 | Hamid Karzai |
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Sayed Yousuf Halim | 2014-2015 | Hamid Karzai | Acting |
Abdul Baseer Anwar[19] | 2015–2021 | Ashraf Ghani |
Ministers of Justice for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (2021-present)
[edit]Name | Term | Appointed by | Notes |
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Abdul Hakim Haqqani | 7 September 2021 | Hibatullah Akhundzada |
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See also
[edit]External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Thomas H. Johnson (February 2006). "The Prospects for Post-Conflict Afghanistan: A Call of the Sirens to the Country's Troubled Past". Vol. V, no. 2. Strategic Insights. Archived from the original on 2009-03-01. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ^ a b "The history of the Ministry of Justice - Ministry of Justice". moj.gov.af. Archived from the original on 2022-07-28. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ^ a b c d e Adamec, Ludwig W. (2012). Historical Dictionary of Afghanistan. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810878150.
- ^ "Department of Huquq - Ministry of Justice". moj.gov.af. Archived from the original on 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ^ a b Adamec, Ludwig W. (1975). Historical and Political Who's who of Afghanistan. Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt. ISBN 9783201009218.
- ^ Cang, Joel (1948). United Nations Who's who in Government and Industry. Allied Publications. Archived from the original on 2023-07-20. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ^ Farahi, Abdul Ghaffar (2005). Afghanistan during democracy and republic, 1963-1978. Area Study Centre (Russia, China & Central Asia), University of Peshawar.
- ^ Emadi, H. (2010-10-18). Dynamics of Political Development in Afghanistan: The British, Russian, and American Invasions. Springer. ISBN 9780230112001. Archived from the original on 2023-07-20. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ^ Clements, Frank; Adamec, Ludwig W. (2003). Conflict in Afghanistan: A Historical Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781851094028. Archived from the original on 2023-07-20. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ^ Arnold, Anthony (1985). Afghanistan: The Soviet Invasion in Perspective. Hoover Press. ISBN 9780817982133.
- ^ Translations on Near East and North Africa. Joint Publications Research Service. 1977. Archived from the original on 2023-07-20. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ^ Hyman, Anthony (2016-07-27). Afghanistan under Soviet Domination, 1964–91. Springer. ISBN 9781349219483. Archived from the original on 2022-04-07. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ^ Central Asia. Area Study Centre (Central Asia), University of Peshawar. 1981. Archived from the original on 2023-07-20. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ^ Yunas, S. Fida (2002). Afghanistan: Hafizullah Amin. Archived from the original on 2023-07-20. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ^ Klass, Rosanne (1990-11-01). Afghanistan, the great game revisited. Freedom House. ISBN 9780932088581.
- ^ Asian Recorder. K. K. Thomas at Recorder Press. 1983.
- ^ Tomsen, Peter (2013-12-10). The Wars of Afghanistan: Messianic Terrorism, Tribal Conflicts, and the Failures of Great Powers. PublicAffairs. ISBN 9781610394123.
- ^ Press, C. Q. (2013-05-10). Worldwide Government Directory with Intergovernmental Organizations 2013. CQ Press. ISBN 9781452299372.
- ^ "Biography of Dr. Abdul Baseer Anwar, Minister of Justice Of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Ministry of Justice". moj.gov.af. Archived from the original on 2022-07-19. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
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