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]
(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 |
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]
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Name | Term | Appointed by | Notes |
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Jalaluddin Haqqani | 1992-1996 | Mujahideen |
Name | Term | Appointed by | Notes |
Nooruddin Turabi[17] | 1996-2001 | Mullah Omar |
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Name | Term | Appointed by | Notes |
Abbas Karimi | December 2001 - December 2004 | Hamid Karzai |
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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 |
Name | Term | Appointed by | Notes |
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Abdul Hakim Haqqani | 7 September 2021 | Hibatullah Akhundzada |
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