# Ministry of Justice (Lebanon)

Established in 1920, the Ministry of Justice of Lebanon (Arabic: وزارة العدل) is one of the ministries of the Lebanese government. The first incarnation of the ministry was the Department of Justice, Property and Endowments which was headed by the Director of Justice. By 1959, the ministry adopted its current name and its objectives of organizing and administering the judiciary of Lebanon had long been underscored by various decrees. Currently, the Ministry of Justice includes the General Directorate, the Courts of Justice and the Administrative Courts. In turn, the Directorate General of the Ministry of Justice includes the following departments:
* Legislature and Consultation
* Body Issues
* Institute of Judicial Studies
* Directorate of Judges and Staff Affairs
* Department of the Bureau
* Directorate of Prisons
* The interest of reform juvenile delinquents

## List of Justice ministers

The following is a list of Lebanese officials who have served as Minister of Justice:
| Minister | Term of office | Term of office |
| Charles Dabbas | 01 Sep 1920 | May 1926 |
| Najib Kabbani | May 1926 | May 1927 |
| Choucri Cardahi | May 1927 | May 1928 |
| Bechara El Khoury | May 1928 | Aug 1928 |
| Najib Sawan | Aug 1928 | Aug 1928 |
| Choucri Cardahi | Aug 1928 | May 1929 |
| Najib Sawan | May 1929 | Mar 1930 |
| Ahmed al-Husseiny | Mar 1930 | Jul 1931 |
| Auguste Pacha | Jul 1931 | May 1932 |
| Sami Al Khoury | May 1932 | Jan 1937 |
| Khayreddin al-Ahdab | Jan 1937 | Mar 1938 |
| Khaled Chehab | Mar 1938 | Nov 1938 |
| Abdallah El-Yafi | Nov 1938 | Dec 1941 |
| Philippe Boulos | Dec 1941 | Jul 1942 |
| Ahmed al-Husseiny | Jul 1942 | Mar 1943 |
| Ayoub Tabet | Mar 1943 | Sep 1943 |
| Habib Abu Shahla | Sep 1943 | Jan 1945 |
| Salim Habib Takla | Jan 1945 | Jan 1945 |
| Henri Pharaoun | Jan 1945 | 22 Aug 1945 |
| Saadi Al Munla | 22 Aug 1945 | 22 May 1946 |
| Ahmed al-Husseiny | 22 May 1946 | Dec 1946 |
| Abdallah El-Yafi | Dec 1946 | Jul 1948 |
| Riad Al Solh | Jul 1948 | 01 Oct 1949 |
| Charles Helou | 01 Oct 1949 | 14 Feb 1951 |
| Boulos Fayyad | 14 Feb 1951 | 07 Jun 1951 |
| Rashid Karami | 07 Jun 1951 | 11 Feb 1952 |
| Fouad Al-Khoury | 11 Feb 1952 | 09 Sep 1952 |
| Basil Trad | 09 Sep 1952 | 18 Sep 1952 |
| Khaled Chehab | 18 Sep 1952 | 30 Sep 1952 |
| Mousa Mubarak | 30 Sep 1952 | 30 Apr 1953 |
| Muhieddin Al-Nasali | 30 Apr 1953 | 16 Aug 1953 |
| Bashir Al Awar | 16 Aug 1953 | 01 Mar 1954 |
| Alfred Naqqache | 01 Mar 1954 | 16 Sep 1954 |
| Charles Helou | 16 Sep 1954 | 09 Jul 1955 |
| Gabriel Murr | 09 Jul 1955 | 19 Sep 1955 |
| Fouad Ghosn | 19 Sep 1955 | 19 Mar 1956 |
| Salim Lahoud | 19 Mar 1956 | 08 Jun 1956 |
| Alfred Naqqache | 09 Jun 1956 | Nov 1956 |
| Sami Solh | Nov 1956 | 03 Jan 1957 |
| Emile Dawood Tian | 03 Jan 1957 | 18 Aug 1957 |
| Sami Solh | 18 Aug 1957 | 14 Mar 1958 |
| Bashir Al Awar | 14 Mar 1958 | 24 Sep 1958 |
| Yousef Al-Suda | 24 Sep 1958 | Oct 1958 |
| Hussein Al Oweini | Oct 1958 | Oct 1958 |
| Philippe Takla | Oct 1958 | 14 May 1960 |
| Gibran Nahas | 14 May 1960 | 01 Aug 1960 |
| Nasim Majdalani | 01 Aug 1960 | 20 May 1961 |
| Philippe Boulos | 20 May 1961 | 31 Oct 1961 |
| Fouad Boutros | 31 Oct 1961 | 20 Feb 1964 |
| Gibran Nahas | 20 Feb 1964 | Jul 1965 |
| Emile Dawood Tian | Jul 1965 | Nov 1965 |
| Nasim Majdalani | Nov 1965 | Apr 1966 |
| Philippe Takla | Apr 1966 | 06 Dec 1966 |
| Fouad Rizk | 06 Dec 1966 | 08 Feb 1968 |
| Rashid Baydoun | 08 Feb 1968 | Oct 1968 |
| Majid Arslan | Oct 1968 | 15 Jan 1969 |
| Shafik Wazzan | 15 Jan 1969 | 25 Nov 1969 |
| Adel Osseiran | 25 Nov 1969 | 13 Oct 1970 |
| Jamil Rachid Kabbi | 13 Oct 1970 | 27 May 1972 |
| Bashir Al Awar | 27 May 1972 | 25 Apr 1973 |
| Kazem al-Khalil | 25 Apr 1973 | May 1975 |
| Nureddine Rifai | May 1975 | Jun 1975 |
| Position vacant | Jun 1975 | 09 Dec 1976 |
| Farid Raphaël | 09 Dec 1976 | 16 Jul 1979 |
| Youssef Gebran | 16 Jul 1979 | 25 Oct 1980 |
| Khatchig Babikian | 25 Oct 1980 | 08 Oct 1982 |
| Roger Shaikhani | 08 Oct 1982 | 29 Apr 1984 |
| Nabih Berri | 29 Apr 1984 | 22 Sep 1988 |
| Lotfi Jaber | 22 Sep 1988 | 25 Nov 1989 |
| Edmond Rizk | 25 Nov 1989 | 16 May 1992 |
| Nasri Maalouf | 16 May 1992 | 30 Oct 1992 |
| Bahij Tabbara | 31 Oct 1992 | 24 Dec 1998 |
| Joseph Shaoul | 24 Dec 1998 | 23 Oct 2000 |
| Samir Jisr | 23 Oct 2000 | 26 Oct 2004 |
| Adnan Addoum | 26 Oct 2004 | 19 Apr 2005 |
| Khaled Qabbani | 19 Apr 2005 | 19 Jul 2005 |
| Charles Rizk | 19 Jul 2005 | 21 Jul 2008 |
| Ibrahim Najjar | 22 Jul 2008 | 13 Jun 2011 |
| Shakib Qortbawi | 13 Jun 2011 | 15 Feb 2014 |
| Ashraf Rifi | 15 Feb 2014 | 21 Feb 2016 |
| Position vacant | 21 Feb 2016 | 18 Dec 2016 |
| Salim Jreissati | 18 Dec 2016 | 31 Jan 2019 |
| Albert Serhan | 31 Jan 2019 | 21 Jan 2020 |
| Marie-Claude Najm | 21 Jan 2020 | 10 Sep 2021 |
| Henry Khoury | 10 Sep 2021 | 08 Feb 2025 |
| Adel Nassar | 08 Feb 2025 | Incumbent |