The Ministry of Justice (MoJ; ) is a government agency in
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the Ara ...
was established in 1970 by King
Faisal of Saudi Arabia to oversee the administration of the country's court system. The main role of the Ministry is to monitor the Saudi courts and fulfill their financial and administrative requirements. By 2020 and in line with the Saudi Transformation Program, the Ministry of Justice is planning to digitalize 80% of its services.
List of ministers
* Mohammed bin Ali al Harkan (1971-1976)
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Ibrahim ibn Muhammad Al ash-Sheikh Ibrahim ibn Muhammad Al ash-Sheikh was a leading Salafi scholar in Saudi Arabia and minister of justice between 1975 and 1990.
Background
Ibrahim ibn Muhammad Al ash-Sheikh was born into the noted family of Saudi religious scholars, the Al ash-Sh ...
(1975-1990)
* Mohammed bin Ibrahim bin Jubair (1990-1992)
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Abdullah ibn Muhammad Al ash-Sheikh
Abdullah ibn Muhammad Al ash-Sheikh (born 1948) is the chairman of the Majlis ash-Shura (Consultative Assembly) of Saudi Arabia since February 2009. He was the minister of Justice from February 1992 to February 2009.
Background and education
A ...
(1992-2009)
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Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Issa
Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Issa ( ar, محمد بن عبد الكريم العيسى; born 9 June 1965) is a Saudi Arabian politician, Secretary General of the Muslim World League, President of the International Islamic Halal Organization, and for ...
(2009-2015)
* Walid bin Mohammed Al Samani
(2015–present)
See also
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Politics of Saudi Arabia
References
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Justice
Justice, in its broadest sense, is the principle that people receive that which they deserve, with the interpretation of what then constitutes "deserving" being impacted upon by numerous fields, with many differing viewpoints and perspective ...