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Ministry Of Justice (Egypt)
The Ministry of Justice is the justice ministry of the government of Egypt. Its headquarters are in Cairo. History Before the governorship of Egypt was assigned to Muhammad Ali Pasha in 1805, the Ottoman Sultan in Istanbul sent 24 Beys to the Turkish governor in Egypt to oversee major affairs in Egypt. During the reign of Muhammad Ali Pasha, the (Diwan/Office of the Governor or Khedive) was established. Its powers combined legislative, executive, and judicial authority. It was entrusted with maintaining public order in the city, enacting regulations and laws, and adjudicating disputes between citizens and foreigners alike, particularly in matters related to inheritance and major crimes. During the reign of Khedive Ismail, the Ministry of Justice (then called the Supervision of Justice) was established in 1878 pursuant to a Khedive's high decree issued in August 1878. This resulted from a change in the litigation system and an attempt to reorganize the judiciary, transforming it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emblem Of Egypt
The coat of arms of Egypt () is known as the Eagle of Saladin, Republican Eagle, National Emblem of Egypt or Egyptian Golden Eagle, is a heraldic golden eagle, facing the viewer's left (Dexter and sinister, dexter). The eagle's breast is charged with an Escutcheon (heraldry), escutcheon bearing the red-white-black bands of the flag of Egypt rotated vertically, whilst the eagle's talons hold a scroll bearing the official name of the state written in Kufic, Kufic script. The earliest version of the Eagle of Saladin was that used as the flag of Saladin, the first Sultan of Egypt, whilst the modern version of the eagle was adopted during the Egyptian Revolution of 1952. Subsequently, the modern design of the eagle of Saladin was adopted as the coat of arms of numerous other states in the Arab World, such as the United Arab Republic, Yemen Arab Republic, North Yemen, Coat of Arms of Iraq, Iraq, South Yemen, the Coat of arms of Libya, Libyan Arab Republic, and Coat of arms of Palestine, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Politics Of Egypt
The politics of Egypt takes place within the framework of a republic, republican semi-presidential system of government. The current political system was established following the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état, 2013 Egyptian military coup d'état, and the takeover of President of Egypt, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. In the current system, the President is elected for a six-year term. Furthermore, the President has the power to dissolve Parliament through Article 137. The Parliament of Egypt is the oldest legislative chamber in Africa and the Middle East. The Unicameralism, unicameral Parliament has the ability to impeach the President through Article 161. With 2020 elections to the new Senate, the chamber became bicameral. Presidency The position was created after the Egyptian Revolution of 1952; Mohammed Naguib was the first to hold the position. Before 2005, the Parliament chose a candidate for the presidency and the people voted, in a referendum, whether or not they approved th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cairo
Cairo ( ; , ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate, being home to more than 10 million people. It is also part of the List of urban agglomerations in Africa, largest urban agglomeration in Africa, List of largest cities in the Arab world, the Arab world, and List of largest metropolitan areas of the Middle East, the Middle East. The Greater Cairo metropolitan area is List of largest cities, one of the largest in the world by population with over 22.1 million people. The area that would become Cairo was part of ancient Egypt, as the Giza pyramid complex and the ancient cities of Memphis, Egypt, Memphis and Heliopolis (ancient Egypt), Heliopolis are near-by. Located near the Nile Delta, the predecessor settlement was Fustat following the Muslim conquest of Egypt in 641 next to an existing ancient Roman empire, Roman fortress, Babylon Fortress, Babylon. Subsequently, Cairo was founded by the Fatimid Caliphate, Fatimid dynasty in 969. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justice Ministry
A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice, is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a very few countries) or a secretary of justice. In some countries, the head of the department may be called the attorney general, for example in the United States. Monaco is an example of a country that does not have a ministry of justice, but rather a Directorate of Judicial Services (head: Secretary of Justice) that oversees the administration of justice. Vatican City, a country under the sovereignty of the Holy See, also does not possess a ministry of justice. Instead, the Governorate of Vatican City State (head: President of the Governorate of Vatican City State), the legislative body of the Vatican, includes a legal office. Depending on the country, specific duties may relate to organizing the justice system, overseeing the public ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Of Egypt
The politics of Egypt takes place within the framework of a republican semi-presidential system of government. The current political system was established following the 2013 Egyptian military coup d'état, and the takeover of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. In the current system, the President is elected for a six-year term. Furthermore, the President has the power to dissolve Parliament through Article 137. The Parliament of Egypt is the oldest legislative chamber in Africa and the Middle East. The unicameral Parliament has the ability to impeach the President through Article 161. With 2020 elections to the new Senate, the chamber became bicameral. Presidency The position was created after the Egyptian Revolution of 1952; Mohammed Naguib was the first to hold the position. Before 2005, the Parliament chose a candidate for the presidency and the people voted, in a referendum, whether or not they approved the proposed candidate for president. After the Egyptian Revolution of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmed El-Zend
Ahmed El-Zend () is a Judge at the Egyptian Ministry of Justice and was appointed to be the Minister of Justice in Egypt on 20 May 2015. He was dismissed from the post on 13 March 2016. El-Zend CJ was born in Tanta in 1946 and became a public prosecutor after graduating obtaining a degree in Islamic law from Al-Azhar University The Al-Azhar University ( ; , , ) is a public university in Cairo, Egypt. Associated with Al-Azhar Al-Sharif in Islamic Cairo, it is Egypt's oldest degree-granting university and is known as one of the most prestigious universities for Islamic ..., Faculty of Sharia and Law in 1970. His Honor was elected to be the chief of the Egyptian Judges' Club in 2009 and had occupied this position until he became the Egyptian Minister of Justice. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Zend, Ahmed Living people 20th-century Egyptian lawyers Justice ministers of Egypt 1946 births People from Tanta Al-Azhar University alumni 21st-century Egyptian judges 21st-centur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherif Ismail
Sherif Ismail (, ; 6 July 1955 – 4 February 2023) was an Egyptian engineer and politician who served as the prime minister of Egypt from 2015 to 2018. He was also the minister of petroleum and mineral resources from 2013 to 2015. Early life and education Ismail was born on 6 July 1955. He studied mechanical engineering at Ain Shams University and graduated in 1978. Career Ismail held managerial posts at state-run petrochemical and natural gas firms. He served as the executive deputy chairman and then chairman of the Egyptian holding company for petrochemicals (ECHEM), which was established in 2002. Next he was named chairman of the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS). Then he worked as the managing director of the state-run oil holding company, Ganoub El Wadi Petroleum Holding Company (GANOPE), and became chairman of the company. He was appointed minister of petroleum and mineral resources on 16 July 2013 as part of the interim cabinet led by Hazem El Beblawi. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hassan Fahmi Al-Badawi
Hassan Fahmi al-Badawi (), (7 September 1910 – 9 July 1987) was an Egyptian judge and political figure who was Justice Minister, from 1970–1971. Early life Hassan Fahmi al-Badawi was born in Giza Governorate in Egypt on 7 September 1910. He was enrolled in the al-Saidia school and then attended the Faculty of Law at Cairo University. Career Hassan Fahmi al-Badawi joined the judiciary upon graduation and was eventually appointed to the head of the Court of Cassation. He was also the presiding judge in the trial of the Champagne Spy Wolfgang Lotz in 1965. He was appointed Justice Minister of Egypt in the second and third cabinets of Mahmoud Fawzi during the presidency of Anwar Sadat from 18 November 1970 to 12 September 1971. Family Hassan Fahmi al-Badawi was married to Soad Salem el-Sayed niece of Ahmed Lutfi el-Sayed Ahmed Lutfi el-Sayed or Aḥmad Luṭfī Sayyid Pasha () (15 January 1872 – 5 March 1963) was a prominent Egyptian nationalist, intellectual, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adel Younis
Adel Younis (died 25 April 1976) was an Egyptian jurist. He headed the parquet in Alexandria and served as the deputy head justice of the Court of Cessation in Cairo. Then he was named as the head of the Supreme Court of Appeal in Cairo. In 1969 Younis was removed from the office by President Gamal Abdel Nasser together with other 200 judges due to their alleged apposition to the regime. Younis was named as the minister of justice on 16 April 1975 to cabinet led by Prime Minister Mamdouh Salem Mamdouh Mohamed Salem (, ; May 7, 1918 – February 24, 1988) was the 39th Prime Minister of Egypt from April 16, 1975 to October 2, 1978. Biography Salem was born in Alexandria, Sultanate of Egypt. He served as governor of the Asyut Govern .... Younis died on 25 April 1976 while serving in the post. Ahmed Talat succeeded him as minister of justice on 2 May. References 20th-century Egyptian judges 1976 deaths Judges from Cairo Justice ministers of Egypt {{Egypt-pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farouk Seif Al Nasr
Farouk Seif Al Nasr (14 December 1922 – 31 December 2009) was an Egyptian politician who served as justice minister in different cabinets during Husni Mobarak's presidency. Early life and education Nasr was born on 14 December 1922. He received a bachelor's degree in law. Career Nasr was an advisor to the Libyan government. Then he worked as a technical advisor to the Egyptian justice ministry in 1972. He was named as head of the supreme constitutional court in 1982. He served as justice minister in Egypt, the post which he had been appointed in October 1987. The cabinet was headed by Prime Minister Atef Sedki. Nasr was also appointed to the same post in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Atef Ebeid in October 1999. As of 2003 Nasr was the president of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization. Nasr was removed from office as justice minister, and Mahmoud Abul Leil replaced him in the post on 12 July 2004 when the cabinet of Ahmed Nazif Ahmed Nazif (, ; born 8 Jul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamdouh Marei
Mamdouh Marei (1938–2018) was an Egyptian jurist who served as the minister of justice in the period 2006–2011 just before the Arab Spring. He also served in various senior judicial positions. Biography Marei was born in 1938. He worked as the president of the Appeals Court from 2001 to 2003 and then, as the head of Supreme Constitutional Court between 2003 and 2006. In August 2006 he was appointed justice minister, replacing Mahmoud Abul Leil in the post. Marei was appointed by President Hosni Mubarak to the post to expel those judges who protested the Mubarak's intervention in the legal issues and the results of the presidential election in 2005. In 2007 thirty female judges were assigned to the courts which was the first massive appointment of women jurists in Egypt. It was a result of Marei's and Mokbel Shakir's, head of the Supreme Judicial Council, support for the female jurists. Marei remained in office until March 2011 and served first in the cabinet of Ahmed Nazif a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmed Mekki (politician)
Ahmed Mekki (born 1941) was the Minister of Justice of Egypt from 2 August 2012 until he submitted his resignation to President Morsi on 20 April 2013. He was a member of the Qandil Cabinet. Mekki was one of the independent ministers in the cabinet. He is the brother of the former vice president Mahmoud Mekki, who resigned from office on 22 December 2012. Early life and education Mekki was born in 1941. He studied law at Alexandria University and graduated in 1961. Career Mekki is the former deputy head of the Court of Cassation, Egypt’s highest appeals court. He was also the chairman of the fact-finding Committee in the Egyptian Judges Club. On 2 August 2012, he began to serve as minister of justice in the cabinet led by prime minister Hesham Qandil Hesham Mohamed Qandil (also spelled: ''Hisham Kandil''; ; born 17 September 1962) is an Egyptian engineer and civil servant who was prime minister of Egypt from 2012 to 2013. Qandil was appointed as prime minister by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
