Muhammad Nabil Al Khatib ( ar, محمد نبيل الخطيب) is a Syrian politician and member of the

Ba'ath Party The Arab Socialist Baʿath Party ( ar, حزب البعث العربي الاشتراكي ' ) was a political party founded in Syria by Mishel ʿAflaq, Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn al-Bītār, and associates of Zaki al-ʾArsūzī. The party espoused ...

. He served as justice minister from 2000 to 2003.

Career

Khatib became a member of the central committee of the Baath Party in 2000. He was first appointed justice minister by President

Hafez al-Assad Hafez al-Assad ', , (, 6 October 1930 – 10 June 2000) was a Syrian statesman and military officer who served as President of Syria from taking power in 1971 until his death in 2000. He was also Prime Minister of Syria from 1970 to 19 ...

to the

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headed by

Muhammad Mustafa Mero Muhammad Mustafa Mero ( ar, محمد مصطفى ميرو, Muḥammad Muṣṭafā Mīrū; 1941 – 22 December 2020) was a Syrian politician who served as Prime Minister of Syria from 7 March 2000 to 10 September 2003. Early life and education M ...

in March 2000. He continued to serve as justice minister after the first cabinet reshuffle by Bashar al-Assad when he became the president of Syria. In a 2001 reshuffle, he retained his post. His term lasted until 2003. Then Khatib was appointed head of the Syrian Commission in 2006, which was in charge of investigating the assassination of Lebanese prime minister

Rafiq Hariri Rafic Bahaa El Deen Al Hariri ( ar, رفيق بهاء الدين الحريري; 1 November 1944 – 14 February 2005) was a Lebanese business tycoon and politician who served as the Prime Minister of Lebanon from 1992 to 1998 and again from ...

. In April 2009, President Bashar Assad named Khatib as chairman of the central commission of inspection.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Khatib, Muhammad Nabil Living people Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region politicians Syrian ministers of justice Year of birth missing (living people)