Muhammad Nabil Al Khatib
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Muhammad Nabil Al Khatib () is a Syrian politician and member of the
Ba'ath Party The Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party ( ' ), also known simply as Bath Party (), was a political party founded in Syria by Michel Aflaq, Salah al-Din al-Bitar, and associates of Zaki al-Arsuzi. The party espoused Ba'athism, which is an ideology ...
. 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
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to the cabinet headed by
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in March 2000. He continued to serve as justice minister after the first cabinet reshuffle by
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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
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. In April 2009, President Bashar Assad named Khatib as chairman of the central commission of inspection.


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