Ministry of Justice (Saudi Arabia)
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 Walid bin Mohammed Al Samani, current Justice Minister since 2015 | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1970 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Saudi Arabia |
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| Website | Official English Site |
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ; Arabic: وزارة العدل) is a government agency in Saudi Arabia that was established in 1970 by King Faisal of Saudi Arabia.[1] The ministry oversees the court system of the Saudi Arabia and any associated prosecutorial services, and fulfill their financial and administrative requirements. Other responsibilities include appointing judges and providing licenses to attorneys, translators, and legal experts.[2][3] According to the Global Competitiveness Report 2019, the Kingdom ranked 16th globally, 8 places higher than the previous year in the judicial independence index, and in terms of the efficiency of the legal framework for dispute resolution, the Kingdom jumped 4 places to rank 17th globally, while it remained in 11th place in the index of "harmonization of the legal framework for digital business", and in the efficiency of the legal framework for challenging regulations, it advanced 11 places to rank 18th globally.[4]
By 2020 and in line with the Saudi Transformation Program, the Ministry of Justice is planning to digitalize 80% of its services.[5]
List of ministers
[edit]- Mohammed bin Ali al Harkan[6] (1971-1976)
- Ibrahim ibn Muhammad Al ash-Sheikh[7] (1975-1990)
- Mohammed bin Ibrahim bin Jubair[8] (1990-1992)
- Abdullah ibn Muhammad Al ash-Sheikh[9] (1992-2009)
- Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Issa[10] (2009-2015)
- Walid bin Mohammed Al Samani[11] (2015–present)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ William Ochsenwald (August 1981). "Saudi Arabia and The Islamic Revival" (PDF). International Journal of Middle East Studies. 13 (3): 278. JSTOR 162837.
- ^ "A Brief Overview of the Saudi Arabian Legal System - GlobaLex". www.nyulawglobal.org. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ "Ministry Of Justice". Eyeofriyadh.com. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "المملكة تتقدم عالميا في استقلال القضاء بـ8 مراتب - جريدة الوطن". 12 December 2019. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Justice Ministry holds workshop to expedite digital transformation". Saudi Gazette. 19 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ Dore Gold (1 April 2012). Hatred's Kingdom: How Saudi Arabia Supports the New Global Terrorism. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781596988194.
- ^ Richard F. Nyrop (1977). Area Handbook for Saudi Arabia. U.S. Government Printing Office.
- ^ Country Report: Saudi Arabia. The Unit. 1992.
- ^ The Middle East and North Africa 2003. Psychology Press. 31 October 2002. ISBN 9781857431322.
- ^ Barry Turner (2012). The Statesman's Yearbook: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World. 2013. Springer. ISBN 9781349595419.
- ^ "Saudi King orders major cabinet shake-up - ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English Archive". Asharq Al Awsat. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
