Ministry of Justice (Bahrain)

Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Waqf
وزارة العدل والشؤون الإسلامية والأوقاف
Wizārat al-‘Adl wa-al-Shu’ūn al-Islāmīyah wa-al-Awqāf
Ministry overview
TypeGovernment Ministry
JurisdictionCabinet of Bahrain
HeadquartersGovernment Road, Manama
26°14′15.96″N 50°34′42.14″E / 26.2377667°N 50.5783722°E / 26.2377667; 50.5783722
Minister responsible
  • Nawaf bin Mohamed Al-Mawadeh, Minister of Justice
Websitemoj.gov.bh
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The Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Waqf (Arabic: وزارة العدل والشؤون الإسلامية والأوقاف, romanized: Wizārat al-‘Adl wa-al-Shu’ūn al-Islāmīyah wa-al-Awqāf) was established shortly after Bahrain achieved independence in 1971, to replace the Department of Justice. The Ministry oversees all administrative aspects related to the court system in the country while keeping contact with the Supreme Council of the Judiciary and all relevant bodies in the justice system and law enforcement.[1]

In 2005, the name of the Ministry was changed to Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments due to the added task of regulating and supervising political affiliations.

All members of the Al Khalifa royal family are members of the civil judiciary.[2]

List of ministers

Name Start End
Sheikh Daij bin Hamad Al Khalifa 1956 1969
Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Khalifa 1971 1974
Sheikh Isa bin Mohammed Al Khalifa 1974 1975
Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa[3] August 1975 November 2002
Jawad Al Arrayed[3] November 2002 January 2005
Mohammed Ali Al-Sitri[3] January 2005 December 2006
Sheikh Khalid bin Ali bin Abdullah Al Khalifa[3] December 2007 June 2022
Nawaf bin Mohamed Al-Mawadeh[3] June 2022 present

See also

References

  1. ^ "وزارة العدل والشئون الإسلامية". www.moj.gov.bh. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
  2. ^ "History of the Judiciary". Kingdom of Bahrain, Ministry of Justice and Islamic Affairs. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2008.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Waqf". www.moj.gov.bh.